Letters to the Editor

‘Family death became expensive early’
Opinion

‘Family death became expensive early’

April 24, 2024

With the recent death of a dear family member, my family has learned so much. No matter your age. Write a will. Even if it’s handwritten, signed, witnessed and dated…

‘Who is actually running our country?’
Opinion

‘Who is actually running our country?’

April 21, 2024

As the presidential election heats up and candidates are exposed more and more through television ads and rally speeches, it is very clear that one candidate doesn’t have the ability…

‘All heard the joke about Wyoming’
Opinion

‘All heard the joke about Wyoming’

April 21, 2024

Please pardon my innuendos but after reading the guest column, “Chasin’ fur in Wyoming: ‘Eliminate predator zone,’ ” f, I could not help myself. We have all heard the joke…

A Peaceful Flight
Opinion

A Peaceful Flight

April 21, 2024

As the sun peaks over the mountains On this peaceful, quiet morn I’m at peace in Your glory and grace. May it remain as I face the day’s storm. The…

GOP ‘now the party of Trump’
Opinion

GOP ‘now the party of Trump’

April 21, 2024

Regarding President Barack Obama’s reelection in 2012, birther conspiracy theorist and Mitt Romney supporter Donald Trump tweeted: “This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a…

Summer Symphony
Opinion

Summer Symphony

April 17, 2024

She silently rises in the night sky, Glowing as she arcs upward to Await the summer symphony. A deep quiet stirs and The ancient mossy Oak sighs, Hush Hush Hush…

‘Little more than regurgitated opinion pieces’
Opinion

‘Little more than regurgitated opinion pieces’

April 14, 2024

I don’t subscribe to The Durango Herald to read editorials on the U.S. presidential race, Gaza, Russia, the U.S. Supreme Court, NATO or Colorado representatives for other districts, namely, Ken…

‘On right path’ to funding education
Opinion

‘On right path’ to funding education

April 14, 2024

Just over two years ago, on a cold, blustery day in March, more than 100 students, teachers and families marched down Main Avenue in Durango and rallied to end the…

The Little Girl
Opinion

The Little Girl

April 14, 2024

(A true story, March 2016.) And God said to the five-year-old, young one I give you strength, of adult to swim the pool, the entire pool’s great length. For in…

A Meditation on Aging
Opinion

A Meditation on Aging

April 14, 2024

I turned sixty and was feeling frisky. Then sixty-one – still having fun. At sixty-two, I had lots to do. At sixty-three, I was feeling free. Came sixty-four, I needed…

Kennedy ‘addressing corporate capture’
Opinion

Kennedy ‘addressing corporate capture’

April 14, 2024

We need change. Both Democrat and Republican congressional representatives accept money from lobbyists in exchange for policies that benefit corporate and stockholder pocketbooks, rather than doing what is right for…

Router Lights
Opinion

Router Lights

April 14, 2024

A city on my bookcase of pulsating towers of light flashing information coming and going through my home of news of the world of work I need to do of…

Untitled
Opinion

Untitled

April 14, 2024

Most of us are not calm neither outside not inside nor any or everywhere Most of us refuse our invitation to this space/place where sun lingers and is soft and…

‘Editors at the Herald are myopic’
Opinion

‘Editors at the Herald are myopic’

April 14, 2024

The Durango Herald has ceased all relevance to the community. I’m wondering how the letter from a recent writer on March 27 isn’t denigrating literally half of the country? I…

Free verse and Robert Frost
Opinion

Free verse and Robert Frost

April 11, 2024

This poet’s question pesters me: Is free verse really poetry? Not in the view of Robert Frost Who saw scant point when form was lost For hopeful poets, form is…

Bill would ‘protect precious water resources’
Opinion

Bill would ‘protect precious water resources’

April 10, 2024

I started High Desert Life Outdoors in Cortez to showcase our state’s outdoor lifestyle – providing gear and equipment to folks who love to camp, boat and hike, and featuring…

What If
Opinion

What If

April 7, 2024

Why are our young ones choosing death? Drugs, guns, suicide, mutilation, abortion, screens What if one generation taught the next, That life is precious and worth the struggle? What if…

Hugging the Ledge
Opinion

Hugging the Ledge

April 7, 2024

Stone skiing without poles or sticks up Bear Canyon on Comb Ridge the rocks a hefty 45 degree angle and I with you always and only at this acute angle,…

‘Our self-esteem that we must enhance’
Opinion

‘Our self-esteem that we must enhance’

April 7, 2024

Do something today to bring joy to the world you live in. Being in a positive mood will create feel good endorphins. These are neurotransmitters produced by the pituitary gland…

‘Rage, nausea’ over  hanger space story
Opinion

‘Rage, nausea’ over hanger space story

April 7, 2024

I felt a mix of rage and nausea when I came across your recent news story with the headline, “Durango airport in need of new hanger space for private planes.”…

‘Tow rope as handrail alongside Sky Steps’
Opinion

‘Tow rope as handrail alongside Sky Steps’

April 7, 2024

Our hamlet beneath the Diné Sacred Peak has and is suffering chronic, unmitigated murdering to everything sacred to us few remaining native winter athletes. How many recall our three nordic…

Water So Pure
Opinion

Water So Pure

April 7, 2024

Congratulations on a job well done Securing pure Water is priority one Water after all is what we’re made of 70% Water, the rest is dust, rocks and love It’s…

The Death of Dr. Low
Opinion

The Death of Dr. Low

April 7, 2024

He felt a sudden thump far off in the depths of his mind. A subtle tremor. But what had moved was so immense that he was stunned by the sudden…

‘Insufficient studies’ on marijuana, cancer
Opinion

‘Insufficient studies’ on marijuana, cancer

April 7, 2024

Can marijuana cure cancer? According to cancer.org: “More recently, scientists reported that THC and other cannabinoids such as CBD slow growth and/or cause death in certain types of cancer cells…

‘Sex is, in fact, binary’
Opinion

‘Sex is, in fact, binary’

April 3, 2024

Colorado state Rep. Brianna Titone is a transgendered woman, meaning she is a biological male. I have no problem with adults choosing adult life choices. There are many ways to…

‘Place country above party, extremism’
Opinion

‘Place country above party, extremism’

March 31, 2024

We are going to choose between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in the upcoming election. I am concerned about the future survival of our democracy if Trump…