No one is illegal on stolen land
There is a very well-documented record of what the rise of fascism looks like and it appears that the current administration is using it as a playbook. For example, the first people to be th...
Hurd betrayed the most vulnerable and should resign
About 30 years ago, I was principal of a Durango middle school that hosted a class for many children with disabilities. I loved them all, but one particular young man who grew on my heart ha...
DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
City of Durango made a huge mistake
My wife and I walk our dogs daily. Sometimes on city street sidewalks, sometimes on the river trail, north, south and through town.
In our opinion, the city made a huge mistake when it allow...
DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Unity is paramount, land acknowledgment is divisive
Fort Lewis College opens performances and semesters with a “land acknowledgment.” That is harmful to society. It separates "we the people" into those who are rightfully here and those who ar...
DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Honoring a longtime volunteer: Tom Jones
Tom Jones sat on the Five Rivers Trout Unlimited (5RTU) board for years all while holding multiple positions, including past president. He was passionate about helping our native cutthroat t...
DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Read, think about, and honor the Constitution this week
Celebrating the privilege of our liberty and freedom this year, the 238th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America, I urge all Americans to stop a momen...
DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Honoring a (nother) longtime volunteer: Buck Skillen
“Just ask Buck” has been a mantra of Five Rivers Trout Unlimited (5RTU) since Buck Skillen reinvigorated the chapter in the late ’90s. Buck spent more than two decades responding to every, t...
DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Israel is committing genocide, scholars conclude
I wanted to express my gratitude to The Durango Herald for the editorial board’s thoughtful editorial, “Our view: Silencing Gaza’s journalists silences the world,” (Herald. Aug. 31), for spe...
DATE: Sep 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Herald’s Hamas apologists have it wrong
After reading the editorial, “silencing Gazas journalists silences the world,” (Herald, Aug. 31), accusing Israel of every conceivable crime ever committed, they cowered in the face of some ...
DATE: Sep 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Grass choice wastes water and teaching moment
I’m bewildered about all the Kentucky bluegrass installed at Miller Middle School. It’s not only on the football/soccer field; it’s everywhere, even places that will be impossible to mow. I ...
DATE: Sep 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Thank you, but why did you wait so long?
I am writing in regard to the editorial “Silencing journalists in Gaza silences the world,” (Herald, Aug. 31). As a second generation Palestinian who’s father’s family had to leave Haifa, Pa...
DATE: Sep 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Jackson Clark II's passing magnifies Fort Lewis' lack of courage
In April 2025, Fort Lewis College denied Jackson Clark II, owner of Toh-Atin Gallery, the opportunity to present his talk “Saving Navajo Weavings” at their Life-Long Learning Lecture Series ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
