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Editorials

Drought, warming change our colors

comes a little sooner this year, and with a note of tragedy

September 7, 2018

Editorials

The Times called an audible and fumbled

publication of an anonymous column hurts more than the president

September 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Mainstream news is not propaganda

I agree that to have an informed understanding of current events you need to bring a wide range of reading,…

September 5, 2018

Editorials

Extensive study shows, fortunately, no lasting impacts from Gold King spill

(Courtesy of Environmental Protection Agency) The Gold King Mine exposed adit, which is about 10 feet wide and 15 feet…

September 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

It happened to me and I left Durango

The parking spots aren’t that big to begin with and the person parked in front of me was at the…

September 5, 2018

Ross Douthat

Douthat: Will Democrats own the Asian-American vote?

This happened in the same moment that the No. 1 movie in America is “Crazy Rich Asians,” a guilty-pleasure romantic…

September 5, 2018

Editorials

McCain found morality in a dark place, and brought it to a bright career

Yet, when it came time for the U.S. to finally engage with the Vietnamese in trade, educational and cultural endeavors,…

September 2, 2018

Guest Columns

Zimmerman: Corporate interests compromise the Interior Department

And that the company then sued the United States to defend its purported trademark? And that to top it all…

September 2, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Dear Sen. McCain, you will be missed

I admire your willingness to work with the opposition, the courage and independence you displayed when disagreeing with members and…

September 2, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Attacks on my husband are undignified

Colton Black is the most genuine, honest and caring man that I know! He has the character, integrity and financial…

September 1, 2018

From the Chair

Lachelt: County will continue work on homeless issue

Gwen Lacheltdu1-i-syn After the fire, as is often the case where burned soils and denuded slopes increase the risk of…

September 1, 2018

Editorials

Candidates for governor are sharply split on further limiting emissions

du1-i-syn Written under the 1990 Clean Air Act, the regulations were aimed at making the air cleaner and also combating…

September 1, 2018

Guest Columns

Barker: Old school is not suitable for a community and conference center

9-R won’t serve for a convention center or a combined event center – now is a good time to keep…

September 1, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Mayor, councilman are behaving badly

During this meeting, a concerned citizen took the time to prepare a presentation to fit within the 3-minute time limit…

September 1, 2018

Editorials

City needs to work hard to sell citizens on tax increase

Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald – The Durango police station at 990 East Second Ave.du1-i-syn While Colorado is a leader among the…

August 31, 2018

Paul Krugman

Krugman: It can happen here

And as of 2018, it hardly seems like a joke at all. What Freedom House calls illiberalism is on the…

August 31, 2018

Letters to the Editor

That Albuquerque TV is oppressing us

La Plata County TV viewers should be the ones to decide that. We are being held hostage and prevented from…

August 31, 2018

David Leonhardt

Leonhardt: Republicans should heed McCain’s last message

But McCain pursued his conservative ends through means that are depressingly rare in today’s Republican Party. McCain believed in the…

August 29, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Durango Brewing won’t get my money

It is their business, their financial risk and their right to do so. As a former business owner, my issue…

August 29, 2018

Editorials

Congress should put partisanship aside and reauthorize the LWCF

Jonathan Romeo/Durango HeraldParks and Recreation Director Cathy Metz and Sen. Michael Bennet stand infront of the skate park in Durango,…

August 29, 2018

Editorials

Answers lacking as Durango abandons effort to help the homeless

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald <br><br>07-23-018- Durango- Durango Police Department officers, Jim Martindale, center, and Leonard Martinez, assist, Astro (Grandpa) out of…

August 27, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Albuquerque TV argument is weak tea

Carol Simmons Durango

August 27, 2018

Letters to the Editor

It is my Durango, too – and I’m thankful

Sheri Rochford Figgs Allison

August 27, 2018

Guest Columns

‘More Time, More Life’ campaign works for the airport

Tony Vicaridu1-i-syn As a public resource – owned jointly by the city of Durango and La Plata County but operated…

August 25, 2018