Letters to the Editor

Support the county that supports us

cca Our county has been in desperate financial need for some time, ever since oil and gas revenue took a…

November 2, 2025

Bring back a North Main post office

cca Once upon a time in a quiet, mellow, unhurried Durango long, long ago, we had a smaller version of…

November 2, 2025

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Durango: A love letter

cca I saw an open window in the ICE detention center and thought, if we cry loud enough they will…

November 2, 2025

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Just say ‘no’ to data centers

cca Since the 1930s, America’s rural electric co-ops have provided reliable and affordable power to places that investor owned utilities…

November 2, 2025

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A penny for La Plata County’s future

cca As a resident of La Plata County, I support Ballot Measure 1A, the proposed 1% sales tax increase. Tourists…

November 2, 2025

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Clark family grateful for a caring community

cca Jackson Clark’s family and everyone at Toh-Atin Gallery want to thank the community for the love, compassion and support…

November 2, 2025

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Support healthy school meals for all

cca There are two items on the Nov. 4 ballot – Propositions LL and MM – on which we must…

November 2, 2025

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Are the incumbents really nonpartisan?

cca I am concerned with the legality of the incumbents’ qualifying to be elected to the school board. The editorial,…

November 2, 2025

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Jeff Hurd, remember your oath

cca I want to believe that you, Jeff Hurd, are a moral man and that you are not in total…

November 2, 2025

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Strong fire districts mean safer communities

cca As we turn back the clocks and check smoke alarm batteries, it’s worth remembering that many Colorado fire districts…

November 2, 2025

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Hope Scheppelman made our choice easy

cca A big thank you to Hope Scheppelman for her column (Herald, Oct. 26) telling us exactly who she is…

November 2, 2025

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Fix Our Forests Act supports wildfire prevention

cca Communities in every corner of the country – especially those in Western Colorado – have felt the heavy consequences…

October 31, 2025

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All athletes deserve a ride

cca I am writing as a concerned parent to express my deep disappointment regarding the ongoing lack of transportation for…

October 31, 2025

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Student voices concern over unjust treatment, ICE detentions

cca My name is Emmett Kane, I am in eighth grade at Mountain Middle School. I am writing this because…

October 31, 2025

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The Patriotic Way

cca Ladies and gentlement: in 1960, when I started school in Wichita Falls, it was on the Air Force Base,…

October 29, 2025

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Confusing Durango’s Catholic parishes and schools

cca The editorial “Compassion in Action,” (Herald, Oct. 26) seems to confuse our Catholic dioceses. While your support of the…

October 29, 2025

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Renew governance through kindness, not war

cca As I grieve the thousands of immigrants – and some citizens – languishing in unregulated detention centers after sudden…

October 29, 2025

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Southwest Colorado deserves answers on health care

cca What does Rep. Hurd think about health care and the government shutdown? Who knows. Hurd certainly does not communicate…

October 26, 2025

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No Kings Day uplifts community spirit

cca What is this energy we all sink into when we read the news? There’s so much anxiety followed by…

October 26, 2025

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Messaging furthers politics over protection

cca Has anyone looked at a USDA Forest Service website recently? Every page contains a banner blaming “Radical Left Democrats”…

October 26, 2025

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Trump and Putin want the same thing

cca It’s intuitively obvious to casual observers around our shared planet that Vlad Putin and Donald J. Trump want the…

October 26, 2025

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Rising property values don’t offset losses

cca After a lifetime in La Plata County, I was sure I had the budget figured out. Property values keep…

October 26, 2025

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Outside money, politics don’t belong in Durango

cca I received a text on Friday, Oct. 17, which was hilarious, though unintentionally so. “Take Politics out of Classes,”…

October 26, 2025

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When ‘allergic reactions’ are fentanyl poisoning

cca Recently, an older adult was referred to me with a question about an alleged food allergy. The story was…

October 26, 2025