Opinion &#038; Letters to the Editor

Politicizing wildfire recovery would hurt all of the West

Congress is considering attaching strings to LA wildfire recovery bills. I hope that Jeff Hurd recognizes that he represents a…

January 22, 2025

Build smarter

It wouldn’t hurt for homeowners to learn the best ways to replace what was demolished, since climate change is not…

January 22, 2025

Seeking county and LPEA fire mitigation information

Thank you in advance for your response. Bonnie Johnson Durango

Leftist crazies now support premeditated murder

Under the Food Not Bombs banner they promote the full-scale genocide of Israeli Jews by displaying signs and chalk writings…

What do we tell our children?

John Hopkins Durango

Manifest Destiny or manifest insanity?

What goes through Trump’s mind is unfathomable, and that is not because he outshines Stephen Hawking. His latest incarnation as…

Say ‘no’ to Sundance, and state tax breaks, festival will worsen affordability

Page 5A: “House Bill 1005 would offer $34 million in tax incentives to a film festival … that lures more…

The irony of Jan. 20, 2025

Monday, Jan. 20, is the MLK holiday. It also is the presidential inauguration. The irony lies in what these two…

Class issues present spiritual tests

I rarely think about how stratified our local society is until I witness our neighbors struggling. Here’s news that makes…

Editorials

Our View: Celebrating Duane A. Smith

Duane A. Smith radiated history, delivering his lectures in a full voice, always in motion. He drew his listeners into…

January 18, 2025

Flags at half-staff for the next four years?

A dictator has been voted in. A guy who tried to overthrow the government four years ago. A guy who…

January 17, 2025

Some thoughts on ‘Let’s have just one flag’

As the writer stated, the Constitution affords us our protections to free speech regardless of the environment. The American flag…

January 17, 2025

Let’s hope Trump White House doesn’t forget Carter’s example

William A. Babcock Durango

January 17, 2025

Letters to the Editor

How could we forget what really happened on Jan. 6?

Any conceivable move to punish members of the Jan. 6. Commission is an unfathomable, “I’m your retribution” reminder. What happened?…

January 15, 2025

Childhood trauma suggests a different story

Reading Jackson Clark’s tribute to Tyrone Yazzie (Herald, Jan. 5), the young, Indigenous man who worked in Clark’s art gallery…

January 15, 2025

Flags represent oft ignored human elements

Recent outrage over Black Lives Matter and LGBTQIA+ flags in classrooms seems a bit misplaced. Neither of these flags, nor…

Less divided than we think, consider different points of view

Americans say that the federal government must insure health care for all (62%). A majority (66%) are deeply concerned about…

Thinking smarter about our health, omit fluoride

When we become subjective about anything, nothing will change – lead, mercury, aluminum, chlorine, fluoride … Let’s look at science.…

Seeking respectful cooperation these next four years

Since the election, just about every response in every newspaper column locally and nationally has been Trump bashing. Rancor and…

Hope for civil conversation short-lived

Well, that didn’t take long. After reading the story (Herald, Dec. 29) about the state Republican Party threatening Durango School…

GOP’s ‘hateful, threatening’ words at odds with board, DEI

The story, “State GOP threatens to sue schools,” (Herald, Dec. 29) dissects an email written by two GOP party leaders…

No, Donald, Democrats don’t hate America

I read where Donald Trump is mad that flags will still be at half-staff honoring Jimmy Carter during his inauguration…

Resist Trump’s Cabinet nominees, call your senators

Trump hopes to replace the experienced employees in the government with people whose only qualification is loyalty to him. All…

Editorials

Our view: Shine light on 9-R funding, not CORA

The Durango School District 9-R Board of Education has identified its state legislative priorities for 2025, the first two of…

Letters to the Editor

2025 priority must include Three Springs connection

A current project to do this is completing the trail connection between the Animas River Trail at Home Depot and…

Loving and admiring Linda Bunk was easy

To know and love Linda Bunk was easy. To admire she and Ron was even easier. And what an athlete.…

January 8, 2025