Editorials

Opinion

Our View: Demolition derby canceled, not dead

Friends, families tinkering on vehicles our favorite part

November 5, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Meeker paper learns its value

Community opens wallets to keep Rio Blanco Herald Times’ truth-telling going

November 3, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Speaker Johnson’s moment

The story of relatively unknown deeply conservative Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), elected speaker of the House on a first vote…

November 1, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Jenna Ellis can reach for redemption

On Tuesday, former Donald Trump attorney Jenna Ellis’ tearful turn in a Georgia courtroom, where she pleaded guilty to reduced…

October 29, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Bayfield boom needs 1% sales tax increase for parks

‘yes’ on Ballot Issue 2A to match recreation, population

October 27, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Getting serious about better mental health

“Struggle, it’s a human thing,” Bode Miller, the famed alpine ski racer told the audience at the Fort Lewis Community…

October 22, 2023

Opinion

Election endorsements

Proposition II, Retain Nicotine Tax Revenue in Excess of Blue Book Estimate

October 20, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Prop. HH backfill plan dicey for lean local districts

One thing that voters can likely agree on – Proposition HH, designed to reduce property taxes, is complex, a possible…

October 18, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Beyond cycling titles, Kuss a gracious winner

From riding with Durango Devo’s cycling program to winning the Vuelta a España, Sepp Kuss has always quietly separated himself…

October 15, 2023

Opinion

Our view: Daytime eclipse tourists may become astrotourists

With the Four Corners in the privileged path of the annular “ring of fire” eclipse on Saturday, lodging has been…

October 13, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Democracy at work in Silverton’s OHV vote

After a summer afternoon exploring backcountry roads in the San Juan Mountains, dropping into Silverton on an off-highway vehicle is…

October 11, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Indian boarding school findings momentous to Southwest families

Numbers, scale add up to what elders have always said

October 8, 2023

Opinion

Our View: McCarthy’s big mistake – he didn’t first respect himself

We’re not surprised that former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of his job on Tuesday. But the real…

October 6, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Cannabis industry needs SAFER Banking Act

Perlmutter, Polis instrumental to legitimate regulations

October 4, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Systemic challenges mean USPS could lose ‘S’ for service

A few decades ago, do you remembering hearing old-timers say that a solid, great job for life was one with…

October 1, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Contemplating values in potential new Durango logo

On Sept. 19, Durango City Council voted 4-1 for city staff to explore the feasibility of creating and implementing a…

September 29, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Shutdown season more tiresome than pumpkin spice

Effects would ripple through Southwest

September 27, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Colorado librarian wins settlement, our admiration

Librarians really are champions for every patron who walks through their doors. Yes, they get books and information into the…

September 24, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Students without tickets burned in Coach Prime’s light

University of Colorado Boulder football coach Deion Sanders has sure brought the razzle-dazzle to college football. And Sanders is delivering.…

September 22, 2023

Opinion

Sawdust fire ‘risk could remain long after’ ILC

I have concerns about the rezoning to industrial for the land at 1050 Lebanon Road, Cortez. The proposed use of…

September 20, 2023

Opinion

My View: ‘Biased,’ ‘No 1st Amendment,’ ‘censors’ – strong words

SwanJerry McBride It’s not every day I see my name on a sign at a demonstration in front of The…

September 20, 2023

Opinion

‘Many questionable dealings of Biden family’

Over the past year, many questionable dealings of Joe Biden and his family have come to light. There is evidence…

September 20, 2023

Opinion

Boebert, others like her ‘really are idiots’

A government shutdown and other serious issues loom and what is our congresswoman doing? She is getting ushered out of…

September 19, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Use joint sales tax dollars for Hermosa to Durango Bike Trail

A burst of tailwind is pushing forward the proposed Hermosa to Durango Bike Trail. And the city of Durango and…

September 15, 2023