Letters to the Editor

Herald does not support a balanced view

cca As a new resident, I would like to subscribe to The Durango Herald but the paper does not support…

Doing unto others what was done unto them

cca I can’t forget pictures of intestines hanging on the fence and children’s bodies on the ground with limbs at…

Disabusing Rep. Hurd of public lands ‘mismanagement’

cca Recently Rep. Jeff Hurd referred to public lands mismanagement, and his desire for public lands decisions to reflect the…

Back-in diagonal parking plan is a scam

cca Residents of 7th Street are right to be concerned about the city of Durango Planning Department’s plan to put…

It is not an easy time to be a local newspaper

cca I moved to Durango in ’76 and have subscribed to The Durango Herald when I could afford to. It…

Scheppelman grateful, seeks dialogue and mutual understanding

cca Recent media coverage, including by The Durango Herald (Herald, July 11, July 14) and Colorado Politics, referenced the Southern…

Poem to the editor: Prayer of a retired military veteran

cca O God of many names, Care that our nation may recover the strength of compassion – compassion for all…

Trump does not have a mandate

A mandate? Perhaps not. cca Typically, a newly elected president declares they have a mandate because they won the election.…

July 18, 2025

Trump was playing golf while kids were drowning

cca I just watched a video of Donald Trump addressing the people from Texas about the devastation that happened when…

July 18, 2025

Speed management solution is simple

cca While it is somewhat amusing to watch all the fuss about controlling speeding traffic in town, it also absurd.…

July 18, 2025

LPEA board playing politics with subsidies

cca The article on LPEA election finance was interesting (Herald, June 29). LPEA CEO Chris Hansen tells us that we…

July 16, 2025

Bennet should stay focused and fight in D.C.

cca Sen. Michael Bennet has announced he’s ready to be our next state executive, and is trying to run for…

July 16, 2025

Affordable power matters to all local businesses

cca Your recent coverage of the LPEA election and James Coleman’s donations (Herald, June 29) leaves the misleading impression that…

Clyde and Paulette Church made our community better

cca I am sure Clyde and Paulette Church will retire to enjoying their time with each other. Many in La…

What keeps me from renewing my subscription

cca Besides wanting to be better informed about local Durango happenings, I would like to support the local newspaper as…

Setting the record straight on transparency

cca The recent editorial, “Our View: Transparency: ‘Behind closed doors’ not uncommon, or illegal, but the public deserves to know…

Colorado needs to get rid of TABOR

cca During the 33 years since TABOR was enacted, the federal government has paid for a lot of things that…

Rep. Hurd, you voted against your district

cca Nothing says I am afraid to hear from my constituents like having no staff in your Durango office. I…

Poem to the Editor: The Ice House

cca In the old days, before so many had refrigerators, there were what were called ice houses. In the summer…

New nature trail letters shine

cca Kudos to all those responsible for the design and installation of the new “letters” on the nature trail. They…

July 11, 2025

America is being hollowed out from the inside

cca In January, Donald Trump declared war – not on a foreign adversary, but on the institutions that make American…

July 11, 2025