Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Bring back a North Main post office

Once upon a time in a quiet, mellow, unhurried Durango long, long ago, we had a smaller version of a…

November 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Durango: A love letter

I saw an open window in the ICE detention center and thought, if we cry loud enough they will hear.…

November 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Just say ‘no’ to data centers

Since the 1930s, America’s rural electric co-ops have provided reliable and affordable power to places that investor owned utilities would…

November 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

A penny for La Plata County’s future

As a resident of La Plata County, I support Ballot Measure 1A, the proposed 1% sales tax increase. Tourists contribute…

November 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Clark family grateful for a caring community

Jackson Clark’s family and everyone at Toh-Atin Gallery want to thank the community for the love, compassion and support you…

November 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Support healthy school meals for all

There are two items on the Nov. 4 ballot – Propositions LL and MM – on which we must all…

November 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Are the incumbents really nonpartisan?

I am concerned with the legality of the incumbents’ qualifying to be elected to the school board. The editorial, “Keep…

November 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Jeff Hurd, remember your oath

I want to believe that you, Jeff Hurd, are a moral man and that you are not in total agreement…

November 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Strong fire districts mean safer communities

As we turn back the clocks and check smoke alarm batteries, it’s worth remembering that many Colorado fire districts are…

November 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Hope Scheppelman made our choice easy

A big thank you to Hope Scheppelman for her column (Herald, Oct. 26) telling us exactly who she is so…

November 2, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Vote!

Investing together in our communities

October 31, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Fix Our Forests Act supports wildfire prevention

Communities in every corner of the country – especially those in Western Colorado – have felt the heavy consequences of…

October 31, 2025

Letters to the Editor

All athletes deserve a ride

I am writing as a concerned parent to express my deep disappointment regarding the ongoing lack of transportation for away…

October 31, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Student voices concern over unjust treatment, ICE detentions

My name is Emmett Kane, I am in eighth grade at Mountain Middle School. I am writing this because I…

October 31, 2025

Letters to the Editor

The Patriotic Way

Ladies and gentlement: in 1960, when I started school in Wichita Falls, it was on the Air Force Base, so…

October 29, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Confusing Durango’s Catholic parishes and schools

The editorial “Compassion in Action,” (Herald, Oct. 26) seems to confuse our Catholic dioceses. While your support of the warming…

October 29, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Renew governance through kindness, not war

As I grieve the thousands of immigrants – and some citizens – languishing in unregulated detention centers after sudden and…

October 29, 2025

Guest Columns

Misinformation can’t change the facts: U.S. elections are safe and secure

At a recent League of Women Voters meeting, we heard from La Plata County Clerk Tiffany Lee, who spoke about…

October 29, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Fake news

depends on transparency, accuracy and owning our mistakes.

October 29, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Compassion in Action

Helping Durango’s unhoused come in from the cold

October 27, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Historic deluge

Plata County’s first responders showed extraordinary teamwork and heart

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Southwest Colorado deserves answers on health care

What does Rep. Hurd think about health care and the government shutdown? Who knows. Hurd certainly does not communicate much…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

No Kings Day uplifts community spirit

What is this energy we all sink into when we read the news? There’s so much anxiety followed by anger,…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Messaging furthers politics over protection

Has anyone looked at a USDA Forest Service website recently? Every page contains a banner blaming “Radical Left Democrats” for…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Trump and Putin want the same thing

It’s intuitively obvious to casual observers around our shared planet that Vlad Putin and Donald J. Trump want the same…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Rising property values don’t offset losses

After a lifetime in La Plata County, I was sure I had the budget figured out. Property values keep going…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Outside money, politics don’t belong in Durango

I received a text on Friday, Oct. 17, which was hilarious, though unintentionally so. “Take Politics out of Classes,” it…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

When ‘allergic reactions’ are fentanyl poisoning

Recently, an older adult was referred to me with a question about an alleged food allergy. The story was that…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Hurd’s inaction speaks louder than his words

I have written several emails to U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd. Most centered on the extreme abuses of power exercised by…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘yes’ to protect county services

Due to cuts in federal expenditure and property tax funding roads, bridges, public buildings, law enforcement, public safety, wildfires, floods,…

October 26, 2025