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Letter: First Peoples are very cautiously hopeful for future

Throughout history, great civilizations, societies, empires, dynasties and ideologies have fallen. America is not infallible. The formidable and ever-present cause…

December 9, 2020

Guest Columns

John Simpson: School board veils intent, cost of bonds approved in recent election

John Simpsondu1-i-syn Leading up to the election, the board passed an unambiguous resolution stating they needed to enlarge, improve, remodel,…

December 8, 2020

Editorials

Our View: Let baking rescue the holiday spirit

and sharing cookies can light up your spirits during the holidays

December 8, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Press are leftist partisans

The Durango Herald was part of the press that ran no positive news for Trump and which ran negative opinion…

December 8, 2020

Guest Columns

Michelle Goldberg: The MAGA Revolution Devours Its Own

He railed against Trump’s campaign lawyer, Joseph diGenova, who called for the shooting of Christopher Krebs, a federal cybersecurity official…

December 5, 2020

Guest Columns

Our View: Despite district’s best efforts, some students are falling behind

Despite district’s best efforts, some students need more help to catch up

December 5, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Charges against WikiLeaks founder should be dropped

Assange is a journalist and has won over a dozen media awards. If this prosecution is successful, Assange faces life…

December 5, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Mercy should share data on COVID care with public

But how does this translate to La Plata County? How many infected are currently hospitalized in acute care beds and…

December 5, 2020

Guest Columns

Biden needs to rollback the rollbacks on the environment

Thompsondu1-i-syn A charitable listener might have heard a run-of-the-mill libertarian goal, to downsize the bloated government in order to make…

December 4, 2020

Guest Columns

Thomas Friedman: Dear Joe, Iran is not about the nukes anymore

The best way for Biden to appreciate the new Middle East is to study what happened in the early hours…

December 4, 2020

Editorials

Our View: Good reasons to celebrate (safely) in Durango this weekend

football, Polar Express provide two good reasons to make merry (safely)

December 3, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letter: COVID-19 vaccines should be free

Since the start of the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. government has funneled more than $10 billion in…

December 2, 2020

Editorials

Our View: Surveillance success or Orwell come to pass?

surveillance cameras catch girls, but do we want an Orwellian world?

December 1, 2020

Guest Columns

Bayfield schools’ COVID policies are unsafe

Telepdu1-i-syn However, what was missing from Aten’s recent Bayfield School District board meeting declaration was a meaningful acknowledgement that BSD…

December 1, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Mercy Family Medicine rises to the top

Mercy Family Medicine’s professional staff members – including doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, medical assistants and support workers –…

November 30, 2020

Editorials

Our View: Council correct on mask ordinance

Council makes the courageous choice to protect the public from COVID-19

November 30, 2020

Guest Columns

Paul Krugman: Let’s hear it for Janet Yellen

And yes, there’s a bit of payback for Donald Trump, who denied her a well-earned second term as Fed chair,…

November 29, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Missing the opportunity to comment

Been a Herald subscriber for almost 30 years and I really miss the give and take meetings between the staff…

November 28, 2020

Guest Columns

Daniel Morgenstern: Housing issues must become top priority

Morgensterndu1-i-syn So many people of all ages and walks of life are on the margins of society, many through no…

November 28, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Trump is a con artist and grifter

So let’s put the cards on the table: Trump was not a successful businessman. He has been a successful con…

November 28, 2020

Guest Columns

Inspired leadership marks Snowberger’s tenure

After forty years of experience as an education leader in Alaska and Colorado, I believe that significant change in educational…

November 27, 2020

Editorials

Our View: FIS Worldpay building could be a winner for city

could win with Worldpay building

November 27, 2020

Guest Columns

Deeper conversations make for more intimacy

Ask elevating questions. All of us have developed a way of being that is our technique for getting through each…

November 27, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letter: COVID-19 is real, masks save lives

Two days before her oxygen saturation levels cratered and she could no longer say more than a few words without…

November 27, 2020