Editorials

Our View: Examine process, rules before dissolving city boards

Durango City Council gave city staff members the green light to move forward with a reorganization plan that whittles 23…

February 19, 2023

Opinion

Our View: First-responders of compassion, support

Resource Team brings elevated level of care to those who lost loved ones

February 17, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Let Indigenous people decide Far View Center’s use

Last week, the Far View Center in Mesa Verde National Park landed on Colorado Preservation Inc.’s most endangered places list…

February 15, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Canceled Taste of Durango sign of times

Nothing like a festival in May to kick off summer. Crowds strolling Main Avenue, rather than winter’s hurry-up-and-get-there dashing through…

February 12, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Hermosa to Durango Bike Trail way to go

We’re a multimodal trail-loving bunch in the Southwest. It’s in our collective DNA. On Thursday, Durango resident Bob Wolff made…

February 10, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Misinformation on Senior Center does damage

When did unsubstantiated rumors become more reliable than readily available sourced information? We are thrown by the story last week…

February 8, 2023

Opinion

Our View: It’s justice if family’s feelings came first

Last Friday, we did a double-take over The Durango Herald headline, “Driver who fell asleep causing head-on crash sentenced to…

February 7, 2023

Opinion

Our View: DeSantis’ education ideology suits him, not public students

Fla. governor forced changes at college to become “Hillsdale of the South”

February 5, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Tyre Nichols: His death changes policing

cca We’ve had parents of young Black men tell us they’ve had “the talk,” offering advice if pulled over by…

February 2, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Defunding Planned Parenthood does not serve CD-3

We were disappointed to learn that right out of the gate, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s first introduced legislation was the…

January 29, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Snowdown: ‘Be not afraid of greatness’

One of Shakespeare’s enduring quotes, “Be not afraid of greatness,” is a fine setting of expectations for all that Snowdown…

January 29, 2023

Opinion

Our View: State of the state on housing: Need broad approach

State of the state speeches are often long on promises and short on details. We get swept up in what…

January 27, 2023

Opinion

‘Spare us faux outrage at Republicans’

Since election day, I am continually amused by the tenor of many letters printed herein. The theme of these letters…

January 25, 2023

Opinion

Letter writer’s ‘news straight from Russia’

In response to a letter writer in The Journal, calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky corrupt and a thug, he must…

January 25, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Snow Day brings delight, serious stress

“Snow Day.” Two words that hold a world of perspectives within the Durango School District. “Snow Day,” aka school closures,…

January 25, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Shining light on meetings, costly lawsuits

Here we go again. Serial records requester Pagosa Springs attorney Matt Roane gave the city of Durango an ultimatum on…

January 22, 2023

Opinion

On GOP: ‘We must speak out’

Many of us want to take a sanguine view or at least a non-hateful view of today’s Republican Party. This…

January 22, 2023

Opinion

Our View: BLM needs direction, bold action on conservation

Locals and visitors arriving to Durango-La Plata County Airport are met with an image of Phil’s World, the iconic trail…

January 20, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Sports betting should benefit Utes

missing out on tax revenues with contradictory laws

January 18, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Santos story dropped in void between local, regional papers

Congressman got through gates as public assumed he was vetted

January 15, 2023

Opinion

Our View: 2023 the year for immigration solutions

Federal government inaction adding to misery

January 4, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Cortez Chamber example of 2 + 2 = 5

There’s plenty to like about the United States, and one is the number and diversity of small businesses new and…

January 4, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Lacks statue doesn’t do justice, but it’s a start

Henrietta Lacksonset A lot of gestures made don’t come close to righting wrongs. But efforts count for something. The statue…

January 1, 2023

Opinion

Our View: New Colorado laws

tax rate reduced

December 30, 2022