Letters to the Editor

ADU vote ignored residents, advisers

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

February 15, 2026

ICE detention: costly, cruel and unconstitutional

I am a retired bilingual play therapist currently volunteering helping families affected by ICE actions. From January through October 2025,…

February 15, 2026

Opinion

Ode to Minnesota’s resistance

They came with boots stomping the ground. They came with guns unholstered. They came with force to dominate. With no…

February 11, 2026

Opinion

Bennet’s ICE retraining plan won’t work

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

February 11, 2026

Opinion

Oaths and honesty in government

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

February 11, 2026

Opinion

ICE actions a stain on Durango

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

February 11, 2026

Opinion

Transparency and accountability in member-owned nonprofits

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

February 6, 2026

Opinion

The shadow president’s dangerous influence

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

February 4, 2026

Opinion

Trump’s actions show no concern for people

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

January 18, 2026

Opinion

The truth of what’s happening

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

January 18, 2026

Opinion

Community pressured patrollers to end strike

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

January 18, 2026

Opinion

Retain local talent through FLC internships

Thank you for your coverage of the 34th Annual Southwest Economic Outlook forum at Fort Lewis College (Herald, Jan. 7).…

January 11, 2026

Opinion

Help build a more walkable, bikeable Durango

Are you interested in making Durango a better place to live? A place that’s easier to walk, bike and maybe…

December 28, 2025

Opinion

Threats of violence are not Christian

I am sincerely miffed at the contradiction between Turning Point USA Chapter President Jonah Flynn’s desire to be known as…

December 17, 2025

Opinion

Protect Durango’s clear, crystalline air

This evening, stepping outside and smelling the crystal Durango air with its sweet scent of snow, I was so grateful…

December 7, 2025

Opinion

Local law enforcement: Too ‘beard-o’ for duty

A recent article (Herald, Nov. 23) contained a photo of law enforcement officers with Rich Guggenheim, a speaker at the…

December 5, 2025

Opinion

Beethoven’s Fifth echoes after Durango protest

Fate is knocking at the door. Beethoven composed this motif with his Fifth Symphony. Both defeat and victory are there…

November 21, 2025

Opinion

Both parties share blame for border failures

The editorial pages had a letter, “Four decades of failure on immigration,” (Letters, Herald, Nov. 9) that really hit home…

November 12, 2025

Opinion

Don’t trash good food, feed families

In a postcard dated Oct. 27, 2025, I wrote the following to President Donald Trump: Since SNAP, or once called…

November 9, 2025

Opinion

1A mitigates threats to La Plata County

In recent days, we’ve seen the natural threat of flooding to our county and we send our offers of help…

October 19, 2025

Opinion

Knowledge, not just gear, saves lives

This letter is in response to the raft that was stuck on the bridge (Herald, Oct. 14). I have been…

October 19, 2025

Opinion

When climate models fail, families pay

For years, we were told to fear “global warming.” When our planet cooled, the slogan was rebranded as “climate change.”…

October 5, 2025

Opinion

Honoring the best of what we can be

Our hearts are heavy in the wake of recent tragedies. What has been most painful is not only the loss…

September 28, 2025

Opinion

G.U.N.s don’t kill people … do they?

Charlie Kirk was murdered and many people including our president have vigorously blamed the ideas and beliefs (the ideology) of…

September 28, 2025