Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Editorials

Our view: Significant issues to engage in 2025

We are four days into the new year, and have some thoughts about the shape and form of what could…

January 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Let’s have just one flag

I do not take sides politically, but I feel like it’s a mistake to introduce different flags into the classrooms…

January 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

MAGA cultists at it again

The MAGA cultists of the faded GOP are, predictably, at it again. This time, following the banner of Colorado GOP…

January 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Durango has incredible murals

For a few years now, I have been amazed at the incredible artwork that is displayed on various buildings throughout…

January 4, 2025

Guest Columns

Tyrone Yazzie: A kind soul who chose the life he lived

Tyrone Yazzie As 2024 closes, we would like to pay tribute to a person who impacted us at Toh-Atin and…

January 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

The Herald is top notch

I want to commend the Herald for providing high-quality content in serious amounts. I have been using the holidays to…

January 3, 2025

Guest Columns

2025 priorities: Health care access, tribal council collaboration, rural representation

The Durango school board appointed Katie Stewart to fill a vacant seat, District D, at its Sept. 20 special meeting.…

January 3, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Thank you, Dugan family

Durango used to have so much downtown charm. Now, we see more and more modern buildings with little regard to…

January 3, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Events go, and come; calendar needed

We just said goodbye to another year and over a dozen of Durango’s best (Herald, Dec. 29). To that list,…

January 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

What about recognizing other minorities?

First of all, I’d like to say how much I admire the Durango Board of Education who do such a…

January 2, 2025

Letters to the Editor

‘Tis the giving season

Dear Giving Friends, aka “Angels of Our Better Nature,” Did you know when we click “Like” supporting a cause, or…

January 2, 2025

Guest Columns

A note on history: Improving our system does not mean tearing it down

cca It was thought provoking to read David Brooks’ “The moral challenge of Trumpism” (Herald, Dec. 1). For quite a…

January 2, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Put down the phone

One of the 18 new laws that go into effect today concerns the use of mobile electronic devices while driving…

January 2, 2025

Guest Columns

‘It’s what we do’: Salt of the earth Durangoans exemplars for all

Jo Gibson A relative newcomer to Durango, I’m learning my way around, making little trips around town and getting a…

December 31, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Open fences are a waste

Last week when traveling to Durango, I noticed a simple mistake by someone that just didn’t make sense. South of…

December 31, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Appreciating our community leaders

Community leaders are the backbone of Durango. They deserve heartfelt appreciation for their unwavering commitment to making our community a…

December 31, 2024

Guest Columns

Through the changes, the good and bad, community remains steadfast

cca It’s the end of 2024. Personally, I will be glad to see this year in the rearview mirror, if…

December 29, 2024

Editorials

Our view: 2024 in letters

Letter writers’ interests and concerns in 2024 couldn’t have been more varied; even a partial review might better begin with…

December 29, 2024

Guest Columns

Amid an explosion of capability, artificial intelligence leadership is imperative

Mario Martinez Hearing aids that form a bubble around two people in a crowded room to bring new life and…

December 28, 2024

Editorials

Ellen Stein returns to Opinion section

Ellen Stein In the new year, Ellen Stein will assume the full-time responsibilities of Opinion Editor for The Durango Herald…

December 27, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Fluoride hasn’t proved harmful

I grew up in Dallas. When I was 5 and 6 years old, I would have four to five cavities…

December 27, 2024

Letters to the Editor

I must declare defeat about LPEA

We should be concerned with LPEA’s decision concerning renewable energy that will affect the rates charged in the future. I…

December 27, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Actions speak much louder than words

I am writing to address an important issue regarding community engagement concerning land-use codes in La Plata County. Recently, the…

December 27, 2024

Guest Columns

For enslaved people, the holiday season was a time for revelry – and a brief window to fight back

Ana Lucia Araujo During the era of slavery in the Americas, enslaved men, women and children also enjoyed the holidays.…

December 26, 2024

Editorials

Our view: For parents in crisis, a hand-off solution

In early January 2022, in freezing winter conditions in Hobbs, New Mexico, a woman was caught on surveillance camera depositing…

December 26, 2024

Letters to the Editor

No commutations for Muslims in Gaza

President Joe Biden recently commuted the death sentences of 37 murderers, including killers of police and military officers. (“Biden gives…

December 26, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Merry Christmas, er, Happy Hanukkah, er Joyous Kwanzaa, er …

So here we are, near the end of 2024 — in “the holidays.” So will you be celebrating the Dec.…

December 24, 2024

Editorials

Our view: A season for mercy

In a fun twist on the White House tradition of sparing the life of at least one turkey around Thanksgiving,…

December 24, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘No’ to extended parking meter fees

My wife and I have gone downtown most weekends for over 32 years. We regularly enjoy the downtown bars and…

December 24, 2024

Guest Columns

Sandbox values, ‘treat others how you’d like to be treated,’ all year

Mike McCabe I’m not a praying man or much of a churchgoer, to begin with. Still, I love Christmas. Not…

December 24, 2024