Opinion

Durango deserves answers about Sheppard Drive detention facility

cca I am writing to address the alarming lack of transparency regarding the facility at 32 Sheppard Drive. While official…

February 27, 2026

Guest Columns

Keeping the people’s forest: Durango must protect its remarkable urban canopy

Durango is the beneficiary of one of Colorado’s premier city forests, comprised of over 12,000 trees of 163 species (Durango…

February 27, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Financial cost of ICE

cca The cost to U.S. Homeland Security for ICE activities in Minneapolis is conservatively estimated to be about $18 million…

February 25, 2026

Letters to the Editor

What’s not OK for Colorado OK for Minnesota?

cca Rep. Jeff Hurd voted to overturn protections of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota and open them…

February 25, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Nuclear power and AI: We need new approach

cca After the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters, I felt surely we would not favor building more nuclear reactors, but…

February 25, 2026

Editorials

Guest commentary: Rough times for journalism from Gallup to D.C.

As The Washington Post lays off a third of its journalists – in sports, photography, books, a podcast, international and…

February 25, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Property tax increases are unsustainable

cca I am watching as New Yorkers are protesting and outraged over a proposed 9.5% property tax increase being pushed…

February 22, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Let judges vote for the attorney general

cca Over the years, the DOJ has expanded to include the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Prisons…

February 22, 2026

Guest Columns

The failure of American democracy in the era of Trump

Geoff Craig In just over a year of Trump 2, the president’s flurry of executive orders have been like a…

February 22, 2026

Letters to the Editor

A zeitgeist of absurdity

cca Stephen Colbert and his right to free speech is in the news again, which is appropriate because the best…

February 22, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Religion revisited

cca Who better than Donald J. Trump to lead the Christian Revivalist sector of the MAGA movement bent on religionating…

February 22, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Huge increase in property taxes

cca I am not going to begin this letter by writing all the ways in which I “understand” why things…

February 20, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Required curriculum for aspiring politicians

cca The following political teachings are required to all people who desire to enter into politics. They are not listed…

February 20, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Honoring the Perrys, supporting local journalism

cca Recently, O.D. Perry celebrated his 90th birthday. His family hosted a party. I was unable to attend. Yet, I…

February 18, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Transparency shouldn’t be a luxury

cca I care about local government working well, openly, accurately and with collaboration between jurisdictions. As someone who served as…

February 18, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Practice kindness at Senior Center exit

cca When I read Jim Cross’ opinion column, “Durango’s growing disrespect for seniors: From health care to dark chocolate,” (Herald,…

February 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Trump’s ICE agents cross the line

cca When our president sanctions his ICE agents to murder American citizens in our streets, we know something has gone…

February 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Protect mail-in voting and voting rights

Rather than focusing on addressing the affordability issues Americans are facing, the Republican majority in Congress has instead decided to…

February 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Who are the good guys?

cca The only thing that will protect us from bad guys with a gun, are good guys with a gun.…

February 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Epstein files reveal troubling connections

cca 4,896. That’s four thousand, eight hundred and ninety-six. What’s that number? Well, now that half the Epstein files have…

February 15, 2026

Guest Columns

Remembering the Fitzgeralds: Champions of community and accountability

Jim and Terry Fitzgerald were giants in the oil and gas accountability movement that took root in La Plata County…

February 15, 2026

Guest Columns

Sports update: LA plays catch, the QB clap, tennis for life, and Crotchgate

Los Angeles is finally legalizing playing catch in front of your home. Yes, you read that right. Playing catch has…

February 13, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Apology to Superintendent Cheser and school district

cca The article “We’re keeping people alive: Inside the warming center” (Herald, Jan. 28) focused on the warming center at…

February 13, 2026

Editorials

Our view: Black History Month

Honoring legacy while resisting erasure

February 13, 2026