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Editorials

Our view: The brainy Dems may save us yet

Don’t believe the hype – Pete Buttigieg has lots to offer a divided America

February 24, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Why can’t we just widen the sidewalks?

Surely, walkers and cyclists would not be too burdened by stopping for a light to cross the tracks and then…

February 23, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Porter-Norton is fair and hardworking

Marsha has been a tireless contributor to the La Plata County community since the 1980s. She is a strong advocate…

February 23, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Some justice in killing of Irish journalist Lyra McKee

On Feb. 11, four men were arrested in Londonderry and charged in connection with her killing under the United Kingdom’s…

February 23, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Thank you, Road Runner Transit drivers

The RRT drivers are already starting to see problems with the new riding schedule, but they still manage to be…

February 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: The 2020 election could already be over

With the help of the corrupt Republican Senate and the people that have been bought, like the attorney general, the…

February 22, 2020

Guest Columns

Farhad Manjoo: Is Amazon’s store just too good to be broken up?

The company’s online store has always been convenient and plentiful, but in the last year, Amazon significantly increased the speed…

February 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Hooray for capitalism and saving Earth

Blackrock manages $7 trillion. Fidelity International indicated environment, social and governance principles (ESG) may be hitting a tipping point: “The…

February 21, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Climate nonsense dreamed up by profs

It has not happened because it is just nonsense dreamed up by college professors. They do this periodically to obtain…

February 21, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Bridge? Not in my neighborhood, thanks

I was equally surprised when I heard that Buckley Park, a community treasure, was not owned by the city and…

February 21, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: We should generate our own energy

Tri-State recently declared a shift to 100% renewable energy in Colorado by 2040. While it’s a step toward a more…

February 21, 2020

Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat: The Bloomberg temptation – and the peril

This was especially true in the days when Bloomberg would advertise his interest in a third-party candidacy. Third parties are…

February 21, 2020

Editorials

Our view: OR-54 will come again no more

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicedu1-i-syn In the last three months of 2019, she journeyed more than 1,000 miles through six…

February 21, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Electoral College is great the way it is

Our forefathers had the wisdom to insure that one group of people does not cram its decisions down our throats,…

February 21, 2020

David Brooks

David Brooks: It was education that made Scandinavia great

Progressives say it’s because they have generous welfare states. Some libertarians point out that these countries score high on nearly…

February 21, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Did Bloomberg buy the Durango Herald?

First of all, no real reasons for the endorsement are provided other than that he’s a rich, self-funding businessman. He’s…

February 20, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Bridge advocates don’t tell whole story

Did I mention Camino del Rio? Let’s face it – the real reason this controversial bridge is getting the hard…

February 20, 2020

Editorials

Our view: That border collie was flawless

purely bred may compete on looks; we’ll take P!nk’s glad grace any day

February 20, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Durango doesn’t need some hired gun

A city manager runs a government like a business – which includes growing the business. Increases in wages and personnel…

February 19, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: New renderings show same ugly bridge

While the river crossing section matches up with other Animas bridges (which I find reasonable), the section over the tracks…

February 19, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: One man can defeat Trump: Bloomberg

Do we want a candidate who can beat Trump, or do we want to waste our time, nomination and American…

February 19, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Sanders supporters brought you Trump

In 2016 in Pennsylvania, 117,000 Sanders primary voters switched to Trump, who won the state in the general election by…

February 19, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Justice for the poached

Colorado Parks and Wildlifedu1-i-syn On Feb. 11, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission hearing examiner suspended the state hunting license…

February 19, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Durango needs action on climate change

The Colorado Climate Center has confirmed that 2019 was the hottest year on record for the state of Colorado. In…

February 18, 2020