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Letters to the Editor

The trains came home tonight; I cried

The forest was ripe for burning, waiting for something to spark it. The tragedy has been real, more difficult for…

July 21, 2018

Letters to the Editor

New buildings need an Old West flavor

I would like to propose that Durango establish a design commission which would give a thumbs up or down to…

July 21, 2018

Editorials

Congress vs Nature: Scott Tipton’s forest proposal is really no help at all

At a congressional hearing last week, Tipton said that if the federal government wants to do a better job of…

July 21, 2018

Letters to the Editor

They’re not the king’s lands, they’re ours

The citizens I see and meet on public lands while snowmobiling, traveling on ATVs, hunting, fishing, hiking, mountain biking and…

July 19, 2018

Editorials

Party in the Park

Courtesy of KSUT Public Radio An artist rendering of KSUT's new broadcast facility. The station must raise $1 million by…

July 19, 2018

David Brooks

Brooks: The murder-suicide of the West

David Brooks, The New York Timesdu1-i-syn It may seem melodramatic, but that passage comes to mind when I think of…

July 18, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Trump must hold Russia accountable

Despite America’s own intelligence departments confirming Russia’s interference, President Trump continues to double down on his attacks on what he…

July 18, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Help Central Americans to stay home

I believe the best way our government could assist in this dilemma is to help the good people in these…

July 17, 2018

Editorials

Whither Wheeler?

Andrew Wheeler poses for a photo in Washington. Wheeler, the new leader of the EPA, is a former coal industry…

July 17, 2018

Guest Columns

Goldberg: Trump shows the world he is Putin’s lackey

du1-i-syn On Friday, the Justice Department indicted 12 members of Russia’s military intelligence service for a criminal conspiracy to interfere…

July 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Congress needs to pass an inclusive paid leave bill

After battling heart and kidney failure, my father in Texas required surgery. I requested time off from work to take…

July 17, 2018

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: We may be able to get this man off death row

du1-i-syn That’s my view, and now after 35 years, the wheels of justice in California may finally be creaking into…

July 17, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Are people who fault train blameless?

I do suggest that the railroad do more during summer with on-track real fire engines behind trains, fire-trained personnel, high-tech…

July 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Donâ€™t be piggy with apricots, please

Monday evening, July 2, one greedy and inconsiderate group of about 15 people took every last fruit to about 15…

July 15, 2018

David Brooks

Brooks: The disturbing death of racial progress

du1-i-syn I was going to cite evidence showing a steady decline in racist attitudes. I was going to point to…

July 15, 2018

Editorials

A pass on arson: Trump’s pardon of two Oregon ranchers sends disturbing message

Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Hindu Coalition in Edison, N.J. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)du1-i-syn The Hammonds, whose property is…

July 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Something to think about

Then came the second Great War, and the powers that be put certain groups of people in internment camps, supposedly…

July 14, 2018

Guest Columns

Propaganda, selfishness killing the U.S.

We enforced the laws set down in our Constitution and Bill of Rights to protect our citizens, our nation, our…

July 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Bennet must try to block Court pick

Everyone agrees that the Garland/Gorsuch seat was stolen by the GOP. Sadly, Sen. Bennet chose to hide behind the quaint…

July 14, 2018

Robert Samuelson

Trade wars and the $247 trillion global debt bomb

du1-i-syn Households, businesses and governments borrow on the assumption that they will service their debts either by paying the principle…

July 14, 2018

Guest Columns

I hear you Preventing suicide can start with listening, and knowing that there are true heroes in our midst who didn’t do it

There are many great suicide awareness campaigns and prevention methods being deployed in Colorado – and yet, my observation is…

July 14, 2018

Guest Columns

Huff: Recent decisions refine Colorado’s body of law

Amy Novak Huffdu1-i-syn The first concerns the city of Aspen’s “waste reduction fee.” And the second is on Coors Brewing…

July 14, 2018

Editorials

Where’s justice: News that driver would not be charged was hard to take

Durango Herald file La Plata County Courthouse.du1-i-syn Lehmann is the 77-year-old driver who jumped a curb on North Main Avenue last…

July 14, 2018

Editorials

Back on track: Change in the weather lets the train resume daily trips to Silverton

Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald A Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train returns to Durango from Silverton on Tuesday evening.du1-i-syn Since the…

July 12, 2018