Letters to the Editor Administration’s selective outrage is unacceptable cca Charlie Kirk’s death was a tragedy. The outrage was warranted. Where was this administration’s outrage over the two students… October 12, 2025
Letters to the Editor Reject new history interpretation, civics effort cca On Sept. 24, The New York Times reported that President Trump endorsed a “new civics effort with MAGA aligned… October 12, 2025
Guest Columns 2026 legislative preview: Affordable homes, rural health care and community education With the 2026 legislative session a little over three months away, my work preparing new bills for next session is… October 12, 2025
Guest Columns Energy security starts at home: Why Colorado families should invest in tech now When natural gas prices doubled after Russia invaded Ukraine, Colorado families saw their heating bills spike by hundreds of dollars.… October 12, 2025
Letters to the Editor If we must fight, let us fight together cca Disagreement has become division. No two-party system can fix what it has inadvertently caused. Economic hardship, poverty, cuts to… October 12, 2025
Letters to the Editor Challenging partisanship in the school board race cca My friends, Tamra Fenberg and Pearl Stegner, are running for the Durango School District’s Board of Education. Recently I… October 10, 2025
Letters to the Editor Vote Parmenter, Petersen, and Brown cca Durango School District Board elections are approaching, with ballots arriving Oct. 14. Please cast your vote to re-elect our… October 10, 2025
Letters to the Editor Day one has become every day cca Well, all you people who voted to elect Trump are getting exactly what you voted for. Trump, on his… October 8, 2025
Letters to the Editor Correcting the narrative on the Gaza crisis cca It is worth setting the record straight (Letters, Herald, Sept. 12). After all, propaganda is what’s allowed the holocaust… October 8, 2025
Guest Columns An Orwellian time: When fiction becomes our reality During a sleepless night, fretting about the destruction of our country, I had a series of recollections. Dick Whitedu1-i-syn My… October 8, 2025
Letters to the Editor Community values: Welcoming or warding? cca A common mindset I’ve encountered while speaking with longtime Durangoans and reading letters to the editor goes something like… October 5, 2025
Letters to the Editor Vote ‘yes’ on 1A – invest in La Plata County cca It has been 43 years since La Plata County last increased its sales tax. In that time, the county… October 5, 2025
Letters to the Editor A musical and historical tribute to Durango’s 150 years cca As a longtime fan of the Durango Choral Society, I have watched Carol Thurman’s composition, “Rivers, Rails and Roots… October 5, 2025
Letters to the Editor When enforcement looks lawless cca How do we identify an ICE agent? This is what we’ve learned. Well … they wear face masks. Originally,… October 5, 2025
Letters to the Editor In support of the 1% sales tax cca Mr. Russ Smith (Herald, Sept. 17) and Mr. Jack Turner (Herald, July 27), and the Code Rights Project seem… October 5, 2025
Guest Columns The Trump administration is waging a systematic assault on First Amendment The First Amendment is not merely ink on parchment – it is America’s covenant with itself. It ensures no leader… October 5, 2025
Guest Columns Defending free speech means standing firm – even when it’s politically unpopular The Founders may not have intentionally put the First Amendment first in the Bill of Rights, but they treated it… October 5, 2025
Editorials Our view: Shutdown and communities caught in the cross hairs deserve better than political games October 3, 2025
Letters to the Editor Thanks to forest service workers and SJMA cca I would like to thank those folks working and supporting our public lands. They have been going above and… October 3, 2025
Letters to the Editor Retribution, not governance: Trump’s war on Democratic norms cca The First Amendment guarantees Americans freedom of speech, religion and the press, “the right to peaceably assemble, and to… October 3, 2025
Letters to the Editor Counting the ways Trump betrayed us cca Trump betrayed us. He promised to end inflation on “Day One.” Instead, prices have gone up on virtually everything… October 3, 2025
Editorials Our view: Let’s ride Durango Cowboy Gathering brings horses, music and stories downtown October 1, 2025
Editorials Our view: Gold Star Moms Families who lost children in U.S. conflicts gather in Durango this weekend October 1, 2025