Opinion

We can stop the puppy mill pipeline

Buying a puppy from a pet store should never mean unknowingly supporting cruelty. Yet many puppies sold in retail stores…

February 8, 2026

Peaceful protests win in Minnesota

After George Floyd was killed by police in broad daylight while being filmed, many Minneapolis residents snapped. They let their…

February 6, 2026

Minnesota’s federal crackdown: A warning about weaponized power

Believe your eyes and act accordingly. Horrifically, Alex Pretti was shot to death by federal agents carrying out immigration enforcement…

February 4, 2026

What we can accomplish together

Thank you for the inspiring missive from Scott Perez (Herald, Jan. 23). In his concluding remark, he reminded us, “Working…

February 4, 2026

It’s time to stop further ICE funding

It’s time to reach across the political spectrum to build a strong response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s extreme, horrifying…

When law enforcement becomes lawless

I am horrified by what is happening in a major city in the United States. I am ashamed to be…

A question of significance

When I was a little boy in my father’s black three-quarter ton Ford in ‘59, moving across the Mojave at…

Big Brother and the prison pipeline

The U.S. has more people imprisoned than any country on Earth. A.I. and companies like Flock Safety are about to…

Fascism is not a pejorative

Mike Sigman argues that applying the term “fascism” to Republicans is problematic (Herald, Jan. 2). However, equating communism and socialism…

Protect our established neighborhoods

Back in 2014, residents of established neighborhoods worked closely with city planners and councilors to create workable rules allowing accessory…

Steady leadership for LPEA’s next chapter

As LPEA moves through one of the most consequential changes in its history, hiring Chris Hansen as CEO was a…

Questions Rep. Hurd must answer now

I would like to know if Congressman Hurd watched the videos of Alex Pretti being shot and killed by immigration…

A Minnesotan’s plea: This isn’t America

I grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis. I graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School and landed in…

Editorials

Our view: BESS, take two

Getting part of it right – and why there’s still more work to do

The right to bear arms (selectively)

Has anyone noticed the lunatic inconsistency of people like DHS Secretary Kristi Noem attacking ICE nurse Alex Pretti for carrying…

Blood in the streets

The Killing-in-the-Streets phase of Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon’s shock and awe campaign has begun. If you support this, whatever…

Trump can’t run again, targets Greenland

Trump can’t do a third presidential term, so he is conspiring to acquire another country to become King of Norwegian…

Guest Columns

Regulatory reform isn’t dismantling government – it’s making It work

In recent public commentary (Herald, Jan. 2), La Plata County Commissioner Elizabeth Philbrick discussed the concept of abundance as articulated…

Editorials

Our view: Two lights

Graduated income tax may open TABOR debate

LPEA leadership in question

LPEA is less than three months away from ending its membership in the Tri-State nonprofit cooperative, yet the organization faces…

Watching democracy die in stunned silence

We can only sit back and watch in dumfounded, stunned silence as the Noem Nazi army eviscerates the lives of…

A bookmark’s timely reminder

As a frequent library visitor, I often pick up one of the student created bookmarks sponsored by the Friends of…