Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Student voices concern over unjust treatment, ICE detentions

cca My name is Emmett Kane, I am in eighth grade at Mountain Middle School. I am writing this because…

October 31, 2025

Letters to the Editor

The Patriotic Way

cca Ladies and gentlement: in 1960, when I started school in Wichita Falls, it was on the Air Force Base,…

October 29, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Confusing Durango’s Catholic parishes and schools

cca The editorial “Compassion in Action,” (Herald, Oct. 26) seems to confuse our Catholic dioceses. While your support of the…

October 29, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Renew governance through kindness, not war

cca As I grieve the thousands of immigrants – and some citizens – languishing in unregulated detention centers after sudden…

October 29, 2025

Guest Columns

Misinformation can’t change the facts: U.S. elections are safe and secure

At a recent League of Women Voters meeting, we heard from La Plata County Clerk Tiffany Lee, who spoke about…

October 29, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Fake news

depends on transparency, accuracy and owning our mistakes.

October 29, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Compassion in Action

Helping Durango’s unhoused come in from the cold

October 27, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Historic deluge

Plata County’s first responders showed extraordinary teamwork and heart

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Southwest Colorado deserves answers on health care

cca What does Rep. Hurd think about health care and the government shutdown? Who knows. Hurd certainly does not communicate…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

No Kings Day uplifts community spirit

cca What is this energy we all sink into when we read the news? There’s so much anxiety followed by…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Messaging furthers politics over protection

cca Has anyone looked at a USDA Forest Service website recently? Every page contains a banner blaming “Radical Left Democrats”…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Trump and Putin want the same thing

cca It’s intuitively obvious to casual observers around our shared planet that Vlad Putin and Donald J. Trump want the…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Rising property values don’t offset losses

cca After a lifetime in La Plata County, I was sure I had the budget figured out. Property values keep…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Outside money, politics don’t belong in Durango

cca I received a text on Friday, Oct. 17, which was hilarious, though unintentionally so. “Take Politics out of Classes,”…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

When ‘allergic reactions’ are fentanyl poisoning

cca Recently, an older adult was referred to me with a question about an alleged food allergy. The story was…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Hurd’s inaction speaks louder than his words

cca I have written several emails to U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd. Most centered on the extreme abuses of power exercised…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘yes’ to protect county services

cca Due to cuts in federal expenditure and property tax funding roads, bridges, public buildings, law enforcement, public safety, wildfires,…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

‘Yes’ on 1A: Sustain vital county services

cca This past weekend was a powerful reminder of how deeply our county government touches our daily lives. When the…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Shutdowns should hurt lawmakers, not workers

cca I liked the cartoon regarding a possible side effect of the government shutdown (Herald, Oct. 17). So, here’s a…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

We all need government to work

cca To all last-minute voters, we all benefit from the services that our La Plata County departments provide. We all…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

An open letter to Jeff Hurd

cca Rep. Hurd, you may have noticed that on Sat., Oct. 18 there were a large number of Americans marching…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Stegner does not belong on school board

cca I am a long time Durango resident with children of varying ages who have attended public, charter and private…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Our medical system treats disease, not people

cca Before 1910, anyone with minimal education could “practice medicine”; quackery was rampant. The American Medical Association addressed this situation…

October 26, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Real Americans defend the vulnerable

cca Congratulations to the citizens of Frisco, Colorado, who came to the aid of a business owner being harassed by…

October 26, 2025