I live in a rural area with mailboxes on the road. The postal delivery I have experienced is dismal. For example, squeezing packages into my mailbox that don’t fit, whereby…
On Sept. 14, 2023, Katie Marie Siegrist, 27, was walking her dog along Animas View Drive near the United Campground of Durango. Struck from behind by a black 1987 Jeep,…
I just read a recent proposal to solve the Malfunction Junction quandary by turning the north end of Third Avenue into a cul de sac. I suggest that Third Avenue…
I’m glad readers are coming to the defense of The Durango Herald and free speech. When I was the Special Sections (magazine) editor for the paper several years ago, I…
Recently, a letter writer suggested that reserves in the Colorado Education Fund be used to provide better pay for teachers. It is clearly critical that we improve teacher pay and…
Recently, I attended the La Plata County commissioners meeting, where they voted to cancel the Demolition Derby because of safety concerns. Commissioner Marsher Porter-Norton said because there was no certified…
Most Colorado residents are already outraged at having to pay high property taxes. To placate the public, liberals in Denver have come up with an unconstitutional ballot initiative deceptively titled,…
By placing Propositions HH and II on the Nov. 7 ballot, the Colorado Legislature is asking voters to give them permission to renege on prior commitments. Prop. HH is particularly…
SwanJerry McBride Bigfoot, come back. Only those Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train riders on Oct. 8 caught a glimpse and we are a community ready to embrace you.…
The city is seeking a new name for the street between Backcountry Experience and River City Hall. The obvious choice is “Hoch Way,” after Greg Hoch, retired city of Durango…
Our children deserve a quality education. Colorado is ranked 49th among 50 states in teachers’ pay. Our kids are our future and educating them is our responsibility. Not providing the…
I am writing in response to a letter from Oct. 15, 2023, with the headline “Herald has liberal/progressive bias.” I appreciate the time the letter writer took to write. I…
I caught the Sunday edition with yet another blurry photo of Bigfoot. Despite modern cameras, no clear shot of the hoax creature ever appears. At least you kept him below…
Recent reports state that Donald Trump and his lawyers are asking to delay his four separate criminal trials until after the election, so as not to “cripple his chances of…
Mouse season is upon us, and for those of us who have little visitors at night or cats dropping deceased furball presents pillows can agree that this time of year…
I recently gave a copy of “American Ground Zero: The Secret Nuclear War” (1993) by Carole Gallagher to the Durango Public Library. It includes more than 70 personal narratives from…
Proposition HH is on the ballot this November and supporters will try to tell you that it will fund education. Here’s the truth. The state has a $40 billion budget…
I’m constantly amazed by people who move here and rave about the scenery. Have you never been somewhere else? And just went “wow?” I lived in Los Angeles for a…
The opinion page editor really didn’t address the protesters marching in front of The Durango Herald on Sept. 12, or the countless letter writers pointing out the liberal bias of…
Metallic Minerals, a mining company out of Canada, is well on its way to developing a massive copper and silver mine on Gibbs Mountain in the La Plata Mountains. It…
Col·le·gi·al·i·ty, noun: collegiality 1. “Companionship and cooperation between colleagues who share responsibility.” 2. “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,…
Restore the Balance is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with branches in Mesa, Delta and La Plata counties. The purpose of the organization is to counter the growing division and extremism…
We (Ignacio, Bayfield and Durango) hold the following truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. That…
The implosion of the House of Representatives last week is a mere symptom of the illness our democracy faces. As a nation we can look at our House as we…
Vote “yes” on the Dolores School Bond Measure 4A. Your vote of support for Dolores students will be the first step in helping with the much needed renovations and building…
Thank you for publishing the delightful profile on our fellow centenarian, Margaret Edmiston, “100-year-old Durango resident shares secret to living a long, fulfilling life.” Margaret embodies the philosophy of Epictetus,…
A recent article concerning Gov. Jared Polis’ visit to Durango said, “Porter-Norton also called on Polis to push for changes that would limit developers’ liability for construction defects, which can…
Individuals not in support of Ukraine in its current conflict with Russia are, at the very least, passively supporting Vladimir Putin. Please, review the historical record. In the late 1930s,…
I am amazed that our post office is locked to those of us who pay for a P.O. box and are unable to access it before or after postal hours.…
Thank you for publishing the article about the Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School. It makes public the atrocities suffered by the Indigenous children and their families in our country, which…
