Opinion
Let’s talk about pickleball
Since Jim Cross and the Herald has decided to open the dialogue on pickleball I feel compelled to follow up and continue the dialogue. I too play some tennis from…
Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Opinion
A tale of two presidents
In our gun-obsessed culture, any threats posted on social media must be taken seriously, which is exactly what President Tom Stritikus did by closing the Fort Lewis College campus on…
Letters to the Editor
In COVID-19 fight, think like a Marine
The war goes on … It’s not a military war with guns, ships, planes and rockets. It’s a global war that has killed millions and wounded tens of millions. This…
Letters to the Editor
Strategy designed to silence public
The Durango School District 9-R/Durango Fire Protection District contract for the 9-R Administration Building reserves to DFPD the right to exit the contract if it determines the deal not to…
Letters to the Editor
Integrity, responsibility have gone missing
Mr. Orr (Herald, letters, Dec. 15) might consider doing research on the systematic weakening of our justice system in the last 30 years, or the war against our law enforcement.…
Letters to the Editor
How many more innocent people need to die?
Shame on those elected officials who refuse to act on gun violence! Sadly, the scenario is all too familiar: another senseless killing spree, condolences expressed and inaction on the measures…
Letters to the Editor
Learn the facts about Trump
Tom Williamson (Journal, letters, Dec. 15) confirms true ignorance of the facts regarding Trump. Compare accomplishments between Biden and Trump. Would you rather make “America Great Again” or suffer through…
Editorials
Our View: Managing the state budget
Governor’s request for funding could be beginning of long-overdue discussion
Letters to the Editor
Our country does not need more guns
I remember the afternoon of April 20, 1999, quite well. School had been dismissed at Escalante Middle School, and I was in my classroom when a colleague came in and…
Letters to the Editor
Story about city budget was not balanced
The first paragraph of the front-page story “Projects pack 2022 budget” (Herald, Dec. 8) rightly states that, after months of scrutinizing the proposed financial plan, the City Council voted 4…
Letters to the Editor
Thank you to staff, nurses, physicians at Mercy
Thank you staff, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and physicians of Mercy Hospital! Durangoans for Improved Health Care – an organization initially comprised of retired Durango physicians, now joined by…
Letters to the Editor
A new idea for a convention center
Several years ago there were several articles in the Herald with proposals for building a Durango Convention Center – all extensive – all very pricey. Not surprisingly they didn’t generate…
Letters to the Editor
Abortion a necessary element of health care
In the early 1980s, I was a nurse practitioner at a women’s clinic that provided abortions. Two women who came to the clinic have remained in my mind as a…
Letters to the Editor
Boebert is Colorado’s biggest embarrassment
It hasn’t taken long for “Representative” Lauren Boebert to start being referred to as trash from both sides of the aisle, and deservedly so. Nobody ever answers the phone at…
Letters to the Editor
Scouting needed now more than ever
The Great Southwest Council of Northern New Mexico and the Four Corners is excited about the future of Scouting. Scouting is alive and needed now more than ever by America’s…
Letters to the Editor
Durango needs more bus routes
I’m a daily bus rider, and here are my thoughts: We need more routes and in more places. COVID-19 didn’t impact other areas with public transportation cutting. But Durango has…
Guest Columns
Proposed natural gas tax would hurt Colorado ratepayers
The U.S. Senate is currently debating the Build Back Better Act (House Resolution 5376). Paul Griffincca President Joe Biden is advertising this multi-trillion dollar legislation as the “most transformative investment…
Letters to the Editor
Weary of Boebert’s divisive rhetoric
As an independent voter, I follow the publications of whomever is elected for my district/state. After receiving her latest email this morning, I admit Lauren Boebert has shocked me again.…
Letters to the Editor
Respect crosswalks, safety of pedestrians
A woman wanted to run me over on Monday. Apparently, she didn’t like that I was walking and using a crosswalk on Florida Road that is designated specifically for pedestrians.…
Guest Columns
Through Village Aid Project students gain practical experience while serving others
Recently, my wife, Suzanne, and I attended an event at Fort Lewis College as a benefit for the Village Aid Project. Please read on as we learned about a small…
Letters to the Editor
Join war on COVID-19, get vaccinated
The United States and the rest of the world are currently engaged in a war with COVID-19. Although we have won some battles with the disease, we are facing yet…
Letters to the Editor
County causing business owners headaches
I just read the article “Bar and county clash” (Herald, Dec. 4). Once again the county officials are causing headaches for business owners. The owner of the Nugget Mountain Bar…
Letters to the Editor
City must solve snowplow problem
I hope our new city manager will not tolerate the incessant whining of his staff and require active problem-solving, instead. I am referring to Street Superintendent Mike Somsen’s complaining that…
Letters to the Editor
LWV denounces anti-Muslim rhetoric
The League of Women Voters of Colorado and Minnesota stand together to denounce the latest anti-Muslim hate and racist vitriol being expressed among our elected officials. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s references…
Guest Columns
La Plata County welcomes the voices of a diverse population
La Plata County is home to a rich tapestry of diversity, which is something to be celebrated. Marsha Porter-Nortondu1-i-syn Within our borders is the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, a sovereign…
Letters to the Editor
Boebert should consider common good
Listening to a recent episode of “The Engines of Our Ingenuity,” author Andrew Boyd gave a historical look at our coinage in the U.S. and how it represents our culture.…
Letters to the Editor
Gallery did not cancel event
In the article regarding a panel discussion on Indigenous mascots, the reporter did a thorough job of presenting all the history and various pieces of the puzzle, except it would…