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Guest Columns

The pragmatic left, socialists included, is winning

du1-i-syn In a referendum, people in Missouri voted 2-1 to overturn an anti-union “right to work” law passed by the…

August 13, 2018

Guest Columns

Rigney: LWCF deserves permanent protection

Nowhere does that feel more true than in Colorado, which our company has called home for almost 30 years. We…

August 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

The treasure of Durango

The railroad has been running continuously for 136 years. The Durango & Silverton is, has been and will be the…

August 10, 2018

Editorials

PERA has another problem, and politicians say they won’t stand for it.

But that’s not how markets usually work, as we were reminded when we heard Reveal, the public-radio news program. The…

August 9, 2018

Letters to the Editor

New Mexico TV news disenfranchises me

This is a very important election. I’m afraid I would like to know who I’m voting for. It’s obvious that…

August 9, 2018

Guest Columns

Robinson: Trump’s rhetoric is going to get someone killed

Robinson, Washington Postdu1-i-syn Two men in the crowd look defiantly at the camera, proudly displaying the slogan on their matching…

August 9, 2018

Letters to the Editor

An apology from the treasurer’s office

To cover my obligations, I put my own money into my campaign bank account, but naively did not know to…

August 9, 2018

Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: Welcome to the age of malware

Samuelson, Washington Postdu1-i-syn For years, we have regarded personal computers, the internet, smartphones and various digital devices as evidence that…

August 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Focus should be on steam, not on coal

John Van Becay Aurora

August 8, 2018

Guest Columns

Goldberg: Will the birthplace of the modern right turn blue?

Goldberg, New York Timesdu1-i-syn Until recently, the weekly demonstrations had been in front of his office, but for the summer,…

August 7, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Customer, Walmart, thanks for honesty

Marianne Spencer Pearlman Durango

August 7, 2018

Editorials

Much improved: GCC makes good on commitment to improve CR 120

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald <br><br>07-20-2018 – Durango- A coal truck drives down County Road 120, which has been improved and paved.…

August 7, 2018

Fareed Zakaria

Zakaria: There is only one way out of Afghanistan

Now we get reports that the Trump administration is searching for a negotiated settlement with the Taliban. However meandering the…

August 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Polis is helping Colorado farmers

Tim Gordon- President, Colorado Hemp Industry Association. Boulder

August 6, 2018

Guest Columns

The horses are wild. Time to tame our policy.

Wild horses occupy a watering hole outside Salt Lake City. Harsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are…

August 6, 2018

Editorials

Then we were one: A combined City and County of Durango

Courtesy of Dan Nicholl and DHM Design<br><br>An underpass could connect the north end of Main Avenue to the Animas River…

August 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Register and vote for the climate’s sake

Ocean currents are changing and slowing, ice caps are melting and 98 percent of climate scientists are imploring us to…

August 5, 2018

Guest Columns

Writers on the Range: To survive we need immigrants working the land

George Wallace, Writers on the Rangedu1-i-syn I am running the combine, and Paco is in the tractor next to me,…

August 5, 2018

Guest Columns

How Trump won re-election in 2020

Bret Stephens, The New York Times (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)du1-i-syn This time, however, it was the Republican incumbent, not…

August 4, 2018

David Leonhardt

Leonhardt: How Trump lost his re-election in 2020

David Leonhardt, New York Timedu1-i-syn In an era of deep national anxiety – with stagnant wages, rickety health insurance and…

August 4, 2018

Letters to the Editor

It’s my money and you won’t be seeing it

I do the bulk of my shopping in the county, with Durango receiving the bulk of my purchases. Money used…

August 3, 2018

Editorials

Impotent rage: This is no time for smashing stars

Pedestrians walk past a cordoned off area surrounding the vandalized star for Donald Trump on the Hollywood Walk of Fame…

August 3, 2018

Editorials

Colorado Day

du1-i-syn Water is the first. The high country makes Colorado the birthplace of rivers, and the lines on the map…

August 1, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Sean Smith is great and so are letters

I take strong, factual exception to this claim. I mention a few of Sheriff Smith’s accomplishments: saved the county $2…

August 1, 2018