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Brooks: Denver leads the way on Constitutional localism

du1-i-syn Those are questions we won’t be able to answer for a few years. If the Democrats nominate somebody like…

August 1, 2018

A modest solution

Sand Canyon, south entrancedu1-i-syn The weathered and uneven slickrock encourages no parking order. Drivers have to balance proximity, footing, a…

July 29, 2018

Guest Columns

Our food system isn’t broken, but the farm bill is

Morgiana Petersen-Rockneydu1-i-syn The broken food-system narrative implicitly blames them for problems like environmental degradation, obesity, so-called “food deserts,” and the…

July 29, 2018

Population Matters

Grossman: Fortunately, the heyday of eugenics is history

Dr. Richard Grossmandu1-i-syn The history of eugenics actually goes back much further in history; apparently, Plato advocated selective breeding of…

July 27, 2018

Ross Douthat

Douthat: The sick, sad truth about Cardinal McCarrick

Ross Douthat (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times)du1-i-syn The result was a careful analysis by the John Jay College of Criminal…

July 27, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Thanks for help after mule, horse crash

Also, my dog Jullian, who was in the crash with me, is doing fine. Thanks to all of you for…

July 27, 2018

Guest Columns

They created a space for me: Will others have the same opportunity?

I arrived in America not speaking English, working as an au pair for the Dutch Consul General. I don’t recall…

July 27, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Proud of pols who stand up to Russia

Kathy Fackler Durango

July 27, 2018

Letters to the Editor

I love my newspaper and I need it

I know people do not agree on a lot of issues brought up, however, the Herald does print both conservative…

July 27, 2018

Letters to the Editor

This administration is reckless, craven

Our economy is in great shape, so why did Congress give a large tax break to the rich? The separation…

July 27, 2018

Editorials

Road show: County’s pursuit of road claims is not in public’s interest

A section of Forest Service road in Montezuma County shows deep ruts. This road is proposed to be closed under…

July 27, 2018

Guest Columns

Democrats are moving to the left. Don’t panic – yet

MIchelle Goldberg, New York Timesdu1-i-syn The Republican candidate in California’s 11th District, John Fitzgerald, is running on a platform of…

July 27, 2018

Editorials

Turning the tap: After years of waiting, battling and building, Nighthorse water flows west

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald – Lake Nighthorse water flows into Lake Durango during a test flow that Charlie Smith, Lake Durango…

July 27, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Diane is my choice for Congress

Here is what stands out to me the most about Diane: She has taken the No Corporate PAC Pledge as…

July 25, 2018

Mike Littwin

Littwin: Stapleton has more concerns than his family legacy

du1-i-syn I had a different question. What grappling? As you may know, Stapleton’s great-grandfather, Ben Stapleton, was a five-term mayor…

July 25, 2018

Michael Gerson

Origin Story a marvelous explanation of the whole

du1-i-syn Christian has achieved something remarkable: an engaging guide to the physics, chemistry, biology, anthropology, linguistics and sociology that constitute…

July 25, 2018

Letters to the Editor

In response to a story on the homeless

Allowing ongoing camping would render it virtually impossible for the city to evict campers without an adequate alternative. I have…

July 24, 2018

Editorials

We can agree

FILE – In this May 4, 2017, file photo, workers dismantle the charred remains of a house where a gas…

July 24, 2018

Thomas Friedman

A president with no shame, a party with no spine

Thomas L. Friedman, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for The New York Times. (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times)du1-i-syn That is…

July 23, 2018

David Brooks

Brooks: Localist Revolution is likely the coming wave

du1-i-syn Localism is the belief that power should be wielded as much as possible at the neighborhood, city and state…

July 22, 2018

Editorials

They proved it: Newspapers make everything brighter, and less expensive

Courtesy of Andrew Gulliford Ads and typefaces set in lead type line a wall at the back of the newspaper building…

July 22, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Trump hasn’t even read his own books

The results of Trump’s tariff wars with China, Canada, Mexico, the EU and just about everyone else in the world…

July 22, 2018

Guest Columns

Bears Ears: Don’t dismantle the sacred spirit of the land

It is the belief of indigenous people here in the Southwest that the land within the Bears Ears National Monument…

July 21, 2018

Guest Columns

You must resign, Mike Pompeo. Resign, John Bolton.

Bret Stephens, columnist for the New York Times. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)du1-i-syn Jimmy Carter’s secretary of state, Cyrus Vance,…

July 21, 2018