Letters to the Editor

The backdoor to privatizing Social Security

cca Beware seniors, families with grandparents and young people who want to know that their FICA taxes will someday be…

September 19, 2025

Criminals aren’t law abiding, ban gun free zones

There’s been another tragic shooting. This time at a public high school in Evergreen, followed closely on the heels of…

September 19, 2025

End lawless seizures, demand humane immigration policy

cca Immigration is an issue that my friends who voted for Trump want to see addressed. They want a much…

September 17, 2025

La Plata County needs reform, not higher taxes

cca I agree with Kelly Hegarty regarding the proposed tax hike (Letters, Herald, Sept. 3) that stringent county planning regulations…

September 17, 2025

Editor’s note: A misprinted puzzle and the hunt for humor

In response to Steve Grant’s question (Letters, Herald, Sept. 10) about why the Aug. 22 “Puzzles & Funnies” page reappeared…

September 17, 2025

City of Durango made a huge mistake

cca My wife and I walk our dogs daily. Sometimes on city street sidewalks, sometimes on the river trail, north,…

Honoring a (nother) longtime volunteer: Buck Skillen

cca “Just ask Buck” has been a mantra of Five Rivers Trout Unlimited (5RTU) since Buck Skillen reinvigorated the chapter…

Honoring a longtime volunteer: Tom Jones

cca Tom Jones sat on the Five Rivers Trout Unlimited (5RTU) board for years all while holding multiple positions, including…

Read, think about, and honor the Constitution this week

cca Celebrating the privilege of our liberty and freedom this year, the 238th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution…

Hurd betrayed the most vulnerable and should resign

cca About 30 years ago, I was principal of a Durango middle school that hosted a class for many children…

No one is illegal on stolen land

cca There is a very well-documented record of what the rise of fascism looks like and it appears that the…

Unity is paramount, land acknowledgment is divisive

cca Fort Lewis College opens performances and semesters with a “land acknowledgment.” That is harmful to society. It separates “we…

Herald’s Hamas apologists have it wrong

cca After reading the editorial, “silencing Gazas journalists silences the world,” (Herald, Aug. 31), accusing Israel of every conceivable crime…

September 12, 2025

Israel is committing genocide, scholars conclude

cca I wanted to express my gratitude to The Durango Herald for the editorial board’s thoughtful editorial, “Our view: Silencing…

September 12, 2025

Grass choice wastes water and teaching moment

cca I’m bewildered about all the Kentucky bluegrass installed at Miller Middle School. It’s not only on the football/soccer field;…

September 12, 2025

Jackson Clark II’s passing magnifies Fort Lewis’ lack of courage

cca In April 2025, Fort Lewis College denied Jackson Clark II, owner of Toh-Atin Gallery, the opportunity to present his…

September 10, 2025

A war against the Constitution

cca Kudos to The Durango Herald for coming out as anti-American. I’ve watched the numerous pro-illegal-immigrant articles, over the years,…

September 10, 2025

Puzzles and funnies magic tricks?

cca Page 4B of the Aug. 29 edition is the Aug. 22 page. The puzzles and funnies are from the…

September 10, 2025

Don’t like deportations? Change the law

cca People in the country illegally are being deported. Seventy-eight million Americans voted for that to happen. I tire of…

Immigration laws should be enforced, not ignored

cca I lived in San Diego for almost 50 years before moving to Southwest Colorado. From time to time, I…

What were they thinking? And drinking?

cca My goodness – what is going on with the new curbing on North College Drive? Who designed the curbing?…

REI is not the problem

cca I find it terribly ironic that city and business leaders, who for years have pushed so fiercely for growth…