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Guess who’s got a beef with Polis now?

He is not alone. A few weeks back, it was news you might be able to use when the Herald…

Democrats need to meet some people

Climate change is the only scientific theory ever proposed that scientists are not allowed to question. Are there any solutions…

The homeless are children of God, too

What is evident now is that the placing of nearly every person into partisan camps has also severely eroded any…

Facing up to it

Ripping pink Band-Aids off is worthwhile

There is a way we can tax carbon now

France did suspend its fuel/carbon tax after the Yellow Vests revolt. Reducing consumption of fossil fuels (and the greenhouse gasses)…

September 8, 2019

Guest Columns

I know firsthand about buried atomic-age dangers

The explosion was powerful enough that a merchant ship leaving San Francisco Bay, hundreds of miles to the north, turned…

September 8, 2019

No nukes, no wars, no more imperialism

The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed on Aug. 27, 1928. It outlaws war as a tool of foreign policy. The United…

September 8, 2019

Guest Columns

Reverse shocking city rules on nonprofit funding

During my hikes, I regularly meet new arrivals who have relocated to Durango. Almost invariably, we end up talking about…

September 7, 2019

This is what’s right about health care

Dr. Murphy grew up in Durango and came back to practice in the town he loved. I have known Dr.…

September 7, 2019

River stakeholders leave sterling legacy

Using a watershed approach, the ARSG developed a remediation plan, recommended feasible water quality standards and implemented many successful remediation…

September 7, 2019

Mike Littwin

Mike Johnston: No good answer to why-not-Hick

The pool is now open for which candidate drops out next. I didn’t think Johnston would necessarily be the first…

Guest Columns

Bring back the old, intriguing Elizabeth Warren

Now, she is rising toward the top, with Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. She has the highest favorability rating of…

Where’s attorney when we need him?

The next month of 2018, the Plateau Fire in Dolores County was reported as a single-tree lighting strike. Instead of…

Hey, stop bashing our wonderful train

I will start by saying that I love the train. It is a beautiful historic part of Durango. I can…

The city manager quit. It’s time for Durango to move on.

city manager has effectively quit in protest: It’s time to see what’s next

There are caring professionals at Mercy

I would like, however, to separate the corporate misdeeds from the exceptional care I have received from the professional staff…

Are you covering for Trump resistance?

Later in the story, it says she is a “Mexican immigrant.” Is she a legal immigrant or an illegal immigrant,…

Story of Martin del Campo is real news

The young lady, with the help and inspiration provided by a Durango educator, has turned in her track and seems…

Bus this

J. A. Lukas told all we needed to know about forced busing – and then some

Protect our wildlife migration corridors

As a sportswoman and conservationist, I value Colorado’s wild places and respect the wild animals that live there. As our…