Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Sustain progress: Reelect Brown, Parmenter, Petersen

We are so lucky in Durango to have successful public schools, with a strong school board leading the way. We…

October 12, 2025

Grasping for disproof in the age of settled science

A recent letter (Herald, Oct, 5) attempts to conflate the counterexample proposed by 17 year-old Hannah Cairo to the Mizohata-Takeuchi…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Film’s cautionary tale about free speech, education

A film presented at the Crested Butte Film Festival confirmed that the Trump administration is attacking free speech. “Mr. Nobody…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Herald saves us with exclusive climate ‘breakthrough’

I was so happy that a recent letter writer pointed out that climate change is no longer a concern thanks…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Brown, Parmenter, Petersen for caring, well-educated students

I served on the Durango School Board for nearly 8 years and have a solid understanding of the deep responsibility…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

The Code Rights Project is nonpartisan

In response to Mr. Skillen’s letter (Herald, Oct. 5) regarding The Code Rights Project, there are a few important points…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

‘Charm’ headline tone deaf to ranchers’ reality

Shame on you, Durango Herald, for the headline, “High Country Cattle Auction brings top-notch stock and country charm to Southwest…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Is religious bigotry on the rise?

I wonder if anti-LDS hate is ramping up once again in America. We have two recent signs it is: the…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

“Yes” on 1A: Protect services you rely on

Being born and raised here, I take pride in calling this community my lifelong home. Over the years, I’ve watched…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Durango schools betray parents’ trust

What happened to Cindy Stein and her child should scare every parent in Durango (Herald, Mar. 26). While Cindy was…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Administration’s selective outrage is unacceptable

Charlie Kirk’s death was a tragedy. The outrage was warranted. Where was this administration’s outrage over the two students shot…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Reject new history interpretation, civics effort

On Sept. 24, The New York Times reported that President Trump endorsed a “new civics effort with MAGA aligned groups.”…

October 12, 2025

Guest Columns

2026 legislative preview: Affordable homes, rural health care and community education

With the 2026 legislative session a little over three months away, my work preparing new bills for next session is…

October 12, 2025

Guest Columns

Energy security starts at home: Why Colorado families should invest in tech now

When natural gas prices doubled after Russia invaded Ukraine, Colorado families saw their heating bills spike by hundreds of dollars.…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

If we must fight, let us fight together

Disagreement has become division. No two-party system can fix what it has inadvertently caused. Economic hardship, poverty, cuts to health…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Challenging partisanship in the school board race

My friends, Tamra Fenberg and Pearl Stegner, are running for the Durango School District’s Board of Education. Recently I learned…

October 10, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Vote Parmenter, Petersen, and Brown

Durango School District Board elections are approaching, with ballots arriving Oct. 14. Please cast your vote to re-elect our incumbents:…

October 10, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Day one has become every day

Well, all you people who voted to elect Trump are getting exactly what you voted for. Trump, on his campaign,…

October 8, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Correcting the narrative on the Gaza crisis

It is worth setting the record straight (Letters, Herald, Sept. 12). After all, propaganda is what’s allowed the holocaust in…

October 8, 2025

Guest Columns

An Orwellian time: When fiction becomes our reality

During a sleepless night, fretting about the destruction of our country, I had a series of recollections. Mayor Dick White…

October 8, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Fire Districts

responsibility, stronger communities

October 5, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Community values: Welcoming or warding?

A common mindset I’ve encountered while speaking with longtime Durangoans and reading letters to the editor goes something like this:…

October 5, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘yes’ on 1A – invest in La Plata County

It has been 43 years since La Plata County last increased its sales tax. In that time, the county population…

October 5, 2025

Letters to the Editor

A musical and historical tribute to Durango’s 150 years

As a longtime fan of the Durango Choral Society, I have watched Carol Thurman’s composition, “Rivers, Rails and Roots –…

October 5, 2025

Letters to the Editor

When enforcement looks lawless

How do we identify an ICE agent? This is what we’ve learned. Well … they wear face masks. Originally, they…

October 5, 2025

Letters to the Editor

In support of the 1% sales tax

Mr. Russ Smith (Herald, Sept. 17) and Mr. Jack Turner (Herald, July 27), and the Code Rights Project seem intent…

October 5, 2025

Guest Columns

The Trump administration is waging a systematic assault on First Amendment

The First Amendment is not merely ink on parchment – it is America’s covenant with itself. It ensures no leader…

October 5, 2025

Guest Columns

Defending free speech means standing firm – even when it’s politically unpopular

The Founders may not have intentionally put the First Amendment first in the Bill of Rights, but they treated it…

October 5, 2025

Opinion

When climate models fail, families pay

For years, we were told to fear “global warming.” When our planet cooled, the slogan was rebranded as “climate change.”…

October 5, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Shutdown

and communities caught in the cross hairs deserve better than political games

October 3, 2025