Letters to the Editor

Flags represent oft ignored human elements

Recent outrage over Black Lives Matter and LGBTQIA+ flags in classrooms seems a bit misplaced. Neither of these flags, nor…

January 12, 2025

Opinion

Less divided than we think, consider different points of view

Americans say that the federal government must insure health care for all (62%). A majority (66%) are deeply concerned about…

January 12, 2025

Opinion

Thinking smarter about our health, omit fluoride

When we become subjective about anything, nothing will change – lead, mercury, aluminum, chlorine, fluoride … Let’s look at science.…

January 12, 2025

Opinion

Seeking respectful cooperation these next four years

Since the election, just about every response in every newspaper column locally and nationally has been Trump bashing. Rancor and…

January 12, 2025

Opinion

Hope for civil conversation short-lived

Well, that didn’t take long. After reading the story (Herald, Dec. 29) about the state Republican Party threatening Durango School…

January 12, 2025

Opinion

GOP’s ‘hateful, threatening’ words at odds with board, DEI

The story, “State GOP threatens to sue schools,” (Herald, Dec. 29) dissects an email written by two GOP party leaders…

January 12, 2025

Opinion

No, Donald, Democrats don’t hate America

I read where Donald Trump is mad that flags will still be at half-staff honoring Jimmy Carter during his inauguration…

January 10, 2025

Opinion

Resist Trump’s Cabinet nominees, call your senators

Trump hopes to replace the experienced employees in the government with people whose only qualification is loyalty to him. All…

January 10, 2025

Opinion

Loving and admiring Linda Bunk was easy

To know and love Linda Bunk was easy. To admire she and Ron was even easier. And what an athlete.…

January 8, 2025

Opinion

Central calendar already exists

There has been an oversight with the recent editorial written (Herald, Jan. 2) about a calendar needed in our community.…

January 8, 2025

Opinion

We should be worried about World War III

I’m not worried about the price of eggs or the cost of gasoline these days. According to new statistics, the…

October 24, 2024

Opinion

Election letters deadline

Dear readers: The deadline to submit election letters is 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25. Visit www.durangoherald.com/opinion to submit letters via…

October 23, 2024

Opinion

3rd Congressional District ‘needs a representative like’ Adam Frisch

While there is excitement about the candidacy of Kamala Harris, Democrats and independent voters in Southwest Colorado need to remember…

August 30, 2024

Opinion

Next Step would ‘destroy the integrity’ of Durango’s Historic District

I am writing this on behalf of the Board of the La Plata County Historical Society. As an organization and…

August 28, 2024

Opinion

Durango’s land acknowledgment requires facing ‘problem and its root causes’

The person disparaging Durango’s land acknowledgment because it “focuses on the distant past and the despair and hurt that have…

August 27, 2024

Opinion

City Council ignoring constituents on Durango’s Central Business District

As part of a $400,000 effort to “test” the viability of the city’s plan to redo Historic Downtown Durango into…

August 27, 2024

Opinion

Let’s have a campaign based on issues, not identity

In the current rancorous political climate, it was so refreshing to read (“Candidates denounce ‘fearmongering’ GOP fundraising email,” Aug. 16)…

August 20, 2024

Opinion

Douthat’s ‘arrogance is on full display’

Please no longer print the New York Times columnists. The latest from Ross Douthat (“There is still scandal around Biden,”…

August 20, 2024

Opinion

Next Step: ‘We can’t take hits like that and survive’

A business owner of two stores in downtown Durango for 50 and 40 years respectively, I am very much opposed…

August 20, 2024

Opinion

Democracy is worth saving

I’m pleased to see that the La Plata County Republican Party acknowledges that the divisions in the party are disruptive…

August 16, 2024

Opinion

Puzzle pieces make us whole

The huge excitement and joy generated by Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination as candidate for president aligns the Democratic Party…

August 16, 2024

Opinion

Kamala Harris not ‘border czar’

There’s lots to say about Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for the November presidential election, but describing her as the…

August 16, 2024

Opinion

Next Step: ‘Please leave downtown alone’

I am appalled that the city came in and took our parking away on the 600 block! Aren’t they losing…

August 16, 2024

Opinion

Crosswalk near Mountain Middle School ‘a serious hazard’

I am writing to express my deep concern about a serious hazard in our town of Durango. The pedestrian crosswalk…

August 15, 2024