Letters to the Editor - The Durango Herald

Criminals aren’t law abiding, ban gun free zones

There's been another tragic shooting. This time at a public high school in Evergreen, followed closely on the heels of the shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. How do we stop these ...

DATE: Sep 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The backdoor to privatizing Social Security

Beware seniors, families with grandparents and young people who want to know that their FICA taxes will someday be a source of retirement income. Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sl...

DATE: Sep 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

La Plata County needs reform, not higher taxes

I agree with Kelly Hegarty regarding the proposed tax hike (Letters, Herald, Sept. 3) that stringent county planning regulations have significantly impacted oil and gas revenues. La Plata Co...

DATE: Sep 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

End lawless seizures, demand humane immigration policy

Immigration is an issue that my friends who voted for Trump want to see addressed. They want a much tighter border and an efficient and fair immigration process. However, I don’t believe the...

DATE: Sep 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editor’s note: A misprinted puzzle and the hunt for humor

In response to Steve Grant’s question (Letters, Herald, Sept. 10) about why the Aug. 22 “Puzzles & Funnies” page reappeared on Aug. 29: a designer mistakenly ran the Aug. 22 page again. Once...

DATE: Sep 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

No one is illegal on stolen land

There is a very well-documented record of what the rise of fascism looks like and it appears that the current administration is using it as a playbook. For example, the first people to be th...

DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hurd betrayed the most vulnerable and should resign

About 30 years ago, I was principal of a Durango middle school that hosted a class for many children with disabilities. I loved them all, but one particular young man who grew on my heart ha...

DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

City of Durango made a huge mistake

My wife and I walk our dogs daily. Sometimes on city street sidewalks, sometimes on the river trail, north, south and through town. In our opinion, the city made a huge mistake when it allow...

DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Unity is paramount, land acknowledgment is divisive

Fort Lewis College opens performances and semesters with a “land acknowledgment.” That is harmful to society. It separates "we the people" into those who are rightfully here and those who ar...

DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Honoring a longtime volunteer: Tom Jones

Tom Jones sat on the Five Rivers Trout Unlimited (5RTU) board for years all while holding multiple positions, including past president. He was passionate about helping our native cutthroat t...

DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Read, think about, and honor the Constitution this week

Celebrating the privilege of our liberty and freedom this year, the 238th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America, I urge all Americans to stop a momen...

DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Honoring a (nother) longtime volunteer: Buck Skillen

“Just ask Buck” has been a mantra of Five Rivers Trout Unlimited (5RTU) since Buck Skillen reinvigorated the chapter in the late ’90s. Buck spent more than two decades responding to every, t...

DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor