Opinion

People over party

cca The notion that independents or extremists within the party cost Democrats the election is absurd. While Republicans have certainly…

November 19, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Investigate secretary of state’s security breach

Colorado residents deserve secure elections and transparency from state officials. However, a serious security breach involving Secretary of State Jena…

November 19, 2024

Letters to the Editor

The MAGA morality lesson

How to tell right from wrong in America, a public service announcement from Project 2025: When you don’t want to…

November 19, 2024

Letters to the Editor

MAGAs look to the past

“Moving on with an eye to the future that is a blank slate” and “forgetting the past” is the MAGAspeak…

November 19, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Good manners go a long way

Good manners go a long way. When I first ran for the Legislature in 2016 against incumbent J. Paul Brown,…

November 19, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Harris for president (for two months)

Joe Biden is in the history books for the breadth of his stimulus funding for the recovery that returned the…

November 16, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Moving forward in 2025

As we move forward together as Americans in 2025 with a new administration, I hope that those of us who…

November 16, 2024

Letters to the Editor

If you thought Biden was bad …

Attention, Democrats: For 30 years between 1986 and 2016, middle-class workers feel they’ve been left behind and ignored. During that…

November 16, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Time to move on from election

The election is over. The results were definitive. It’s time for The Durango Herald and the editorial staff to move…

November 16, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Election was a disaster

After living in the U.S. for 34 years, most of that time in Durango, I became a U.S. citizen last…

November 16, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘Resist the resistance’ is ironic

I found Mike Sigman’s letter about “resisting” (Herald, Nov. 15) ironic. From a guy who uses the liberal Durango Herald…

November 16, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Fluoridation facts haven’t changed

So now we are going to have to relive the fluoridation controversy of 2017, when the system was overwhelmingly supported?…

November 16, 2024

Letters to the Editor

‘Despairalyzed’ by election results

I just came across the word “despairalyzed” to describe my feelings since learning the results of the recent election. I…

November 16, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Who will Polis protect us from?

Gov. Jared Polis has vowed that he is going to protect Colorado from the Republican administration. Why didn’t he protect…

November 16, 2024

Guest Columns

We all depend on natural systems, one another to survive and thrive

cca As I read the local news, it makes me wonder about people who live here: What do you really…

November 16, 2024

Guest Columns

Democrats have helped working people, improved lives of all Americans

Carol Curedu1-i-syn Political pundits blaming Democratic “elites” and their supposed indifference to working people for Trump’s election are wrong. The…

November 16, 2024

Guest Columns

Conference to explore opportunities, challenges of artificial intelligence

Mario Martinez Since the November 2022 public release of Open AI’s ChatGPT, the constant stream of new Artificial Intelligence products,…

November 16, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Paving work appreciated

For those of you who worked on paving County Road 240, you did a great job. Your efforts are greatly…

November 15, 2024

Letters to the Editor

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is Nov. 23

On Saturday, Nov. 23, La Plata Community will come together to observe International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. This annual…

November 15, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Saving the world one compost bucket at a time

Most of us have heard the adage, “One person’s trash is another’s treasure.” This couldn’t be truer for Table to…

November 14, 2024

Guest Columns

Kindness is a lifesaver for dementia caregivers

Mary Nowotnycca A cool glass of water on a hot summer day, a comfy couch after a long walk, a…

November 14, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Political party membership matters

What an incredibly sad day. Our two parties have given us a pathetic choice for leader. “Activists” of both parties…

November 14, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Trump won. Enough said

Trump won: The Electoral College.The popular vote. Clear statement from the citizens of our Republic. Enough said. Danielle Kirkpatrick Durango

November 14, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Take action on climate

I voted, and climate change is a priority issue for me. Our temperatures are getting hotter and I am very…

November 14, 2024