Editorials
Our View: Balancing profit and passion in stewardship of beloved sites
Finding the balance to protect our region’s beloved outdoor public sites
Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Letter: First Peoples are very cautiously hopeful for future
Throughout history, great civilizations, societies, empires, dynasties and ideologies have fallen. America is not infallible. The formidable and ever-present cause for empire collapse is the abuse and oppression of humanity…
Editorials
Our View: Let baking rescue the holiday spirit
and sharing cookies can light up your spirits during the holidays
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Press are leftist partisans
The Durango Herald was part of the press that ran no positive news for Trump and which ran negative opinion press against him. The U.S. press in general, instead of…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Charges against WikiLeaks founder should be dropped
Assange is a journalist and has won over a dozen media awards. If this prosecution is successful, Assange faces life in prison; press freedom under the First Amendment will be…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Mercy should share data on COVID care with public
But how does this translate to La Plata County? How many infected are currently hospitalized in acute care beds and how many in specialized ICU beds? When will this capacity…
Editorials
Our View: Good reasons to celebrate (safely) in Durango this weekend
football, Polar Express provide two good reasons to make merry (safely)
Letters to the Editor
Letter: COVID-19 vaccines should be free
Since the start of the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. government has funneled more than $10 billion in taxpayer dollars to pharmaceutical companies for a vaccine. The Moderna…
Editorials
Our View: Surveillance success or Orwell come to pass?
surveillance cameras catch girls, but do we want an Orwellian world?
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Mercy Family Medicine rises to the top
Mercy Family Medicine’s professional staff members – including doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, medical assistants and support workers – have been outstanding in dedication and patient care. During these…
Editorials
Our View: Council correct on mask ordinance
Council makes the courageous choice to protect the public from COVID-19
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Missing the opportunity to comment
Been a Herald subscriber for almost 30 years and I really miss the give and take meetings between the staff and readers. Dennis PierceDurango
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Trump is a con artist and grifter
So let’s put the cards on the table: Trump was not a successful businessman. He has been a successful con artist and grifter his entire adult life. For instance, his…
Editorials
Our View: FIS Worldpay building could be a winner for city
could win with Worldpay building
Letters to the Editor
Letter: COVID-19 is real, masks save lives
Two days before her oxygen saturation levels cratered and she could no longer say more than a few words without gasping for breath, she told me on the phone that…
Letters to the Editor
Snowberger prompted progress for 9-R
It is a tough job. The average tenure for superintendents in Colorado is only a few years. So often the teachers’ unions, local media and disgruntled taxpayers and parents target…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Porter-Norton’s campaign was divisive
A photo of my home, in which we had posted a yard sign for Jack Turner along with President Trump, was one of several featured in her derogatory campaign advertisements.…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Transition work necessary for transfer of power
I learned how important and necessary the orderly passing of power is. The process is defined by the Presidential Transition Act of 1963. Each department has a team of experienced…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Durango Estates is unamanaged, unruly
Recently, several individuals have purchased tax liens and live on their lots beyond the county policy limiting private land camping to 90 days. They are not neighborly. A few years…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Hickenlooper understands ambitious transitions
As an experienced politician, Hickenlooper understands that ambitious transitions are expedited by smart policy. By implementing a carbon dividend plan we can promote U.S. economic growth. It is a critical…
Letters to the Editor
Biden is a clueless wimp of a politician
Trump had some far-out ideas, but he was very smart running a business, and strong enough to stand up to Russia, China, North Korea, Iraq and other countries that are…
Editorials
Our View: Shop locally to support our community
locally to support businesses, a sense of belonging to our hometown
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Council won’t enforce COVID rules
But when I call City Council about local stores allowing people in without masks, I get told about scarcity of police officers. Sorry, guys and women, but that is not…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Don’t lecture me
I am a proud patriot, conservative and Trump supporter. I voted for the strong leadership and policies that have been on display over the past four years. I voted for…
Editorials
Our View: More self-expression, better behavior
Critical thinking, not criticism, in order for middle school students
Editorials
Our view: What becomes a jury most
Redwine trial has us questioning private information provided
Letters to the Editor
Letters: PERA retirees support Durango economy
I also want to call attention to a major driver of our local economy, Colorado Public Employee Retirement Association’s (PERA) benefit recipients (retirees). Retirees paid into PERA throughout their careers…