It should come as no surprise that the Republicans who voted Rep. Lauren Boebert into office would turn to another fringe candidate to represent Durango, Cortez and the rest of…
‘Voter’s choice in District 3 is canceled out by Durango Dems’
In what many view as a difficult election season, one vote is easy. I gladly filled in the circle to reelect Tim Wheeler as District 4’s board member overseeing the…
I moved to Durango 29 years ago to live with the man I had just married (the love of my life) and to begin a job in cardiology (that proved…
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” While the author of this often-quoted phrase has been debated (but was probably James…
In discussions with residents of La Plata County as well as business and property owners on Main Avenue, very few are in favor of what three of our five city…
One of the most important aspects of the duties of the president of the United States is to communicate to the residents of our country about the problems and challenges…
I am writing in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign for the presidency of the United States. I am 68 years old, and have never volunteered to support any…
After many summers of going into Chicago Basin as a trail ambassador, I’ve come to the conclusion that something must be done to lessen the impact of all the backpack…
So, the city of Durango has succumbed to the pandering and virtue signaling that does nothing constructive to help any of the tribes mentioned in the demeaning and self-serving Indigenous…
In the current rancorous political climate, it was so refreshing to read (“Candidates denounce ‘fearmongering’ GOP fundraising email,” Aug. 16) about a Republican candidate renouncing a gender-based personal attack against…
Please no longer print the New York Times columnists. The latest from Ross Douthat (“There is still scandal around Biden,” Aug. 11) is such a snide and conceited piece as…
A business owner of two stores in downtown Durango for 50 and 40 years respectively, I am very much opposed to what the man the city has hired to do…
I’m pleased to see that the La Plata County Republican Party acknowledges that the divisions in the party are disruptive to the party. I came to that conclusion in early…
The huge excitement and joy generated by Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination as candidate for president aligns the Democratic Party with younger generations. Gen Z and millennials are flooding to…
There’s lots to say about Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for the November presidential election, but describing her as the “border czar” isn’t one of them. The U.S. has no…
I am appalled that the city came in and took our parking away on the 600 block! Aren’t they losing parking meter revenue … I know they are losing sales…
I am writing to express my deep concern about a serious hazard in our town of Durango. The pedestrian crosswalk on the 2900 block of north Main Avenue within two…
As a young and concerned voter in this district, I’m writing to express my strong support for Vivian Smotherman running for Senate District 6 in the upcoming election. We deserve…
While we are all acutely aware of the national election this November, there is also an important and more immediate local election worthy of our attention. I strongly encourage you…
I support and endorse John Purser for the LPEA Board of Directors’ fourth district in northeast La Plata County. John is an outdoor enthusiast who has lived in and enjoyed…
When growing up in the East, my family moved to a town where we were the only Jewish family. My mother had us wear the Star of David. When we…
I can only agree that the proposed change to downtown Durango is madness. The whole bump-out concept was a necessary evil, to keep restaurants open through the pandemic. To keep…
As reported in The Durango Herald, thanks to Sen. Michael Bennet for his continued work to pass the expanded child tax credit that would have lifted 400,000 children out of…
As the childcare project manager at La Plata Food Equity Coalition, I must address the critical childcare crisis impacting our community. The recent Workforce Childcare Survey Report highlights the severe…
Durango Athletic Director Ryan Knorr announced that Ryan Woolverton would be the interim head coach of the Durango High School football team. After the 2024 season, a national search for…
During the National Association of Black Journalists’ interview of The Former Guy, the criminal candidate’s complaining accusations against immigrants became wilder, weirder and more exaggerated. We could see him making…
It’s understandable that the Democratic Party’s newest presidential nominee will be Kamala Harris, considering she’s the vice president. And although the DNC wasn’t eager to support her in the beginning,…
Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. is right – vaccines haven’t been sufficiently safety tested. In a recent New England Journal of Medicine article, a renowned vaccinologist and his co-authors supported…
I want to thank The Durango Herald for its coverage of Cats Aren’t Trophies and the many Coloradans who signed the petition to ban trophy hunting mountain lions and trapping…
