Congratulations to Durango School District 9-R on passing the very large bond to help redevelop Miller Middle School on its existing site. It is amazing how well the community jumped…
There is one thing that the City Council could do today to make living in Durango more affordable: Lower our water rates. Since 2017, the city’s water fund has grown…
Peter Tregillus The national and global spotlight shines briefly on our region through a New York Times article published July 19, dateline Durango, Colorado: “Lost Lives, Lost Culture: The Forgotten…
On July 15, families across the country started getting up to $300 per child in monthly payments thanks to the newly expanded Child Tax Credit. This is a really big…
governments take steps toward real solutions for housing crisis in La Plata County
Charles Blow, New York Timesdu1-i-syn I came to The New York Times in 1992, 29 years ago this summer, as the first intern in its graphics department. I arrived in…
I urge the Durango Fire District and Durango School District 9-R board to stop further action toward the sale of the iconic 9-R Administration building until more citizens and taxpayers,…
Would the vast majority of Republicans say that Trump won the election if it wasn’t true? They and the patriots who invaded the Capitol on Jan. 6 obviously have the…
The city of Durango should publish an up to date inspection report on the condition of the 32nd Street bridge before money is spent/wasted on a pedestrian underpass. I live…
Brother Gary Paul Nabhan The wall between the United States and Mexico has come to stand for desperation and suffering for many people. For most of us who live within…
Sen. Don Coram stubbornly models how to avoid polarization, work with others
Did you know that Durango School District 9-R is considering using the funds from ballot Issue 4A to relocate Miller Middle School to the Riverview sports complex on Plymouth Avenue?…
I recently tried to communicate with two Herald editors. After two tries, I thought I would write a letter to the editor in hopes that they would see it and…
I’m not sure if hypersonic missiles or Iran’s drones have a chance of first strike capability. If so, or if some countries will think so, and don’t fear a second…
ridding stores and restaurants of bags and containers will help environment
In a letter to the Herald, Marilyn Metz recently asked: “Will diversity resolution take precedence over academic achievement in 9-R district?” Jennifer Rider The answer to this is quite apparent…
Kevin Martin President Joe Biden deserves credit for successfully re-engaging in international diplomacy. Extending the New START nuclear arms control agreement with Russia, rejoining the Paris Climate Accord, World Health…
On June 30, Jimmy Shane Click was denied parole by the Alabama Board of Paroles and Pardons. Katherine Leiner The reason this means something to me is that I first…
Join Opinion Page Editor Hollis Walker and other Durangoans at noon July 30 to talk about Beyond Our Means, our FOCUS 2021 topic about homelessness and affordable housing. Email her…
Katrina vanden Heuvel Republican state lawmakers have introduced an onslaught of bills limiting voting access, which do next to nothing to increase “election integrity” but make it harder for all…
city finance director Julie Brown begins her jail sentence; downtown underpass gets green light
Violent insurgents assaulted our national capitol on Jan. 6 in order to stop Vice President Mike Pence from doing his constitutional duty: certifying the 2020 election of Joe Biden as…
Back there in my foggy memory, I can recall an assignment from my sixth grade year at Havelock Elementary School in Lincoln, Neb. The class was asked to choose one…
Hiroko Tabuchi’s article in The New York Times on July 12 (“EPA Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show”) highlights what scientists and the oil and…
On May 9, protected by neoprene, I bobbed around in a flooded canyon in Utah’s Lake Powell. The reservoir had fallen below 35% full, which gave me the unique opportunity…
Melanie Sturm’s opinion piece (July 3, “Is Systemic Racism the Right Diagnosis?”) mischaracterized what Critical Race Theory is, as well as the writings of authors she mentioned. Her criticisms parroted…
It’s time Durango honors the work of hundreds of adults and children who, over the course of almost two years, created an artwork that symbolically addresses our love of this…
As a Durango High School alum who continued playing football in college on scholarship, I can’t begin to express my excitement regarding Todd Casebier’s hire as DHS head football coach.…
