Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

Support the county that supports us

Our county has been in desperate financial need for some time, ever since oil and gas revenue took a dive several years ago. Unfortunately, the county’s responsibilities and costs have not f...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Outrage over ICE’s actions in Durango

Outrageous criminal assaults by ICE against community members protesting ICE’s most recent illegal abductions of people in Durango are appalling and ominous. Concerned citizens are seeking t...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We must work together for justice

As one who tried (in vain) to prevent ICE from illegally separating and moving the Jaramillo family to the black hole of DHS detention, and having attended the City Council meeting on Thursd...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

This is not what our country was founded for

I concur with the young student and the gentleman who wrote in protest of ICE activity across the U.S. these days. What they are doing is unconstitutional. And what makes it worse is that th...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A penny for La Plata County’s future

As a resident of La Plata County, I support Ballot Measure 1A, the proposed 1% sales tax increase. Tourists contribute significantly to our local economy, and this measure ensures that every...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bring back a North Main post office

Once upon a time in a quiet, mellow, unhurried Durango long, long ago, we had a smaller version of a post office on North Main. Since Durango has exploded over the last two to four years, it...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango: A love letter

I saw an open window in the ICE detention center and thought, if we cry loud enough they will hear. The police came, and they left, then they came back and left again. When I spoke to the of...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Clark family grateful for a caring community

Jackson Clark’s family and everyone at Toh-Atin Gallery want to thank the community for the love, compassion and support you have shown us following Jackson’s passing. This is a wonderful co...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Just say ‘no’ to data centers

Since the 1930s, America’s rural electric co-ops have provided reliable and affordable power to places that investor owned utilities would never serve. The co-op model of member ownership ha...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Jeff Hurd, remember your oath

I want to believe that you, Jeff Hurd, are a moral man and that you are not in total agreement with this regime’s actions, having trained as you did for the clergy. The utter disregard for a...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Do the right thing: Vote ‘yes’ on 1A

I am fortunate to have grown up in Durango and to have returned in 1976 for my 10th class reunion and, coincidentally, a new job. Lucky me! Since the 1990s, we, as taxpayers, have had oil an...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Protect families, demand accountability from ICE

Politics has nothing to do with ICE’s recent behavior in Durango. Despite our differences, we have traditionally treated each other with care and respect. We need to unite in asking our elec...

DATE: Nov 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor