Letters to the Editor

Opinion

Gutting of civil service supports leaves us all stranded

Historians write that Hitler took six weeks to destroy the democracy of Germany before World War II. In real time,…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

It takes a weed to know one, Elon

Weeds can be defined as a plant out of place (ex., grass in your tomato garden). Executive Order 13112 (1999)…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

Behaviors, vocabulary of thugs and gangsters

With apologies to Robert Browning, there are so many disagreements I have with the surge of edicts, memos, directives, executive…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

Buy a newspaper and stand up for America

The definition of tyranny: Cruel, unreasonable or arbitrary use of power or control. Trump stabbed America in the back by…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

The Herald, an important source for Rep. Hurd’s work

With the current state of chaos in our government, the Herald can provide an important reporting service to residents of…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

Holding the line against tyranny, Trump must comply

The American Bar Association recently issued a statement (read it at https://bit.ly/43dNpAE) condemning remarks made by high-ranking officials in the…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

It’s time for the 25th Amendment

Last week, Donald Trump declared that Ukraine should not have invaded Russia. Everybody on the face of the Earth knows…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

Page 32 of a dictator’s playbook

Donald Trump’s first month as president has been a hoot. It was good Israel and the Palestinians had begun a…

February 28, 2025

Opinion

Maybe Trump is right about axing some bureaucracy

I’ve never met builder Ed Asher but I’ve seen his signs and ongoing construction around La Plata County over the…

February 26, 2025

Opinion

Green Drinks, a monthly community gathering

Do you want to make a change, educate yourself and get involved? Green Drinks is an uplifting and encouraging monthly…

February 26, 2025

Opinion

Growing and keeping a marriage together

In reference to the story about long lasting marriages (Herald, Feb. 14), the article states that it was “luck” that…

February 23, 2025

Opinion

Please keep your opinions factual

In response to a letter writer’s recent attempts to slam the Herald in his letter to the editor (Herald, Feb.…

February 23, 2025

Opinion

A plurality is different from a majority

A recent letter writer (Herald, Feb. 24) needs to be reminded that the current president won a plurality of the…

February 23, 2025

Opinion

Join the fight against economic collapse

When someone loses their job, they don’t eat out, they don’t travel, they don’t buy cars, they don’t buy from…

February 21, 2025

Opinion

Fix our Forests Act will do anything but

The Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471), passed the House and heading to the Senate, prioritizes logging interests over proven…

February 21, 2025

Opinion

Durango City Council needs a lot of work

Reading the article on the proposed censure of Olivier Bosmans by City Council (Herald, Feb. 6), I was dismayed. Listening…

February 21, 2025

Opinion

Show solidarity to our Canadian neighbors

Growing up near Seattle, I spent countless summers visiting Canada – leaping into the frigid salt water of British Columbia,…

February 19, 2025

Opinion

Thanks Herald for standing up for our rights

Thank you very much for “Our view: The president with a cudgel – When will Republicans end it?” (Herald, Feb.…

February 19, 2025

Opinion

Thank you for Wolfwood Refuge rescue coverage

As if the industry’s inherent cruelty wasn’t enough to ban fur, then it must also end for the well-being of…

February 19, 2025

Opinion

Constituents are waiting for Hurd to represent them

Our new Rep. Jeff Hurd has made sticking his head in the sand into an impressive art form. Since he…

February 16, 2025

Opinion

America is experiencing a constitutional crisis

Musk/Trump’s extraordinary abuse of power attempting to unilaterally cut trillions from our budget is frightening. These actions not only ignore…

February 12, 2025

Opinion

Flying the bird, a rhetorical question

Roy Igo Durango

February 5, 2025

Opinion

Health care consumers beware of exorbitant costs

I experienced a wake-up call this past week when I had an abnormal imaging study. I was referred to CommonSpirit…

February 2, 2025

Opinion

Fauci, Gates, big pharma, and the global war on public health

RFK Jr. states that despite opposition from the Food and Drug Administration and World Health Organization, Fauci declared that “remdesivir”…

February 2, 2025