Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Shedding Tri-State’s debt is the right thing to do

If you knew your business partner was holding $3 billion in debt and was doing nothing to pay it off,…

May 11, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Hefty fines, zero-tolerance for at-large dogs

I fear for my safety while cycling on the river trail. I have had several close calls almost being knocked…

May 11, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Are you ready to act?

How ironic. Polls declared the public “doesn’t trust government” and yet votes for Trump. He’s now the most the corrupt…

May 11, 2025

Guest Columns

2025 legislative wrap-up: Lower health care costs, lodgers tax, rural hospital and education support

The legislative session wrapped up this past Wednesday after weeks of long days on the House floor. Four of my…

May 11, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Wake up before it becomes personal

Trump has gone far beyond the trope, “Oh! He would not do that.” He is doing it now and will…

May 11, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Greg Barber is right for District 2

Since La Plata Electric is a year from no longer using Tri-State to provide energy to our utility, it is…

May 9, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Peters and the president

Causing immeasurable damage to local elections and trust in the electoral process Tina Peters is not a hero nor a…

May 9, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Animas Valley RV park – what’s in it for us?

During a long career in advertising, I had a lot of experience with developers paving over immense ranch lands. Which…

May 9, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Don’t cut home improvement tax credit

Living in Durango means dealing with weather extremes from summer heat to winter cold and, increasingly, the threat of wildfire…

May 9, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Lodgers tax

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May 7, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Thanks for the poetry, it’s always welcome

Two hundred fifty words are not needed When feelings are over flowing Add a rhyme or two will do Points…

May 7, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Fight the real enemy of your cause

As a resident of Durango for 30 years and an avid supporter of Native American issues, I must come to…

May 7, 2025

Letters to the Editor

LPEA board needs new and fresh leadership

Please vote for the following candidates for the La Plata Electric Association Board of Directors: District 1 – Dusty Mars;…

May 7, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Let’s really fix our forests

There is an urgent need to protect communities from the growing threat of catastrophic wildfires. However, “The Fix Our Forests…

May 7, 2025

Letters to the Editor

A question to readers about the big chief

Can someone, anyone, explain to me why the “Big Chief” advertisement is bad while the comic and satire art by…

May 4, 2025

Editorials

Our view: The spirit of service

Community service has dividends that once lost are hard to get back Since early last month, the Trump Administration and…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Tri-State has changed, too late and too little

Thank you, Duane Highley, for your column (Herald, Apr. 27). Although its title is “Setting the record straight …”, I…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Save our co-op, vote Mars, Blake, Peters, McKnight

I proudly served on the LPEA Board for 30 years, including as president during challenging times, and as LPEA’s Tri-State…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Urgency is not a responsible energy strategy

The rush to renewable energy is raising utility bills across Colorado – and government subsidies are hiding the real cost.…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Taxpayer funds should be used neutrally

I was disappointed that the column signed by KSUT representatives Tami Graham and Wade Griffith (Herald, Apr. 27) evaded the…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Slow down to keep the dust down

I would like to remind everyone that dirt roads are launching pads for tons of particles of dirt. When you…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Just like Ukraine, when a people resemble a nation

Let’s hear it for President Donald Trump who agrees that Russia’s Putin should annex the slice of Ukraine where inhabitants…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Want accountability and transparency? Vote Witchel

Lyle McKnight claims to be concerned with a “lack of transparency” at LPEA – it’s one of the main reasons…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Who saved whom? I’d really like to know

As a non-Native person, and at the risk of being labeled just another one of those annoying “woke” elitists, I…

May 4, 2025