I am appalled upon reading the forensic auditor’s statements regarding Visit Durango as presented by the city and the Herald in print on Nov. 24. As an auditor with more…
Chris Becker In 1920, a man named David C. Stephenson came up from Texas to Indiana and resurrected the old dogma that sprouted from the outcome of the Civil War.…
The holiday season is upon us with a flurry of activity from Thanksgiving to New Years, when family celebrations, holiday parties and friend gatherings flourish. For many, especially children and…
Response to Steve Self’s letter to the editor titled “We must defy sellout” (Friday, Nov. 22): Steve, while it’s no surprise that you, as a registered Democrat, oppose President Donald…
I believe that one bipartisian bill that all of us (maybe not the big corporations) could agree on is that there should be no Christmas advertising, sales, incentives, promotions, specials,…
I have interacted with homeless folks for several years. I have listened to community talk and I have read the Herald reports of community comments about homeless. As a licensed…
Should Donald Trump be successful with his deportation plan, the wave of inflation we’ve just been through will seem easy. We don’t have enough workers to fill all the job…
David Marston Even though one in five Americans is estimated to suffer from mental health illness, talk about mental health in the rural West remains muted. I’d like to talk…
It is common for candidates-elect to flex their muscles, and their mouths, as they prepare for office, test their policy proposals and remind voters who and what they voted for.…
Jo Gibson Yes, Durango, ever since moving here last year, I’ve been meaning to write to you, tell you how it’s going. Having spent 84 years in Ohio, you’d think,…
Ezra Klein It’s such a bother when politicians have to go and complicate your clean narrative about why they’re succeeding. Last week, I spoke to Jared Polis, the Democratic governor…
True: Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral. False: The fluoride used in Durango is natural. In Durango, we add the toxic, unpurified, industrial waste product from aluminum manufacturing plants in…
As a retired 9-R educator with 30 years of elementary teaching experience, I write in support of a policy prohibiting the display of political symbols in 9-R schools, except at…
I heard a comment that Trump and MAGA are the new normal. In every way, 100%, no. I aim to defy them at every step. The corporate media equivocate and…
I found the opinion piece by the former chairman of La Plata County Democrats tone deaf in the extreme. The first half detailed all the accomplishments of the Biden administration…
There was an unexpected moment during the most recent state legislative session when the leadership of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe asked for a vote to condemn the city of…
Mike McCabecca Depending on the coach, a loss is either a nightmare or a teaching tool. Mediocre or poor coaches dread losses, seeing how they threaten job security, especially when…
The 2025 Be Local Coupon Book is hot off the press and available around town at many of the locally owned independent businesses that are members of Local First, La…
Allen Bestcca Credit La Plata Electric Association with the ability to keep a secret. The first report that state Sen. Chris Hansen had been hired as CEO of the member-owned…
The notion that independents or extremists within the party cost Democrats the election is absurd. While Republicans have certainly followed their extremists to the far right, Democrats have spent the…
Colorado residents deserve secure elections and transparency from state officials. However, a serious security breach involving Secretary of State Jena Griswold raises significant concerns. On Oct. 30, Griswold admitted her…
How to tell right from wrong in America, a public service announcement from Project 2025: When you don’t want to pay your bills, just ask yourself, “What would Trump do?”…
“Moving on with an eye to the future that is a blank slate” and “forgetting the past” is the MAGAspeak equivalent to Kevin Roberts saying the country is in the…
Good manners go a long way. When I first ran for the Legislature in 2016 against incumbent J. Paul Brown, I won by the narrowest of margins. He called me…
Joe Biden is in the history books for the breadth of his stimulus funding for the recovery that returned the U.S. to its pre-COVID-19 economic strength, and beyond, his advocacy…
As we move forward together as Americans in 2025 with a new administration, I hope that those of us who desire to end the rights of others will first take…
Attention, Democrats: For 30 years between 1986 and 2016, middle-class workers feel they’ve been left behind and ignored. During that period, consumer prices went up 86%, but workers’ wages only…
The election is over. The results were definitive. It’s time for The Durango Herald and the editorial staff to move on with an eye to the future, unburdened by events…
After living in the U.S. for 34 years, most of that time in Durango, I became a U.S. citizen last year. I was so proud and eager to cast my…
I found Mike Sigman’s letter about “resisting” (Herald, Nov. 15) ironic. From a guy who uses the liberal Durango Herald every 30 days to publish his opinions. I suppose he…
