Letters to the Editor

Charlie Kirk, a Christian nationalist martyr

cca The death of Charlie Kirk was tragic, especially because he was in the act of the exchange of ideas…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

An idea to support Hesperus Ski Area

cca Four years ago, we moved into our Hesperus home located where we can see the upper lift tower for…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Have we no shame, no compassion?

cca I cannot believe I am living in America, my beloved country of 81 years. I am appalled at the…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Hurd act leads in destroying public lands, collaboration

cca Coloradans overwhelmingly support public lands at the state, county and municipal levels. The annual Colorado College Conservation in the…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘no’ on the sales tax hike

cca This November, La Plata County voters will be asked to approve a new 1-cent sales tax. Supporters say it’s…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Poem to the editor: Taking Measure

cca There’s a difference point, below which you won’t care to know about your fellow, whether up or down the…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Taxes are shocking, vote ‘yes’ on 1A

cca When we moved to Durango from Iowa in 1999, we were shocked at the low property tax bill. Our…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

A scowl nor unshaven face equal strength

cca D’j’ever notice how people who really want to be seen as something they aren’t overplay the role? Look at…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Free speech doesn’t shield us from consequences

cca It is appropriate to have career consequences for those celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Those with a moral…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

When will student achievement become the priority?

cca The release of the 2025 CMAS scores should make every parent in our community stop and think. While officials…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

A scar that never heals

cca The number of gun violence incidences that take place, in this day and age, is an atrocity. The fact…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Cutting and running is not leadership

cca It would be amusing if it wasn’t rather sad to witness Sen. Michael Bennet’s traveling campaign show in Colorado…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

A call to protect lives, press freedom

cca I salute The Durango Herald on its recent editorial, “Our view: silencing Gaza’s journalists silences the world,” (Herald, Aug.…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

A warning amid rising tensions

cca I fear the assassination of Charlie Kirk lit the fuse toward civil war. So remember the old Boy Scouts…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Not every online comment is a news story

cca The Durango Herald using online commenters to call into question the response of Durango Police Department officers during an…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Meddling in another country’s democracy

cca The former president of Brazil, Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years, three months in prison when the country’s Supreme…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Paths to citizenship, then and now

cca Thanks for your front page essay by Christian Burney, “World Upended: Family’s lives turned upside down after ICE arrest…

September 28, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Protecting the character, integrity of old neighborhoods

cca There will be a Community Development Commission meeting as to whether to eliminate all lot size requirements for detached…

September 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

‘Pro-American’ means upholding the rights for all

cca Mike Sigman’s anger in his letter, “A war against the Constitution” (Herald, Sept. 10) reminds me of Dr. Seuss’…

September 24, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Patriotic superpowers: Blind to the Constitution

cca Unsurprising that our local “Patriot” watchdog has shown himself an adept ape of the MAGA superpower – absolute shamelessness…

September 24, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Herald must stop catering to the loud minority

cca I am so glad to see the Herald finally post a letter representing the beliefs of the majority of…

September 21, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Immigration isn’t a simple matter

cca I’m responding to the letters, “Immigration laws should be enforced, not ignored,” (Herald, Sept. 7) and “Don’t like deportations?…

September 21, 2025

Letters to the Editor

This is not who we want to be

cca Thank you for the story of Martin Geobany Terazzas’ detention by ICE (Herald, Sept. 10). While I absolutely believe…

September 21, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Respect wildlife, stop spreading glass

cca Many of us recreate on the Horse Gulch trails and have seen the shards of glass that some people…

September 21, 2025