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Editorials

Our view: Dept. of Education too critical to crush

Donald Trump’s targets are many in his effort to transform the United States into a country of single thought and…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

RV park is nothing but an ugly dense parking lot

cca He’s at it again. The developer is making false promises about the RV Park development in the Animas Valley…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Navajo Code Talkers should be revered not erased

cca The Trump Administration and the Department of Defense are deleting articles on the Navajo Code Talkers. The administration claims…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Vote “For” 2A for a better Durango

cca I respectfully request that residents vote “For” Ballot Issue 2A to reauthorize our ½ cent dedicated sales tax. Rarely…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Rule of law, democracy being dismantled before our eyes

cca As an older American, I’ve lived through many political crises in this country – but I have never seen…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

DJT is a monkey with a sharpie

cca DJ Trump says “Sleepy Joe” did not sign his (needless) pardon of the Jan. 6. committee members with a…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Speak out for a free press, your family’s future

cca Felon Trump has said he aims to dismantle Voice of America, NPR, and PBS. What’s next, the Boy Scouts…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Cutting science budgets column deserves broad distribution

cca Professors Black’s and DiRussos’ column on the destructive effects of cutting scientific research budgets (Herald, Mar. 16) deserves wide…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

The promise of social security, a looming emergency

cca Like many semiretired people, I am drawing on the money I deposited (through taxes) into social security. I count…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Trump is no “Man of Peace”

cca In his desperate efforts to keep himself perceived as instrumental in the attempts to end the war in Ukraine,…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Rep. Hurd leading on protecting tax credits

cca Thanks to Rep. Jeff Hurd for joining 20 of his fellow House Republicans in a letter asking House Ways…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Enforce illegal red light runners, before cameras

cca A recent Herald article said the city is considering the possibility of installing speed enforcement cameras. Of much greater…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Solutions with no problems, call for new council

cca As a 30-plus year resident, I have seen a lot of bad ideas come from the city. Barb Bell’s…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Rep. Hurd is adversarial toward public lands

cca Rep. Hurd puts the interests of big business and the elite Republican DC establishment above those of his constituents…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Support our future, support 2A

cca Those who helped craft the “For” Ballot Issue 2A statement in the municipal election informational booklet worked hard to…

March 23, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Trying to reach Rep. Hurd with questions

cca Rep. Hurd, Thank you for your update (Herald, Mar. 9) I value the time you took to communicate with…

March 23, 2025

Editorials

Our view: In memoriam – The Cat and the Fiddle

In the interest of lightening things up a bit, the Herald’s editorial board would like to thank all the respondents…

March 21, 2025

Letters to the Editor

It’s not too late for Hurd to speak out

cca Does Rep. Hurd realize that President Donald Trump has gone to Mar-a-Lago almost every week – six times –…

March 21, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Planned Parenthood’s business model no longer fits Durango

cca Being front page news for its financial and leadership blunders may push its very well-paid chief officers and board…

March 21, 2025

Letters to the Editor

We are one people, we are blood

cca “Why you want to be an Indian, now? You always hated bein’ Indian” brother asked … before he died…

March 21, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Press should present both sides of news, facts

cca The Durango Herald should present the other side of the story about the LPEA decision to go green. Already,…

March 21, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Rep. Hurd, protect our public lands, communities, economies

cca The Ridgway Ouray Community Council, Ouray County’s largest citizen organization, urges Rep. Hurd to demand immediate action with the…

March 20, 2025

Editorials

Colorado legislature defends public lands’ values

On Thursday, Mar. 13, the Colorado General Assembly passed a bipartisan resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 25-009, “Protection of Colorado’s Public…

March 19, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Hey GOP, tariffs are the same thing as taxes

cca Since at least President George H.W. Bush’s term the Republican mantra was “No new taxes.” So, now we have…

March 19, 2025