Several letters to the editor this week took issue with tactics used by peaceful protesters when they crossed the line from “lawful to unlawful.” To chide protesters’ passive resistance alongside…
I am writing to express deep concern about the potential closure of Southwest Memorial Hospital, a critical access facility essential to our region’s health care system. Southwest Memorial Hospital employs…
In April 2024, I was appointed as Bayfield’s deputy town clerk by resolution (Resolution 613) for a one-year term, pursuant to Bayfield Municipal Code § 2-6.9. My position was eliminated…
It is no secret the Trump administration is working hard to see that a requiem will be dirged for our country and the government that was exemplar to the world.…
LPEA, which ballyhooed its Community PowerX event as “increased community engagement” and an opportunity to address “misinformation,” was carried away by its own exuberance. (Herald, Oct. 31). For the event,…
It sounds like many protesters don’t realize they broke the law during the ICE protests. Once they blocked the fence and prevented ICE from doing their job, they broke the…
While I agree that the protesters violated federal law by forming a human chain and putting locks on the ICE facility, the police seem to have conveniently overlooked the multiple…
Congratulations, Santa Fe, for officially stopping water fluoridation. The city cited rising costs and ongoing research showing negative health effects. Cost: $1/2 million to keep this corrosive substance in the…
Just as forewarned before the construction of the new walkway under the 32nd Street bridge, the city of Durango was going to increase the flooding potential between the bridge and…
As a financial supporter of the 100 Club, I tried as best I could to read with an open mind Sunday’s article (Herald, Nov. 2) about residents’ anger with the…
Hello, my name is Gemma Cooke, and I am an eighth grader at The Liberty School, a school for gifted and dyslexic students here in Durango, where I live. I…
Instead of protecting our fellow community members from extrajudicial detainment and abuse, Police Chief Current and the Durango Police Department are legitimizing ICE behavior because of their fealty to the…
As a proud alumnus of Fort Lewis College and former team member of the championship 1984 football program, I have always held great pride in the college’s commitment to open…
I believe that “Information” is critical to our democracy. What I mean is that if we do not have open, honest and accurate information provided to us as citizens, a…
The Durango School District Board of Education is profoundly saddened and distressed that two innocent children in our community were tragically denied the fundamental right to safety while en route…
There has been much debate regarding the pros and cons of the proposed La Plata County sales tax increase, 1A. I am for it and here is why: The county…
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 the release of three…
Thank you to our Durango City Council for the open meeting on Thursday in the aftermath of the ICE incident earlier this week when they seized a father and two…
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…
Our district voted in a purported centrist last November but, sadly, we got a representative who is in lockstep with a Republican House bent on capitulating to Trump’s every whim.…
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…
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,…
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…
Oct. 28 was a terrible, horrifying day for Durango, and for Colorado. The armed forces of the Trump regime, without cause, attacked American citizens and taxpayers standing for democracy and…
The article about the clash between Durango protesters and federal ICE agents was entirely sympathetic to the protesters and the illegal immigrants involved (Herald, Oct. 29). The facts about the…
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…
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…
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…
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 has served…
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…
