No parking garage? No Next Step!
As a Durango resident for 51 years – someone who has worked on or near Main Avenue for most of those 50 years and lived on East Third and East Fifth avenues for 25 of them – I have seen enou...
Honoring Bayfield veterans this holiday season
For three years, veterans buried at Bayfield Cemetery have not been honored during the holidays as they are in other local cemeteries. I have taken on the National Wreaths Across America dut...
DATE: Dec 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The cruelty at the core of Trumpism
“Despot; tyrant – person who holds absolute power, typically in a cruel or oppressive way.” (Wikipedia)
This definition encapsulates Mr. Trump’s goals. To him, working for the “good of the p...
DATE: Dec 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
We’re all paying for Trump’s corruption
While 17 million Americans lose their health care because of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and Republicans killing ACA tax credits, Trump and his family are getting filthy rich.
Trump imposes...
DATE: Dec 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Colorado’s rural teachers deserve a fair chance
I am writing as a father, law enforcement veteran and unaffiliated candidate for governor of Colorado.
In towns across rural Colorado, schools aren’t just buildings they are the heart of the...
DATE: Dec 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Protect Durango’s clear, crystalline air
This evening, stepping outside and smelling the crystal Durango air with its sweet scent of snow, I was so grateful to be living in this beautiful valley. But I was also saddened ... somewha...
DATE: Dec 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Christmas bazaar canceled over confusion about city rules
I am saddened, but not shocked. Year after year, day after day, it becomes harder and harder to have a special event or do business in the city of Durango.
For those interested, look into h...
DATE: Dec 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Utility hikes expose Durango’s management failure
The Durango City Council’s decision to approve large water and sewer rate hikes was based on a flawed premise, not true financial scarcity (Herald, Nov. 21). The evidence points to a managem...
DATE: Dec 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Better judgment, not citations: Remember ‘Howdy Partner’
Warning, warning … to locals and visitors. We lived in Durango for 30-plus years. We always drove trucks and always parked downtown to enjoy shopping and food establishments. We are here for...
DATE: Dec 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Local law enforcement: Too ‘beard-o’ for duty
A recent article (Herald, Nov. 23) contained a photo of law enforcement officers with Rich Guggenheim, a speaker at the Turning Point USA event. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth would say: ...
DATE: Dec 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Durango loses Sunday Denver Post, Colorado connection with it
I am very disappointed that we will no longer receive a hard copy of the Sunday Denver Post. First, the daily was eliminated, and now the Sunday edition. There was clearly demand, as our car...
DATE: Dec 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
They served while he partied
Trump is a proven traitor and draft dodger who calls our military “suckers and losers.” Shouldn’t he face the same consequences as the six honorable military veterans in Congress when they v...
DATE: Dec 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
