Opinion Term limits for SCOTUS justices Our country has issues and where does that list start? Many of those issues seem simply out of our control.… July 3, 2022
Opinion ‘Hearts must unite’ after Roe Compassionate hearts must unite in action as never before now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. Women… July 3, 2022
Opinion ‘Dismayed by ruling to deny Ascent’ I am dismayed by the ruling to deny Ascent Academy charter school status. It was obvious from the beginning that… July 2, 2022
Opinion ‘Vote out the GOP liars!’ How dare Justices Alito and Thomas act angry or miffed after their partisan, misogynistic, theocratic decision. They got what they… July 2, 2022
Opinion ‘Here because of tipping point’ RE: The Durango Herald’s Saturday editorial on wages and housing in our beloved town. Indeed, from a personal perspective, I… July 1, 2022
Opinion Ascent in if students ‘put first’ I found just typing the words government-mandated schools unsettling. As Americans, we have an innate aversion to the fact that… July 1, 2022
Opinion ‘Rebate’ for students who paid loans If this buffoonish administration passes a bill in July forgiving student loans, then it’s only fair that those students who… June 30, 2022
Opinion On voting: ‘Something smells fishy’ Has your vote been counted yet? Mine hasn’t . . . yet. “Colorado law requires us to compare the signature… June 29, 2022
Opinion Election denier is ‘name-calling’ One of the telling things about the 2020 election is that there were a number of irregularities, rules were illegally… June 29, 2022
Opinion Camp not ‘a public good’ A public good is a product or service that benefits most of society. Examples are national defense, roads, schools and… June 29, 2022
Opinion Basic needs must be met first The recent editorial “Homelessness not always about housing” opens a long-needed conversation. The city and county both approved the 2020… June 27, 2022
Opinion ‘Opposed to being manipulated’ on O’Dea I again wish that we in Durango could easily get Colorado news and not New Mexico’s because I am afraid… June 27, 2022
Opinion ‘Go to Ukraine’ before gun purchase I support the Second Amendment but super efficient mass killing instruments like the AR-15 and AK-47 should be regulated. Anyone… June 26, 2022
Opinion ‘I support county closing camp’ After reading the umpteenth article on the Purple Cliffs homeless camp, I decided to go take another look for myself.… June 26, 2022
Opinion Vote for Coram, Anderson After many years as a Republican, I changed to an unaffiliated registration. As an unaffiliated voter we can vote in… June 25, 2022
Opinion ‘Boebert good’ for CD-3 Lauren Boebert is good for the 3rd Congressional District and the United States. The Democrats have nothing to offer. Their… June 24, 2022
Opinion ‘Risking life to cross street’ A longtime resident of the county, I recently moved into city limits. One of the perks, I thought, was parking… June 24, 2022
Opinion Vote Anderson for ‘safe, fair elections’ Take a moment to learn about Tina Peters, candidate for secretary of state. Peters, who in her position as Mesa… June 22, 2022
Opinion ‘There is evil in the world’ As of 1993, there were over 22,000 gun laws on the books. I spent almost three hours on ATF’s website… June 22, 2022
Opinion Purple Cliffs ‘a public health hazard’ Kudos to the county commissioners for making a difficult decision to close this camp. It is a public health hazard,… June 22, 2022
Opinion Real jobs here or just work? Complaining that “nobody wants to work anymore” seems to be a popular trend these days. The complaint seems to come… June 22, 2022
Opinion On being homeless Anyone going past the Purple Cliffs area may instantly see this homeless camp as a chaotic disaster zone. Buried in… June 22, 2022
Opinion What about DeNier Center for homeless? The article on the closure of the Purple Cliffs homeless camp describes a situation that is generating frequent incidents of… June 20, 2022
Opinion Vote Coram to ‘ditch divisive politics’ As the president of the Associated Students of Fort Lewis College and a registered Republican in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District,… June 20, 2022