KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, in...

Yup, time to revamp Medicaid. Lower income people have just had it too good too long. Rural hospitals have just had it too good. People who access federal health insurance programs have just had it to...

If you have a staff editorial, there is no way for subscribers to respond. I think this is wrong. You have recently printed a staff editorial stating that our county commission should appoint a Republ...

The La Plata County Democratic Party should not appoint a Republican to replace Clyde Church as county commissioner. The arguments presented by the Herald’s editorial board are, in a word, ludicrous. ...

I just want to be sure I have this right: The Herald’s editorial staff initially thought it was a good idea for the Democratic Party to “reach across the aisle to provide La Plata County residents wit...

Wildfire is a familiar reality in Colorado. We’ve dealt with the smoke and the unease it brings. As fire seasons become longer, hotter and less predictable, the risk feels less distant and more a part...

I was appalled at the Herald’s recommendation that a Republican be put in place to replace Clyde Church (Herald, June 27). Some of the reasons leaned toward thoughtful, but ignore the immediate emerge...

When policymakers in Washington talk about “efficiency,” “reforms” or “cost savings,” it’s easy to forget who pays the price. But here in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, the price is becoming p...

Public lands should remain public; there’s no question about that. As someone who deeply values our public lands and the opportunities they provide for hiking, ranching and economic development, I am ...