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Call for submissions: Headlines we would like to see in 2018

“Bridge to nowhere connects to somewhere.” “Lake Nighthorse opens to submarines only.” “Spiritual band Gabriel of Urantia/TaliasVan of Tora appeal,…

December 30, 2017

Editorials

2017: Our review of a surprising year in which politics often eclipsed good judgment

Energy, the environment and public lands are a few issues that hit home, as did health care and state and…

December 30, 2017

From our Congressman

Talbot: Republicans attack on conservation would shock their conservative predecessors

Lee M. Talbot But I did, and the bill passed in a remarkably bipartisan way. Now that law, the Endangered…

December 30, 2017

From our Congressman

Brooks: ‘The Sidneys’ part I – the year’s best long-form journalism

David Brooks We decided that our mission, celebrating the year’s best long-form journalism, is more important than the staid and…

December 30, 2017

From our Congressman

Blanchard: The 2017 anxiety syndrome

Ralph Blanchard You probably remember: “Something is happening here and you don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones?”…

December 30, 2017

From our Congressman

Grijalva: Ryan Zinke is destroying the Interior Department

Zinke has surprised many with his willingness to support President Trump’s extreme environmental policies, including the recent attempt to erase…

December 30, 2017

Froma Harrop

Harrop: Let’s skip the war against baby boomers, okay?

Froma Harrop One book about the Americans born between 1946 and 1964 has “Generation of Sociopaths” in the title. And…

December 29, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Berry and Palmer: Tragic circumstance in a difficult time

Apparently politically motivated, Mr. Petit left a particularly abusive anonymous note on our windshield at the Community Recreation Center. The…

December 29, 2017

Editorials

A smart step: Bayfield decides to find out if town might benefit from legal pot sales

Steve Lewis/Durango Herald – BAYFIELD – “We all want to see the downtown revitalized and we want to see more…

December 29, 2017

From our Congressman

Scarborough: Perfecting the art of the self-deal

Joe Scarborough When we talk about the insider, who are we talking about? It’s the comfortable politician only looking out…

December 28, 2017

From our Congressman

Funt: Rural America’s struggle

Peter Funt According to the Wall Street Journal, the Dollar General company is worth $22 billion – far more than…

December 28, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Joffe: Tax plan is false, deceptive and benefits few

I don’t mind paying taxes for government services like schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, health and safety inspectors, environmental protection and…

December 27, 2017

From our Congressman

Marcus: Thank you, Mr. President, for unleashing my patriotism

Ruth Marcus This sentiment may startle. It may rankle, even. It comes in a week that witnessed the passage of…

December 27, 2017

Editorials

Tax reform: GOP wager bets on business-aided economic benefits that time will tell

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, leads applause for House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, along…

December 27, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Katz: Bears Ears debate and limits of rhetoric

The recreation addicts, nature lovers, and Native American tribes see every juniper tree and jackrabbit as part of a holistic,…

December 27, 2017

From our Congressman

Olen: As lawmakers rush home, a lot of vulnerable people are in limbo

Helaine Olen And those issues involve the lives of millions of very vulnerable people, whose fates are, right now, in…

December 26, 2017

From our Congressman

Kristof: My worst columns of 2017

Nicholas Kristof These are pieces I wrote that nobody read. Well, not nobody. I read them. My mother did. And…

December 26, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Edwards: Trump’s actions on public lands defy public opinion

The president’s action will ravage pristine places, put wildlife in danger and jeopardize scientific and archaeological history, including sacred Native…

December 26, 2017

Editorials

Christmas: This holiday season, there is reason to celebrate all that is good in the world

Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, along with many elves, initiate the lighting of Durango’s downtown Christmas tree at Buckley Park…

December 25, 2017

Watch Yore Topknot

James: Gettin’ all wound up

There’s a great Lynyrd Skynyrd song titled “Things going on.” It asks, “Have you ever lived down in the ghetto?…

December 25, 2017

From our Congressman

Schultz: A timely rescue for a little dog and our family too

Connie SchultzGus Chan / The Plain Dealer This is not his habit when he stays with us. “Why is Matt…

December 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Cochran: Veteran comments on free speech

While I am opposed to their lamentable, despicable opinions of the United States, I am happy to have fought for,…

December 25, 2017

From our Congressman

Beckwith: Two years in, lopsided progress on the Colorado water plan

But there is one important difference today, two years have passed to measure the plan’s success in securing water for…

December 23, 2017

From the Mayor

White: Transit changes and aspirations

Mayor Dick White Public transportation systems across the nation depend on subsidies because fare revenues fall far short of providing…

December 23, 2017