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Facts don’t support Trump’s voter fraud claims

Trump is promoting his “Save America Act” and demanding an end to what he calls rigged elections, including mail-in voting. He claims the U.S. is the only country that allows…

April is National Poetry Month

Please submit poems (250 words or less) to [email protected] so we might feature your original work or favorite poem this month.

Our view: Call it what it is

Women’s History Month has ended. The reality women face has not.

50-year reader changing with the times

I have enjoyed The Durango Herald for 50 years and am glad to have a paper so devoted to reporting our local news. The Herald keeps our community informed about…

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County must address insurers’ coverage concerns

Regarding “Officials adopt wildfire rules” (Herald, March 25): Why did county government not thoroughly seek to understand and explicitly address the concerns of insurance agencies, so that homeowners can be…

Which do you prefer — mine or AI’s?

This ICE controversy is puzzling to me, and I decided to do an experiment. Below is my version, followed by a ChatGPT rewrite of the same argument. I’d like to…

What price war?

As I watch gas prices rise on an almost daily basis since the start of the Iran war, I think about the 13 service members who have died as of…

We are the same

We are all the same – no exceptions. Whether Democrat, Republican, Independent or someone who chooses not to vote. Brown, black, white or tan. Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, atheist or…

A ‘Peace President’ in name only, defined by conflict and instability

Donald Trump campaigned as a “peace president,” promising no new wars, stability abroad and prosperity at home – even openly coveting the Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, his record has often…

Our view: Spills at home, war abroad

price of energy dominance

Act local for World Climate Day

The SW Colorado Group Sierra Club submits this letter March 23, World Climate Day, as a warm, dry winter transitions into a hot, dry spring, and we are all faced…

La Plata County gets it right

Thank you, La Plata County Commissioners and others involved in the recent actions taken to enforce reasonable land-use regulations for Unit 3 of the Forest Lakes District. These actions are…

Is LPEA trading stability for risk?

LPEA members should be paying close attention not just to the shift to Mercuria, but also to how rates are being managed in the meantime. We are being told that…

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CROW

Crow must fly. It is his essence. An irrepressible desire and need to SOAR! Nothing – no caging, training, rewards or abuse can change this. It is who crow is!…

Congressman Hurd, what changed?

I find it deeply disturbing that President Trump decided to re-endorse Congressman Hurd on March 20, and it raises one simple question: What changed? I’m no political insider, but endorsements…

Our view: Powering change, together

Change rarely arrives quietly. And hardly ever without resistance. On April 1, La Plata Electric Association turns a page decades in the making, leaving Tri-State Generation and Transmission – a…

Mailing the Herald? That’s not a solution

In early March, we received a notice tucked inside our home-delivered Durango Herald that our newspaper will no longer be delivered but mailed to us. Mailed to us? Maybe the…

Sunday morning without the paper

Part of my Sunday morning routine for the past 60 years has been to fetch my paper as soon as it arrives in the driveway or, after I moved to…

Reconsider this decision for the handicapped

I have been a subscriber since 2003 and have seen several changes over the years. After four back surgeries, I am no longer able to walk or stand for any…

Our view: Living with water extremes

Weather can still deliver – but planning for less is the safer bet

Bennet should finish the job

I’m noticing a pattern in Sen. Michael Bennet’s runs for political office. He was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2009, and Coloradans have since elected him three times. Two…

The SAVE Act solves a nonexistent problem

The Heritage Foundation is a leading conservative think tank whose stated vision is building an America where freedom, opportunity and prosperity flourish. Its election fraud database should be trusted –…

A note from the Herald’s board chair

To our loyal readers – thank you for writing, and thank you for caring enough to tell us how you feel. These letters reflect exactly why local journalism matters: You…

Loretta will miss her one job

Fetching the paper is one of Loretta’s few real jobs. Those of us in our household, including Loretta (pictured), will greatly miss the morning newspaper. We have subscribed since 1992…

LPEA responds on member’s solar project

At LPEA, we diligently work to support our members in making investments in solar and battery systems, and we believe those decisions should be grounded in clear, accurate information with…

Our view: Release SBDC funding

threaten Colorado’s small businesses and rural economies

Naomi Riess is the right choice for HD59

Residents of House District 59 deserve capable, experienced leadership representing Southwest Colorado at the State Capitol. In my view, Naomi Riess is the right person for the job. Naomi has…