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Grossman: Recognize family planning as a basic human right

The concept of universal human rights started after World War II with the United Nations. Its charter included the obligation…

May 26, 2018

Froma Harrop

Harrop: Birth rates fall as student debt skyrockets

Harropdu1-i-syn Members of the class of 2016 left school owing an average of $37,173 in student loans. And that “doesn’t…

May 25, 2018

Editorials

Iron Horse: Gravel rides join the classic lineup of events

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald -A bike racer beats the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train to the crossing at Highway 550…

May 25, 2018

Letters to the Editor

We need common sense gun laws for our kids

The result? A 40 percent reduction in gun violence by 2016, the lowest homicide rate in the state’s history, and…

May 25, 2018

Guest Columns

Dionne: A challenge to our nation’s Christian apologists

E. J. Dionne, The Washington Postdu1-i-syn Maybe it takes one of the world’s most elitist institutions – a monarchy, for…

May 24, 2018

Editorials

Water mapping

JERRY McBRIDE/Herald<br><br>Robert Morris of Animas Well Drilling drills a 227-foot deep domestic water well east of Oxford.du1-i-syn Former County Commissioner…

May 23, 2018

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: Death row case reveals broken justice system

Nicholas D. Kristof is a columnist for The New York Times. Reach him at Facebook.com/Kristof, Twitter.com/NickKristof or c/o The New…

May 22, 2018

Editorials

The sit/lie ban: City ordinance may feel right, but does nothing to address core problems

A homeless man and his dog rest on Main Ave. in this Herald file photo.du1-i-syn While we have called for…

May 21, 2018

David Brooks

Brooks: Gaza violence shows us how extremism corrupts

I see the situation through the “extremism corrupts everybody” narrative. My narrative starts with the idea that the creation of…

May 21, 2018

Editorials

Time for Tipton and Gardner to support local leaders, public lands

du1-i-syn The bill now heads for a vote by the full Senate. A companion bill, introduced by Rep. Scott Tipton,…

May 19, 2018

Guest Columns

Stein: More than a local newspaper – a partnership

Support local news to ensure we stay informed and engaged

May 19, 2018

Robert Samuelson

Our new capitalism strikingly resembles the old

That has been true for most of our history. To be sure, economic change now abounds: The internet; vast U.S.…

May 19, 2018

Guest Columns

Writers on the Range: Colorado moves to block river access

(Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado) Mark Squillacedu1-i-syn A local landowner claims that Hill is trespassing when he stands…

May 19, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Criminalizing poverty is the real crime

Public space means you have a right to exist there regardless of the money in your pocket. Durango ranks as…

May 19, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Reporting all crime essential for safety

Unless all crime is reported, any database will lack validity and fail to provide the community and police department with…

May 19, 2018

Editorials

Missed opportunity: Legislature should consider ‘red flag’ gun safety measure again

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald – Denver Police Department School Resource Officer Leonard Martinez listens to Kathy Morris, Regional Safe School Coordinator…

May 18, 2018

Kathleen Parker

Parker: The dissonance of an embassy celebration, Gaza carnage

Kathleen Parkerdu1-i-syn Monday started the week with a jolt in Jerusalem, where the U.S. and Israel celebrated the American embassy…

May 18, 2018

Guest Columns

Diaz: Get outdoors to celebrate Colorado Public Lands Day

Ashley Diazdu1-i-syn In the Four Corners, we are particularly blessed with endless opportunities, whether you choose to venture north into…

May 17, 2018

Guest Columns

Robinson: Categorizing ‘real Americans’ is offensive

Eugene Robinsondu1-i-syn Republicans are cynically peddling this un-American conceit. “Real Americans” elected and continue to support President Trump, they claim,…

May 17, 2018

David Brooks

Brooks: Trump’s lizard wisdom plays out in thug world

Brooksdu1-i-syn Operating in the New York construction world meant dealing with S&A Concrete, co-owned by “Fat Tony” Salerno of the…

May 16, 2018

Guest Columns

Huser: Hiding details of child suicide solves nothing

Dr. Carol Huserdu1-i-syn According to an article in The Durango Herald, the bill’s supporters – including the Colorado Corners Association…

May 15, 2018

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: Trump vandalizes the Iran deal

Trump is abandoning the Iran deal, with nothing to replace it, even though his own secretary of state and chairman…

May 15, 2018

Frank Bruni

Bruni: Renounce Pelosi, ignore Trump … and win?

Like Lamb, he’s a veteran, he’s young and he’s brand new to politics. And like Lamb, he has exceeded expectations…

May 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Local voters still can’t see Colorado TV

The conventional wisdom was that this problem would be over after the last regime and their stated objective of doing…

May 14, 2018