Our children deserve a quality education. Colorado is ranked 49th among 50 states in teachers’ pay. Our kids are our future and educating them is our responsibility. Not providing the funding needed t...

I am writing in response to a letter from Oct. 15, 2023, with the headline “Herald has liberal/progressive bias.” I appreciate the time the letter writer took to write. I appreciate that we would not ...

“Struggle, it’s a human thing,” Bode Miller, the famed alpine ski racer told the audience at the Fort Lewis Community Concert Hall on Wednesday in introducing “The Paradise Paradox,” a film about the ...

I caught the Sunday edition with yet another blurry photo of Bigfoot. Despite modern cameras, no clear shot of the hoax creature ever appears. At least you kept him below the fold. But I ask: When wil...

Recent reports state that Donald Trump and his lawyers are asking to delay his four separate criminal trials until after the election, so as not to “cripple his chances of being elected.” That justifi...

Mouse season is upon us, and for those of us who have little visitors at night or cats dropping deceased furball presents pillows can agree that this time of year can be slightly inconvenient. I ask y...

I recently gave a copy of “American Ground Zero: The Secret Nuclear War” (1993) by Carole Gallagher to the Durango Public Library. It includes more than 70 personal narratives from individuals and fam...

Proposition HH is on the ballot this November and supporters will try to tell you that it will fund education. Here’s the truth. The state has a $40 billion budget and approximately $9 billion goes to...

I’m constantly amazed by people who move here and rave about the scenery. Have you never been somewhere else? And just went “wow?” I lived in Los Angeles for a while too, and it is a big city. But th...