Opinion

Editorials

Our View: Bump-outs on Main; LPEA power supply; city housing

on the right track

October 30, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Trick-or-treaters should be safe

A year or two ago, I was driving into Durango on Halloween night. I was rather bemused by the universal…

October 30, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Herald treats Christians unfairly

How dare The Durango Herald vilify Christians and especially Christians who are running for school boards in the article regarding…

October 29, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Climate and health

is crucial in our fight against deadly threats of extreme heat, cold and storms

October 29, 2021

Letters to the Editor

U.S. public education is the gold standard

Public education in the United States is the envy of the world. It is the primary reason our country is…

October 29, 2021

Letters to the Editor

An old Durangoan’s 9-R ballot choices

There’s not much I recognize about Durango in this prophesied Kali Yuga daze compared to when I was kid my…

October 29, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Peace in the park vs. fire engines

How impractical to locate a fire station, which will also include EMT ambulances, police industrial lighting, secured fencing, the unknown…

October 28, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Book removal at Bayfield school alarming

I’m responding to an Oct. 8 story in the Herald about the decision to remove a book from a Bayfield…

October 28, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Gulec should value civic, cross-circular education

In the Oct. 13 Herald, Durango School District 9-R board candidate Donna Gulec cautioned against “diverting scarce educational resources away…

October 28, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Election recap

Brown, Petersen, Parmenter and ‘no’ on all ballot measures

October 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

School district is not serving students

Durango School District’s national test scores are below the 30th percentile. Only 31% of 9-R students are at their grade…

October 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Voters need to know about ‘Building Durango’s Future’

I have been reading with great interest about the Durango School District 9-R school board candidates, especially the slate “Building…

October 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Mercy must provide quality work environment

Thank you for publishing the “Context for petition to improve health care” at Mercy Regional Medical Center (Herald, Oct. 23).…

October 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Why no reporting about COVID-19 cases at Mercy?

I’m wondering why the Herald isn’t reporting on what’s going on right now at Mercy Regional Medical Center with COVID-19?…

October 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Support public education; vote ‘no’ on Prop. 119

Increasing taxes on marijuana to raise money for education may sound like a good idea at first glance. However, before…

October 26, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Trash dumping near river is illegal

I contacted Neighbors in Need Alliance, which according to their webpages has assumed oversight of the Purple Cliffs camp. My…

October 26, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Boys & Girls Club makes a difference in kids’ lives

In support of the National Afterschool Alliance’s Oct. 28 “Lights On Afterschool” celebration, I wanted to remind the community that…

October 26, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Democracy at stake in upcoming elections

President Joe Biden’s approval rating has slipped, but if all voters understood what’s been going on in this country –…

October 26, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Boys & Girls Club a blessing to our community

As a working parent, I applaud the Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County for its outstanding after-school program.…

October 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Wild horses should not be maligned

I must object to Andrew Gulliford’s recent article “Scourge of the West” (Herald, Oct. 9) about free roaming horses on…

October 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Time for ‘The Chief’ statue to go

I attended the Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage event, which included a march around town and a stopover at the…

October 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Vote for Brown, Parmenter, Petersen for 9-R

I was glad to see the Herald article about the 9-R school board candidates, as the website for the slate…

October 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

FLC students have questions about Animas High School building

I was elected to the Associated Students of Fort Lewis College student government as a senator, representing the FLC student…

October 25, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Wood splitting season

Zen, part philosophy, part physics and all good exercise

October 24, 2021