Letters to the Editor

‘Charm’ headline tone deaf to ranchers’ reality

cca Shame on you, Durango Herald, for the headline, “High Country Cattle Auction brings top-notch stock and country charm to…

October 12, 2025

Is religious bigotry on the rise?

cca I wonder if anti-LDS hate is ramping up once again in America. We have two recent signs it is:…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

“Yes” on 1A: Protect services you rely on

cca Being born and raised here, I take pride in calling this community my lifelong home. Over the years, I’ve…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Durango schools betray parents’ trust

cca What happened to Cindy Stein and her child should scare every parent in Durango (Herald, Mar. 26). While Cindy…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Administration’s selective outrage is unacceptable

cca Charlie Kirk’s death was a tragedy. The outrage was warranted. Where was this administration’s outrage over the two students…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Reject new history interpretation, civics effort

cca On Sept. 24, The New York Times reported that President Trump endorsed a “new civics effort with MAGA aligned…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

If we must fight, let us fight together

cca Disagreement has become division. No two-party system can fix what it has inadvertently caused. Economic hardship, poverty, cuts to…

October 12, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Challenging partisanship in the school board race

cca My friends, Tamra Fenberg and Pearl Stegner, are running for the Durango School District’s Board of Education. Recently I…

October 10, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Vote Parmenter, Petersen, and Brown

cca Durango School District Board elections are approaching, with ballots arriving Oct. 14. Please cast your vote to re-elect our…

October 10, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Day one has become every day

cca Well, all you people who voted to elect Trump are getting exactly what you voted for. Trump, on his…

October 8, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Correcting the narrative on the Gaza crisis

cca It is worth setting the record straight (Letters, Herald, Sept. 12). After all, propaganda is what’s allowed the holocaust…

October 8, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Community values: Welcoming or warding?

cca A common mindset I’ve encountered while speaking with longtime Durangoans and reading letters to the editor goes something like…

October 5, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘yes’ on 1A – invest in La Plata County

cca It has been 43 years since La Plata County last increased its sales tax. In that time, the county…

October 5, 2025

Letters to the Editor

A musical and historical tribute to Durango’s 150 years

cca As a longtime fan of the Durango Choral Society, I have watched Carol Thurman’s composition, “Rivers, Rails and Roots…

October 5, 2025

Letters to the Editor

When enforcement looks lawless

cca How do we identify an ICE agent? This is what we’ve learned. Well … they wear face masks. Originally,…

October 5, 2025

Letters to the Editor

In support of the 1% sales tax

cca Mr. Russ Smith (Herald, Sept. 17) and Mr. Jack Turner (Herald, July 27), and the Code Rights Project seem…

October 5, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Thanks to forest service workers and SJMA

cca I would like to thank those folks working and supporting our public lands. They have been going above and…

October 3, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Retribution, not governance: Trump’s war on Democratic norms

cca The First Amendment guarantees Americans freedom of speech, religion and the press, “the right to peaceably assemble, and to…

October 3, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Counting the ways Trump betrayed us

cca Trump betrayed us. He promised to end inflation on “Day One.” Instead, prices have gone up on virtually everything…

October 3, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Why Girls on the Run matters

cca Girls on the Run is not a running club, or a track team. With a unique curriculum focused on…

October 1, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Sheriff and police chief missed the mark

cca It was great to see hundreds of people show up at the vigil to honor Charlie Kirk. However, Sheriff…

October 1, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Big thanks to all our summer work crews

cca I’ve been meaning to write this for several weeks, and the photo of the crew painting stripes on the…

October 1, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Octogenarian member golfers deserve discounts

cca I recently wrote a letter to the Hillcrest Board of Directors asking for yearly membership and T-fee discounts anytime…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

If not La Plata County, who?

cca Who snowplows the roads to get you to the doctor’s office?Who protects you when you are threatened?Who helps your…

September 28, 2025