Durango Herald Opinion

05/02/2026

"Call the April 21 City of Durango council meeting what it resembled: a procedural "coup” – a coordinated effort by a small group, carried out abruptly and without broader participation."

Durango’s city government does not often produce genuine surprises. Its annual selection of mayor and mayor pro tem is typically one of the least controversial actions it takes – a largely ceremonial ...

04/19/2026

“Kamala Harris should not run for president again. That’s a hard no – not just a bad idea, but tone-deaf.”

Democratic National Convention

Take a breath, Coloradans – this isn’t our circus. In California, the field for governor just opened up after Rep. Eric Swalwell stepped aside following allegations of sexual assault, r**e and harassm...

04/01/2026

La Plata Electric Association (LPEA)

Change rarely arrives quietly. And hardly ever without resistance. On April 1, La Plata Electric Association turns a page decades in the making, leaving Tri-State Generation and Transmission – a relat...

03/06/2026

"Scouts don’t need cultural warriors. They need merit badges."

Girl Scouts
Scouting America

Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2” – that defiant 1979 anthem against authoritarian control – was about the machinery that grinds children into conformity. Its target was rigid schooling...

02/01/2026

Trump’s actions undermine law, institutions, and sovereignty

Tired of all the Breaking News? We are, too. The volume and velocity over the last year is not normal – nor is the systematic assault on international law, democratic institutions, and sovereignty. Tr...

01/31/2026

I have been in the real estate business for over 50 years, and I had a great experience with Ben in 1992. At the time, I was working with a friend of mine – a veteran – who was trying to purchase a HU...

01/31/2026

We are being assaulted daily by extraordinary actions and events. Likewise, our political conversations are infused with a barrage of ill-defined labels, loud vulgar language and distortion of facts. ...

01/31/2026

Rural budgets are at a breaking point

Enough is enough. That is the bipartisan message county commissioners across Southwest Colorado have been delivering to state lawmakers, and the Herald’s editorial board agrees. State and federal law...

01/31/2026

47 years of snow, fun, and community spirit – Then & Wow!

How are we coping with the constant barrage of terrible news? Turning to our community, of course – and to the spirited and generous people who live and work here, who year after year roll up their sl...

01/16/2026

Polis must stand firm against Peters and White House pressure

Colorado’s justice system has spoken with clarity and authority. In August 2024, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was convicted by a 12-member jury of her peers on seven counts – including four fe...