Opinion

Fix what we have before adding more

cca “Feasibility Study” Whitewater surf wave? Squeaky wheels for another project Let’s grease what we have. That is the 17-syllable…

March 15, 2026

Opinion

Colorado deserves better: A troubling eight-year trajectory

Colorado has historically valued independence, controlled spending, and respect for limits on government. As Senate Minority Leader, let me be…

March 15, 2026

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Editorials

Our view: Endurance

Durango’s damaged sculpture reminds us what endurance really means

March 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Is the Durango Herald in jeopardy?

cca Over 130 local newspapers went out of business last year, and currently an estimated two newspapers go out of…

March 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Leave it – just rename it

cca Regarding the recent spontaneous adjustment to the Endurance cycling sculpture at the Chapman roundabout – I really think the…

March 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Is anyone talking about this war?

cca In 1966, those of us who graduated high school had one thing on our minds: Am I going to…

March 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Free training to keep our communities safe

cca Following a recent community meeting about First Amendment rights, it became clear that people across the Four Corners share…

March 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

America is a Trumpster fire

cca Congratulations to the Republican Party for the progress you’ve made. Just a little over 25 years ago, Republicans’ collective…

March 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

No clemency for Tina Peters

cca An open letter to Gov. Polis: Do not pardon or give clemency to Tina Peters. She abused the trust…

March 15, 2026

Opinion

In the shadows: How Mexico’s search collectives reveal migration realities

I’m frequently asked, “Why don’t people go back to their country and make it a better place?” Benjamin James Waddell,…

March 15, 2026

Guest Columns

DUI isn’t a mistake; it’s a decision, and Durango deserves better

On the morning of March 9, Durango woke up to another reminder that driving under the influence isn’t just a…

March 15, 2026

Letters to the Editor

Community built it. Corporate changed it.

cca Durango Herald reporters have been informing us about the changes in palliative and hospice care at Mercy Hospital CommonSpirit.…

March 13, 2026

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Editorials

Our view: Speak up

Take 16 minutes to shape Durango’s future

March 13, 2026

Letters to the Editor

When cost overrides care, animals die

cca On Feb. 21, I brought my 12-week-old Sphynx kitten, Mystic, to Riverview Animal Hospital’s Urgent Care Clinic in Durango…

March 13, 2026

Opinion

Howling at the moon unites Canadian and American snowbirds

U.S.-Canada relations still OK, eh? Yes. Let me explain. The Queen, my Queen, who is from Queens, New York –…

March 13, 2026

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Editorials

Our view: Leave Tina Peters in prison

Gov. Jared Polis is signaling he may commute the nine-year prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, the…

March 11, 2026