Letters to the Editor

Where’s the outrage over government waste?

cca Elon Musk and DOGE revealed many opportunities to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse from government spending, and there was…

Trust the messenger trust the message

cca In a recent meditation, Franciscan friar Richard Rohr noted, “We have to trust the messenger before we can trust…

Unfunded mandates threaten local affordability

cca I am writing to express concern about the state-mandated Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code. As written, this code constitutes another…

We must fight for our country

cca What could be more illegal than kidnapping and prosecuting the Venezuelan president and his wife to install a puppet…

32nd Street project delays cost community

cca If well-coordinated construction teams can replace critical bridges in a matter of days, one would think that moderately competent…

Our public lands continue to decline under Trump

cca Something very sinister is still happening to our public lands – while our attention has been distracted by the…

Reworking existing features for a river surf wave

cca I appreciate the recent letters from folks speaking up for the Animas River, and I’d like to share my…

Trump’s intervention reveals big oil’s influence

cca If anyone thought that the geopolitical impact of fossil fuels was only so much rhetoric, Donald Trump has just…

We are now an authoritarian state

cca We are now officially a rogue state, like those countries we vilify. Are you proud? Trump has autocratically directed…

La Plata County needs battery storage

cca We need Battery Energy Storage Systems to efficiently deal with electricity demand spikes by storing the growing excess of…

January 9, 2026

ICE seized a father, taxpayer, not a criminal

cca How would you, as a member of our delightful, supportive town, describe the Durango Community Recreation Center? Perhaps it’s…

January 9, 2026

How does this make America better?

cca I received a phone call this morning from the son of a woman who has visited me regularly for…

January 7, 2026

Respect the trail: Humans only, please

cca We are lucky to have a great hiking trail for year-round use in Durango. The Smelter Mountain Trail, located…

January 7, 2026

No Flock for this citizen

cca I want to say a few words about the Flock system that the Durango Police Department is initiating in…

January 7, 2026

Are we spending Colorado’s money wisely?

cca Electric school buses are often described as “cleaner” and “more efficient,” and the recent article on Durango School District’s…

An adult delinquent in the White House

cca Not long ago when teenagers vandalized public or private property they were called juvenile delinquents. Violators were immediately reprimanded…

A Christmas poem

cca Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of rum Guess we all need something strong To keep from getting numb…

Trump’s chasm between reality and rhetoric

cca A week before Christmas, President Donald Trump once again attacked Biden’s economy, grossly departing from truth and reality. Trump…

Responsible adults must safeguard our children

cca A couple of Saturday morning shows ago, the CNN program hosted by Michael Smerconish ran a poll of about…

Lies threaten the future of society

cca Tomorrow’s society may be at risk because of an understated problem: lies. Politicians and citizens with perceived power have…

Socialism isn’t America’s villain

cca I was pleasantly surprised to see Mike Sigman’s Letter to the Editor (Herald, Jan. 2) in which he referenced…

The deficit is a spending problem

cca Sen. Mitt Romney is right about one thing: the fiscal cliff is real (Herald, Dec. 28). But taxing “the…