Ever looked in your rear view and see clouds of pulverized road base curtaining from your vehicle’s tires? Well, it is not coming back onto the county road. It floats…
The flow of traffic on Frontage Road has gotten out of hand (or always has been). There was an entirely preventable car accident there at the end of September. For…
It’s a tragedy that Durango resident Katie Siegrist died while walking her dog near the United Campground. Before any further decisions are made regarding Roberts RV Park, I am inviting…
For those of you that have Dish or Direct TV, you get KMGH Denver 7. Mike Nelson and Stacy Donaldson always mention Durango on their weather segments. They are the…
The county multi-event center and an exploration to find land and fund a new fairgrounds, started before there was a gift of 200 acres of land on the former Ewing…
My former mother-in-law once told me, “Larry, I’m an old lady, and I can say whatever I want!” I don’t consider myself an old man, but here goes. I’m saying…
I just read a statement by one of the House Republicans who was excoriating Speaker Kevin McCarthy for doing what was considered unthinkable: reaching out to House Democrats to pass…
I take issue with what the letter writer said about the 1% class and Lauren Boebert on Sept. 24. The letter writer said, “I’m superior to you because I am…
I’m starting to think that this newspaper should change its name. In sports, a person can read more about the New Mexico teams. I’m not saying this is wrong, but…
Anyone that lives in Colorado (or the U.S., really) knows that the race to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District is contentious. With some of the most well-funded candidates on both…
We’ve decided that since The Durango Herald only reports woke/liberal news, we are no longer interested in paying you to provide us with lies! We’re sick and tired of your…
We gotta paint this town red as in the Maglia Rossa (red Jersey in spanish) to honor our own Sepp Kuss absolute crushing and winning the Vuelta de Espana (Tour…
Some of you may remember “My Weekly Reader,” a current events newsmagazine for school kids that teachers handed out once a week. A short report called “The Air Is Changing”…
I was very glad to hear of the upcoming improvements in Durango for those of us who are disabled. We started coming to Durango in the Fall of 2002 as…
Dear Washington, D.C., It is time to re-prioritize spending. You already receive plenty of tax money from us. Use the money you already take in a more prudent fashion! That’s…
I want to thank Cortez City Council members for their strong well-reasoned arguments against rezoning and for voting 7-0 not to rezone the property at 1050 Lebanon Road to industrial.…
The congresswoman from Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District achieved exactly what she wanted to achieve over the last few weeks. People are talking about her and her name is in the…
Prop HH is on the ballot in November. The Taxpayers Bill of Rights was enacted in 1992 to prevent government from wasting taxpayer dollars. TABOR amounts the state can retain…
After reading the Sept 17 letter to the editor about how “Bidenomics is working for the average American,” I can’t help but wonder what America the writer lives in. In…
National gas prices have dropped after Labor Day to an average of $3.80 per gallon, according to Fox News. Come on, Cortez, get with the flow! Steven Coy Cortez
Please, write your senators to start the process of evicting U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert from office for behavior unbecoming a Congressional member. Leslye Ann Wick Durango
Everyone is missing the point about Rep. Lauren Bobert and her recent behavior with a date inside a theater. The real story here is not her die-hard partisanship, her hypocritical…
The online Oxford Dictionary defines ironic as happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this. I find it ironic/amusing that Lauren…
Living in the Animas Valley for the past 23 years, we understand the issue of wildfire and safe evacuation as being crucially important. As survivors of two evacuations, the Missionary…
Ann Butler was the glue that held together residents with varied interests in the Durango community. She was truly a “local.” She treasured those with whom she had a history.…
Are we back here again? Are we actually going to consider muzzling our children in masks again? Even though we know that masks impair communication and undermine learning, schools in…
“Talk Indian talk!” I demanded of him. “You will talk it to me now!” “Sha – Na – Ney,” he told me. “What does that mean?” I demanded of him.…
I understand that good news doesn’t sell newspapers. Often, we as the public are unaware of the good things happening, as either they do not get covered or ultimately, they…
I was greatly pleased with New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham’s wake-up call with her emergency public health order on carried firearms. I was also very pleased to see the statements…
I am shocked to read of the treatment that has been allowed of Wendy Kaye of Marvel. She is a severely disabled woman whose neighbors have with impunity, systematically rendered…
