Opinion

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…

July 13, 2025

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…

July 13, 2025

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 13, 2025

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 13, 2025

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 13, 2025

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 13, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Speed Management on East 7th Street

City’s Multimodal Department is barking up the wrong street Sometimes, you have to give up the ghost. Abandoning a long-planned…

July 11, 2025

Letters to the Editor

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

Letters to the Editor

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

Letters to the Editor

Big bill a big toll on rural health care

cca With all the confusion and unverified claims flying around the so-called “Big, Wonderful Bill,” as President Donald Trump calls…

July 11, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Adapting to a New World order

cca Recently, I was pic-pocketed by a long time Durango medicated schizophrenic helping me put my back pack on –…

July 11, 2025

Letters to the Editor

We will never forget Hurd’s shameful betrayal

cca Rep. Jeff Hurd has betrayed the people of Colorado’s third district by voting for this big bad bill. The…

July 9, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Mesa Verde Conference and Literary Festival

Celebrating writing as an art form in the Four Corners “We wouldn’t have writers if we didn’t have readers,” says…

July 9, 2025

Letters to the Editor

The grim math of ideology over public safety

cca As a longtime resident of Durango and a grandmother who still believes in facts, compassion and accountability, I feel…

July 9, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Trump, Hurd and the BBB are a travesty

cca The Senate and Congress passed into law Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. What a travesty. American workers, taxpayers and their…

July 9, 2025

Letters to the Editor

The same standard of responsible speech

cca There is a double standard regarding pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel voices. New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is expected…

July 6, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Rep. Hurd’s vote brings hardship to CD3

cca Yup, time to revamp Medicaid. Lower income people have just had it too good too long. Rural hospitals have…

July 6, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Republicans need to reach across the aisle

cca I just want to be sure I have this right: The Herald’s editorial staff initially thought it was a…

July 6, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Thank you, LPEA District 3 voters

cca I want to thank the voters in District 3 for supporting me in the recent LPEA election. You saw…

July 6, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Pretending we live in normal times is insulting

cca I was appalled at the Herald’s recommendation that a Republican be put in place to replace Clyde Church (Herald,…

July 6, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Democracy isn’t a consolation prize

cca The La Plata County Democratic Party should not appoint a Republican to replace Clyde Church as county commissioner. The…

July 6, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Enable online comments on editorials

cca If you have a staff editorial, there is no way for subscribers to respond. I think this is wrong.…

July 6, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Stopping drugs and crime requires stopping U.S. arms

cca Rep. Hurd, I appreciate your concern about border safety, drugs, drug gangs and criminals. But I must point out,…

July 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Giving representational democracy a voice again

cca The “Appoint a Republican” editorial was spot-on (Herald, June 27). To me, it spoke to the true essence of…

July 4, 2025