Letters to the Editor

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…

April 6, 2026

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…

April 3, 2026

Opinion

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…

April 1, 2026

Opinion

Loretta will miss her one job

cca Fetching the paper is one of Loretta’s few real jobs. Those of us in our household, including Loretta (pictured),…

March 29, 2026

Opinion

LPEA responds on member’s solar project

cca At LPEA, we diligently work to support our members in making investments in solar and battery systems, and we…

March 27, 2026

Opinion

Trump’s broken promises and unanswered questions

cca Trump made two promises: to keep us out of “forever” wars and to release the Epstein files. He has…

March 22, 2026

Opinion

Grover and I are calling it quits

cca Grover is disappointed. For the past 10 years, Grover, my Airedale Terrier, has eagerly dashed out the front door…

March 18, 2026

Opinion

The flag and our assumptions

cca Bless the Herald for publishing “In their own words: Hello neighbor,” (Herald, Feb. 27), the recent exchange between anonymous…

March 8, 2026

Opinion

Missing facts in immigration story

cca There was an interesting Associated Press story published last month on the front page of the second section (Herald,…

March 6, 2026

Opinion

Naomi Riess will stand for rural Colorado

cca As a lifelong farmer and rancher in Southwest Colorado, and as someone who proudly served as the representative for…

March 1, 2026

Opinion

The ‘chess move’ that sold out Colorado

cca This is how freshman Congressman Jeff Hurd’s campaign is trying to explain away his vote to continue Obamacare subsidies…

February 20, 2026

Opinion

A fire district’s culture of intimidation

cca Lt. Ron Bakken, EMS coordinator for the FLMFPD, was one of the most capable and professional leaders this district…

February 18, 2026

Opinion

ADU vote ignored residents, advisers

cca City Council has voted 3-2 to eliminate all lot size requirements for ADUs in all three old neighborhoods in…

February 15, 2026

Opinion

ICE detention: costly, cruel and unconstitutional

cca I am a retired bilingual play therapist currently volunteering helping families affected by ICE actions. From January through October…

February 15, 2026

Opinion

Ode to Minnesota’s resistance

cca They came with boots stomping the ground. They came with guns unholstered. They came with force to dominate. With…

February 11, 2026

Opinion

Bennet’s ICE retraining plan won’t work

cca I recently read Sen. Michael Bennet’s press release regarding his suggestions for ICE. While I applaud a few of…

February 11, 2026

Opinion

Oaths and honesty in government

cca When I was a young boy in school, I believed that when a person swore on a Bible “to…

February 11, 2026

Opinion

ICE actions a stain on Durango

cca It has been months since a masked ICE agent was filmed putting a 57-year-old mother, Franci Stagi, in a…

February 11, 2026

Opinion

Transparency and accountability in member-owned nonprofits

cca A recent opinion column on nonprofit board governance is timely and important (Herald, Jan. 25). As the column notes,…

February 6, 2026

Opinion

The shadow president’s dangerous influence

cca The most dangerous person in Washington today is the shadow president, Stephen Miller. Hitler’s Nazi criminality is OK even…

February 4, 2026

Opinion

Trump’s actions show no concern for people

cca President Trump touts himself as a “man for the people” at his rallies. But clearly, he is not. Would…

January 18, 2026

Opinion

The truth of what’s happening

cca They are killing people and lying about it. Wake up. Mathew Robbins Durango

January 18, 2026

Opinion

Community pressured patrollers to end strike

cca The community cannot exist without the ski resort, the ski resort cannot exist without the patrollers, and the patrollers…

January 18, 2026

Opinion

Retain local talent through FLC internships

cca Thank you for your coverage of the 34th Annual Southwest Economic Outlook forum at Fort Lewis College (Herald, Jan.…

January 11, 2026