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Cleave Simpson’s Regenerative Agriculture bill benefits all Coloradans

Sen. Cleave Simpson is again sponsoring a groundbreaking bill in the upcoming 2025 Colorado legislative session, if reelected. The Regenerative Ag bill (SB24-152) enjoyed amazing bipartisan ...

Election letters deadline

Dear readers: The deadline to submit election letters is 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25. Visit www.durangoherald.com/opinion to submit letters via the web form. Email opinion columns to letters@dura...

Paul Black for county commissioner

In America, we’re often encouraged to think out of the box, look at situations from different points of view and examine a problem not from a standard perspective. Diversity is a positive in...

This election, vote for Democrats

Coloradans want to live in a country governed by people of reason, decency, and a willingness and dedication to Theodore Roosevelt’s principle of “all (people) up, not some (people) down.” W...

Trump yearns to be dictator

Donald Trump has fawned over evil, authoritarian world leaders time after time. Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly revealed that Trump even praised Hitler for his control of Nazi officers. It’s ...

Not opposed to cell service, just tower location

For over eight months our neighborhood group has been working to oppose the proposed location of a cell tower near our homes. In the Herald article (Herald, Oct. 16), there were many mislead...

‘There’s a sucker born every minute’

Bibles and shoes and watches, oh my! All made in China. “There's a sucker born every minute” – WC Fields. Brian Blanchard Bayfield ...

Matt Salka for county commissioner

Matt Salka has the experience needed! When hiring someone to be responsible for a $136 million budget, especially when having to deal with a 25% budget reduction due to reduced real estate t...

Paul Black walks the walk

How many of us actually know the people we are voting for? I met Paul Black years ago when he lived on the same county road as me. I was stuck in the snow when Paul, a busy rancher, saw me a...

Vote Katie Stewart for House District 59

Serving as House District 59’s state representative has been the greatest privilege of my life. Looking to the future, we need a representative who works across the aisle to put rural commun...

The choice we make in this election

The recent vice presidential candidates debate offered this unaffiliated voter a chance to learn each party’s stance regarding democracy. Sen. Vance offered the MAGA perspective: The role of...

Stop bans. Nurture dialogue

Dear fellow citizens, It is with deep sadness after living here and being involved with the 9-R school district and their outreach to diverse and divergent populations that the 9-R administr...