Letters to the Editor A newspaper’s value, having skin in the game Freedom of the press is so essential in any democracy, so important it was enshrined as part of the first… March 9, 2025
Opinion The president who would be king President Donald Trump’s posting, “Long live the king,” says out loud what his actions in the last month have implied:… March 9, 2025
Opinion Motion to censure Bosmans is troublesome Today, after reading the censure motion planned for the March 4 City Council Meeting and listening to the Feb. 4… March 9, 2025
Opinion Wake up, Americans! Our country is in deep trouble Enough is enough. When I watched the spectacle of President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance trying to belittle President… March 9, 2025
Opinion The laughingstock: U.S. votes with Russia, N. Korea, Iran The U.S. voted against a resolution condemning Russia’s actions and supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity. The U.S. voted with Russia, North… March 9, 2025
Opinion Kip Koso is very much an adult in the room A recent editorial, “Not the Durango Way” (Herald, Feb. 23), posed the question: “Were there adults in the room?” in… March 9, 2025
Opinion Trump’s Ukraine betrayal, what America stands for now I would like to convey the following comments coming from Benjamin Wittes, editor-in-chief of Lawfare, penning a moving article that… March 9, 2025
Opinion You cannot support Trump/Musk and the Constitution Most Republicans in Congress are cowards. They sit by and watch Trump systemically dismantle and destroy our democratic government. Trump… March 7, 2025
Opinion Making mistakes, amends, making calls Perhaps you voted for Donald Trump. Now 30 days in to his presidency perhaps you’re questioning that decision, feeling confused,… March 7, 2025
Opinion I ache for my country, my ancestors My heart aches for my country, burdened by the actions of our current president and his unlawful group who are… March 7, 2025
Opinion Kip Koso for Durango City Council Candidates like Kip Koso don’t come around very often, and Durango will benefit from his leadership on City Council. As… March 2, 2025
Opinion Gutting of civil service supports leaves us all stranded Historians write that Hitler took six weeks to destroy the democracy of Germany before World War II. In real time,… March 2, 2025
Opinion It takes a weed to know one, Elon Weeds can be defined as a plant out of place (ex., grass in your tomato garden). Executive Order 13112 (1999)… March 2, 2025
Opinion Behaviors, vocabulary of thugs and gangsters With apologies to Robert Browning, there are so many disagreements I have with the surge of edicts, memos, directives, executive… March 2, 2025
Opinion Buy a newspaper and stand up for America The definition of tyranny: Cruel, unreasonable or arbitrary use of power or control. Trump stabbed America in the back by… March 2, 2025
Opinion The Herald, an important source for Rep. Hurd’s work With the current state of chaos in our government, the Herald can provide an important reporting service to residents of… March 2, 2025
Opinion Holding the line against tyranny, Trump must comply The American Bar Association recently issued a statement (read it at https://bit.ly/43dNpAE) condemning remarks made by high-ranking officials in the… March 2, 2025
Opinion It’s time for the 25th Amendment Last week, Donald Trump declared that Ukraine should not have invaded Russia. Everybody on the face of the Earth knows… March 2, 2025
Letters to the Editor GOP youths need better role models I am an old lady and no longer capable of actively participating in politics. Since the problems of our country… March 2, 2025
Letters to the Editor Please feature right-of-center POV on opinion pages According to the La Plata County election results, 58% of voters preferred the Democrat candidate for president. Then it stands… March 2, 2025
Letters to the Editor Ongoing lack of veteran support will affect recruitment Everyone with a functioning brain that is not frozen in a political side understands the goal of some GOP leaders… March 2, 2025
Letters to the Editor Hurd’s silence on the dismantling of our government Awash in a sea of arrogance, lies, threats and plunder. That is what our nation, once the beacon of the… March 2, 2025
Editorials Our view: Ukrainians do not deserve what is coming Three years ago, Americans were cheering on Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian military, for very good reason. Imaginative defensive tactics… February 28, 2025
Letters to the Editor ‘Fix our Forest Act’ has broad support I disagree with Mark Pearson’s assessment that the Fix Our Forests Act removes the public from forest management (Herald, Feb.… February 28, 2025
Letters to the Editor It’s time to recall Trump (and Musk) Why is that unelected, arrogant oligarch running and ransacking our federal government? Oh, right, he bought the president. When is… February 28, 2025
Opinion Page 32 of a dictator’s playbook Donald Trump’s first month as president has been a hoot. It was good Israel and the Palestinians had begun a… February 28, 2025
Opinion Maybe Trump is right about axing some bureaucracy I’ve never met builder Ed Asher but I’ve seen his signs and ongoing construction around La Plata County over the… February 26, 2025
Opinion Green Drinks, a monthly community gathering Do you want to make a change, educate yourself and get involved? Green Drinks is an uplifting and encouraging monthly… February 26, 2025
Editorials Our view: In it for the heart of it – Maria’s celebrates 40 years Maria’s Bookshop celebrates 40 years of creating community connections through books February 24, 2025
Letters to the Editor City ordinance on tourism commission ignores community concerns The results of a city of Durango-sponsored survey showed that Durango residents want the city to focus more on resolving… February 23, 2025