Letters to the Editor

A Poem Starts

Friction of pencil on paper Sets it all in motion. Dry scraping sound Uncovers worlds locked in silence. Until the…

April 15, 2022

Mountain Muses

It is the dawn breaking over their peaks That shimmers the morning’s glory in glowing valleys. Mountains, as poets, often…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Rocky Mountain Hike

Resting On a granite slab left by a retreating glacier At the shallow edge of an alpine lake. Scents of…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Teach kids ‘differences okay’

As a pastor and parent, I was disturbed to read in The Durango Herald (April 8) that a state Social…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Who Are You?

Who are you my friend? A person with a good heart? Someone who will care? If so, go for it.…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Chaco Canyon

It’s breezy in Nageezi, down a lonely, dusty road. Ancient Great Houses anchored to the earth, resting under blankets of…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Reuse rallying cry: ‘Lock him up’

Back in the 2016 campaign between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, a big deal was made of Clinton’s missing emails.…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Spring Haiku

Winter bared branches bud in tender green. Pear trees burst into white froth. Judy Clifford Bayfield

April 11, 2022

Opinion

Put parking garage in ‘big old hole’

So, with all the quibbling over lack of parking downtown, there’s a big old hole to nowhere (you know, the…

April 11, 2022

Opinion

I Dream of a World

I dream of a world where birds look down on a green earth, blue and green meshing harmoniously I dream…

April 10, 2022

Opinion

Perhaps Love

Your words were thoughtless and hurtful, The tone of your voice sharp and cruel Your embarrassing tirade was childish, Only…

April 10, 2022

Opinion

Show Me You Are Real

Cacti, Irises, Skyrockets blossoms finessed by hummingbirds. Ashamed to invade this most ancient play. Something eternal as I finger a…

April 9, 2022

Opinion

My Son

They folded the flag. I remember you falling from your bicycle. You got up. I remember. They folded the flag…

April 9, 2022

Opinion

Protect Chaco, submit comment

In response to the article “Bureau of Land Management extends comment period on Chaco proposal” on April 2, I believe…

April 9, 2022

Opinion

COVID-19 distracted from climate crisis

Dick White presented another insightful article on the tragedies the COVID-19 pandemic has generated. I note that he states “at…

April 8, 2022

Opinion

A Forgotten Cemetery

I visited a forgotten cemetery, high on a dusty hill, The bristly weeds grew rampant, and the air was strangely…

April 8, 2022

Opinion

The Pillowy Clouds

December’s been extra cozy, Feelin’ as merry as can be, Want to thank God above, My heart sank into Love,…

April 6, 2022

Opinion

Conflict with My Flesh

Do I need this fragile shell? My body reigns my knowing, It gives me pain and sometimes fails, With grief…

April 6, 2022

Opinion

Lodgers tax revenue for child care, housing

Like many people, I was supportive of the increase in our lodgers tax in 2021. And like many, I was…

April 6, 2022

Opinion

Lost school board meeting too familiar

In 1972, lawyers requested former President Nixon’s tape recordings of his conversations in the White House. This was in relation…

April 6, 2022

Opinion

Vote ‘yes’ on universal preschool

As a longtime early childhood educator in La Plata County, I celebrated when Colorado voters approved universal preschool with passage…

April 4, 2022

Opinion

Standard time is best

Our Congress is in the process of deciding whether to end the twice a year time changes of Daylight Saving…

April 4, 2022

Opinion

Some foundations have strong networks

History is plagued with conflicts, such as the current situation in the Ukraine initiated by power-hungry, out-of-control despots. I’m hoping…

April 3, 2022

Opinion

School board ‘has gone rogue’

The Montezuma-Cortez School Board canceled a meeting where it planned to “re-create” a secret meeting they held previously to ask…

April 2, 2022