The Republican budget bill offers tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans. To pay for those tax cuts, it slashes programs for ordinary citizens and sells off our public lands. The…
Great job. We will never return to Durango to ski or spend a dollar and will work to get Wyndham to close their resort ASAP. Congratulations! Barb D. Selvig Hernando,…
I miss the America I grew up in when presidents were not career criminals or boastful sexual predators and the majority of Republican congresspeople still had backbones. Trump rules with…
The decision by the Supreme Court in the Citizens United case has made a mockery of the notion of “free speech” by allowing money spent on behalf of a political…
Public lands are essential to Colorado’s economy, environment and way of life. They support outdoor recreation, clean air and water, wildlife, grazing and more. In 2023 alone, Colorado’s outdoor recreation…
Jeff, I just received your reply to my previous correspondence and I was not pleased with its tenor. So, I wrote this and had it bounce back. Thank you for…
Free speech that willfully promotes hate, is the spark that ignites the flame of evil behavior in a great number of people. We are experiencing this human tragedy in America,…
On Monday, June 16, the city of Durango will hold a public meeting to inform residents about their plan to change Main Avenue into a dining and lounging street. The…
As a Western Slope resident and public policy professional, I’m dismayed by the doublespeak in Rep. Jeff Hurd’s recent op-ed (Herald, Jun. 1) pitching his Productive Public Lands Act –…
As someone who has worked for years with Southwest Colorado’s immigrant and working-class families, I strongly support Durango raising the minimum wage by 15% – the maximum allowed under Colorado…
The Herald editorial writers are typically right on the mark, and the “Showerhead Wars” (Herald, Jun. 6) was spot-on … well, almost spot on. While the comedian running the show…
It’s hard to think of a gift for Dad, – a gift that will make him more than glad. I’ve squeezed my brain I’m near insane, when out of the…
Base of the Sky Steps Bags of poop that you’ll pick up later? This is not OK. Carry it. You won’t remember. Joe Lewandowski Durango Poop bag at the bottom…
Rep. Jeff Hurd has betrayed the seniors in this district. He voted for the budget bill that cuts $500 billion from Medicare over the life of the bill, according to…
As Durango struggles to find a way obtain a site and establish a warming shelter for those unfortunate enough to lack shelter, listen to Durango’s police chief. “It’s almost cruel…
Rep. Jeff Hurd’s “Productive Public Lands Act” (HR 1997) is deeply concerning. While he frames the bill as promoting local control and common sense, it would actually override years of…
While home prices and rents have increased upward of 70% over the last five years, state minimum wage has increased just 33%. Fortunately, Durango has the ability to close this…
Whether it’s making Medicaid nearly inaccessible (see “Big, Beautiful Bill”); assaulting immigrant mothers in the middle of the night; attacking Social Security under the false pretext of eliminating “fraud and…
Regardless of Durango governance’s pretense of not trying to circumvent U.S. immigration law and its intent, the federal government recognizes Durango as a “sanctuary city.” The general idea to remember…
I was waiting for the bus one day, early in the afternoon. I was talking with a guy standing there. Suddenly, Durango police officers come in a pickup and start…
My father and my six uncles were in World War II, a brother and many cousins were in Nam. I am proud of the U.S. Army on its 250 year…
Life in America has changed for the worse. Congress has long abdicated its constitutional powers as enumerated in Article 1, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. Congress was granted the…
I am a born and raised lifelong Durango resident, dog lover, trail runner and user. I have been encountering more and more people on the trails, walkers, runners, mountain bikers,…
I just read an article regarding an 84-year-old disabled Vietnam veteran who has taken his U.S. flag down in protest of what Donald Trump and his administration are doing to…
An article (Herald, May 15) on the arrest of five people at work at the local business, Rock Solid, sent a chill through me. A subsequent article (Herald, May 20)…
Rep. Jeff Hurd’s Productive Public Lands Act, (H.R. 1997) stated goal is to “unlock resource development” on BLM lands in Colorado. Yet, the Resource Management Plans it seeks to overturn…
Three months ago, my wife and I made national headlines after helping a young trans man escape an abusive home. The backlash was brutal. We received death threats. The right-wing…
I guess the Herald thought men driving Elon’s Cybertrucks needed empathy and understanding (Herald, Jun. 2). I disagree. Of course, we’re all free to drive whatever automobile we choose. I…
The $400 million “gift-plane” to the Department of Defense from the Qatar (Hamas-supporting) government is either payment for something secretly done, or a bet on receiving a future benefit from…
On May 22, in the wee hours of the morning, the House passed a budget bill that will cut $700 billion from Medicaid and $500 billion from Medicare. If this…
