Letters to the Editor

Poem: Uvalde

You’re going to miss your bus today, my little ones. My little ones, you are all cradled in feathers. Their…

Poem: Earth Mother

The thing we call Life Is so precious, and rare. Let us awaken Like the spring bear! Give Thanks to…

Poem: Imagine the Sounds

spider walking people talking cat creeping baby sleeping ant chewing coffee brewing snake spitting at-toms splitting clock ticking faucet dripping…

Poem: I Sit in My Room

I sit in my room looking back Back at the memories I hold close So close to my heart and…

Poem: Before Checking Your Device

Before checking your device, Check the news inside. What is the internal weather like when the wind of your breath…

Poem: A Poem (Unrefined)

Not all poems are poetic Or happy or sad Some are just the rantings of an old woman’s mind. .…

Poem: AI In Charge

(Note, this writer asked ChatGPT to, “Write a poem about Artificial Intelligence taking over the world.”) In a world not…

Boebert ‘wrong about the science’

In her recent guest column, Rep. Boebert claimed the “science is clear” in her argument for her ironically-named “Trust the…

‘Just say no to the NRA’

A young black man in Kansas City rang the wrong doorbell. The homeowner was obviously threatened by the very presence…

Editorial cartoon: Broadway bound

‘Push for higher standards’ at hospital

As a local, independent physician, I found the April 16 news story in The Durango Herald report on Centura-Mercy Hospital…

Guard pets during satanic gathering

The largest satanic gathering in our nation’s history will be held in Boston on April 27 through April 30. Satanic…

Yes, danger from gas wells

In response to George Sharpe’s recent guest column, he’s wrong that there is not evidence of oil and gas posing…

On public input: ‘Irony is rich’

Acting against the thoughtful input of 16 former City of Durango mayors, the expressed concerns of the Multimodal and Parks…

‘9 mm handgun’ at Cortez school auction?

It has come to our attention that the Lewis-Arriola Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization has a 9 mm handgun as…

Wendt: ‘Durango in good hands’

Over the last four months, I have had the honor of getting to know both Dave Woodruff and Gilda Yazzie.…

Poem: Internal Dust

In spring she moves from her old space underground to the stairs curving straight to the attic door. Her path…

‘Boebert: Silent about dead kids’

The GOP has become an entirely performative, own-the-libs clown troupe. I give you our own Congressional sad harlequin, Lauren Boebert.…

‘Choice between political parties clear’

On the one hand, Colorado Democrat U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen has recently proposed legislation to understand and stem the import…

Focus on ‘suitability’ of gun owners

I read the three letters on gun control on Sunday in The Durango Herald. One letter made a very good…

Consider Russ Andrews for CD3

Carbondale resident Russ Andrews has tossed his hat into the ring as a Republican contender against Lauren Boebert. Andrews is…

Oppose Boebert’s wolf bill

Over a year ago, local papers welcomed a family of wolves reintroducing themselves in northern Colorado and having pups. Early…

Poem: In The City

See men feeding upon men like so many fevers incubated from concrete. Birds with beaks of filth force through the…

Poem: Hiking Feet

Toes up, heels down. Toes up, heels down. Dusty ankles left, dusty ankles right. Pesky pebbles, prickly pine needles. Toe…