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Jenn Lopez: Calling for a bold, comprehensive affordable housing strategy

du1-i-syn Once I learned that the median house price at that time was $150,000 (around $265,000 in today’s money), I…

February 27, 2021

Letter: Retain Youssef on City Council

She responded with poise, clear-headedness, and decency. She has earned re-election. She helped get us through the rapids; let us…

February 27, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Motel conversions could help ease housing shortage

Motel conversion may be the quickest, most affordable way to add housing units to ease Durango’s housing deficit. It’s been…

February 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: What’s happened to Durango?

Last summer, camo-clad, flag-waving, armed counter-protesters threatened Black Lives Matter protesters at Buckley Park, all of whom, with their children,…

February 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: No jail time for sex offender is outrageous

In the interest of full disclosure, I will begin by saying that I am a retired sex offender treatment provider…

February 27, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Government instills fear to control, manipulate

The sight of all people wearing masks just intensifies ones fear that the virus is coming to get them. The…

February 26, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Don’t cut the COVID-19 vaccine line

I want to go back to normal as much as anyone, but I have a job that allows me to…

February 26, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Herald favors ‘East-Coast elite, progressive’ sources

A Washington Post editorial on the same page has this quote: “Republicans need to make the first move to build…

February 25, 2021

Guest Columns

Writers on the Range: Put unemployed miners, drillers to work in restoration

du1-i-syn Over the last decade, however, the oil and gas rollercoaster here has shuddered nearly to a halt and one…

February 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Vote for Youssef for a second council term

Prior to her election there was a community perception about the lack of transparency on the part of several council…

February 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Sentencing in Pitcher case is neither progressive nor restorative

I am a mental health professional and would specifically like to offer feedback around the recent sentencing of Preston Pitcher.…

February 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Wear masks to save lives, get this over with sooner

That was inconvenient, maybe more than inconvenient. Approximately 54,000 Americans were killed (dead) over a ten-year period in Vietnam. Now,…

February 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Who would Boebert shoot in another Capitol riot?

Therefore, my question is, If there’s another invasion of our Capitol by domestic terrorists, who is she going to shoot…

February 25, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Balance judicial leniency with wisdom

Along with many readers, we winced when reading in the Herald’s Feb. 20 front-page article, “An agent for change,” that…

February 25, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: New judge is failing victims, community

Preston Pitcher worked as a youth leader at his church for 10 years and was accused of molesting five young…

February 24, 2021

Guest Columns

Iyahna Calton: Celebrating Black History Month at Fort Lewis College

du1-i-syn I love celebrating Black culture and what it means for the Black community to truly excel. Yet I feel…

February 23, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Probation for child molester is a travesty

Preston Pitcher worked as a youth leader at his church for 10 years while molesting boys that attended the church.…

February 23, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Renewable energy was not the problem in Texas

Here’s a quote from Rep. Lauren Boebert’s latest newsletter: “As demonstrated by the blackouts across Texas, we cannot solely rely…

February 23, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: How did Rep. Lauren Boebert get elected?

My question to the people of the 3rd Congressional District is simply this: What the hell happened? You elected a…

February 23, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Boebert fails to protect self, others from COVID-19

Six photos were attached from a recent visit to southwest Colorado, including images of Boebert with constituents at the D&SNG…

February 23, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Congress should pass Colorado conservation bills

Wilderness, CORE acts will preserve Colorado for future generations

February 22, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Letting transgender women play women’s sports is a good thing

Many people claim the biology of sex difference points to an advantage of transgender athletes over cisgender women, often citing…

February 21, 2021

Guest Columns

Duane “Chili” Yazzie: Energy corporations need to meet ‘Indigenous mind’

The business of energy development is fused with the ideology of capitalism, which is built on the law of supply…

February 19, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Let’s abandon our silos for connection

More than 300 people attended the one-hour talk on Monday. The foundation also hosted a discussion with Brooks for its…

February 19, 2021