Opinion & Letters to the Editor

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

Opinion

Growing and keeping a marriage together

In reference to the story about long lasting marriages (Herald, Feb. 14), the article states that it was “luck” that…

February 23, 2025

Opinion

Please keep your opinions factual

In response to a letter writer’s recent attempts to slam the Herald in his letter to the editor (Herald, Feb.…

February 23, 2025

Opinion

A plurality is different from a majority

A recent letter writer (Herald, Feb. 24) needs to be reminded that the current president won a plurality of the…

February 23, 2025

Opinion

Join the fight against economic collapse

When someone loses their job, they don’t eat out, they don’t travel, they don’t buy cars, they don’t buy from…

February 21, 2025

Opinion

Fix our Forests Act will do anything but

The Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471), passed the House and heading to the Senate, prioritizes logging interests over proven…

February 21, 2025

Opinion

Durango City Council needs a lot of work

Reading the article on the proposed censure of Olivier Bosmans by City Council (Herald, Feb. 6), I was dismayed. Listening…

February 21, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Developing confidence, courage and character

Girl Scouts logocca Talk of mints has us thinking about Thin Mints. It’s that time of year again when Girl…

February 20, 2025

Opinion

Show solidarity to our Canadian neighbors

Growing up near Seattle, I spent countless summers visiting Canada – leaping into the frigid salt water of British Columbia,…

February 19, 2025

Opinion

Thanks Herald for standing up for our rights

Thank you very much for “Our view: The president with a cudgel – When will Republicans end it?” (Herald, Feb.…

February 19, 2025

Opinion

Thank you for Wolfwood Refuge rescue coverage

As if the industry’s inherent cruelty wasn’t enough to ban fur, then it must also end for the well-being of…

February 19, 2025

Opinion

Constituents are waiting for Hurd to represent them

Our new Rep. Jeff Hurd has made sticking his head in the sand into an impressive art form. Since he…

February 16, 2025

Letters to the Editor

It’s our choice: Democracy or one-man one rule?

My simple view of our government is outdated but consistent with our Constitution. Our Congress negotiates (scary word here), compromises…

February 16, 2025

Letters to the Editor

The ‘so-called’ bishop’s lecture was a travesty

My family came to Durango in the late 1800s and has been continuously there ever since, though I live in…

February 16, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Valentine’s Day 2025

We all wish to find an emotional connection with someone this year. Creating a love that will be so dear.…

February 14, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Keep your opinions to yourself,

Sunday’s editorial (Herald, Jan. 26) is exactly what I would expect from The Durango Herald. The Herald does not seem…

February 14, 2025

Letters to the Editor

We need automated doors at the post office

I have contacted city, county, state, and federal government and news outlets over the past two or three years and…

February 14, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Thanks to Life-Long Lecture Series, White for insightful presentations

With appreciation and gratitude, I would like to thank Dick White for his heartfelt presentation on “Climate Migration: A New…

February 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

What DEI looks like in Trump 2.0

Wanted: farm laborers, dishwashers, overnight janitors, hotel housekeepers, slaughterhouse workers and roughnecks. Only white males need apply. Must show proof…

February 12, 2025

Opinion

America is experiencing a constitutional crisis

Musk/Trump’s extraordinary abuse of power attempting to unilaterally cut trillions from our budget is frightening. These actions not only ignore…

February 12, 2025

Guest Columns

Leading LPEA into the future

Chris Hansen When I joined LPEA in November, I stepped into a cooperative with a strong foundation, a clear mission…

February 10, 2025

Guest Columns

City should engage in responsible, informed dialogue

In a Durango City Council meeting on Tuesday, councilors voted to withdraw their baseless lawsuits against the county commissioners and…

February 10, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Team Trump doesn’t care what color your cap is

Now that President Donald Trump is putting together his Cabinet and top administrators, it has become quite clear where his…

February 10, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Open letter to Jeff Hurd

Jeff Hurd, you ended up choosing the wrong time to go to Washington. That is, it will be the wrong…

February 9, 2025

Editorials

Our view: The president with a cudgel: When will Republicans end it?

Is there nothing in the federal government that Donald Trump doesn’t want to pull apart and destroy, behaving as though…

February 9, 2025

Guest Columns

Closing USAID damages America’s image, ability to influence

Herb Bowmancca Just two weeks ago I was living in Yerevan, Armenia, directing a U.S. government-sponsored human rights project when…

February 8, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Tax cuts revisited

A top priority for President Donald Trump is extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but despite all of the…

February 8, 2025