Editorials

Opinion

Our view: Prop. 123

Silverton shows the way on affordable housing

January 23, 2026

Opinion

Our view: Mall redevelopment

for a community-first approach

January 18, 2026

Opinion

Our view: Unfunded mandates

budgets are at a breaking point

January 16, 2026

Opinion

Our view: Beyond Maduro

Force, oil and unintended consequences

January 9, 2026

Opinion

Your view: 2025 in letters

In a year marked by national division – during a season that is now leaning toward the light – we…

December 31, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Strike

obstinance overrides reason

December 28, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Water promise

Arkansas Valley pipeline gets bipartisan boost after 63 years

December 26, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Retaliation

Punishment, not policy, drives Trump’s Colorado cuts

December 21, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Thank you, Katie Stewart

“If you want something done, ask a busy woman.” Lucille Ball popularized that wisdom, and Rep. Katie Stewart exemplifies it.…

December 19, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Reject Pearce

A public-lands opponent cannot lead the Bureau of Land Management

December 10, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Carrying capacity

Durango’s livability and character depend on its citizens, staff and council collaboration

December 7, 2025

Opinion

Our view: To remember

defense against a repeat of history

December 3, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Holiday parking

your car home if you’re flying this week

November 23, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Mandala

A call for a spiritual revolution

November 14, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Under siege

On the heels of Durango City Council’s resolution reaffirming support for immigrants (Herald, Oct. 10), ICE officers stopped and detained…

November 2, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Banned Books

librarians stand on the front lines for free speech

October 22, 2025

Opinion

Our View: Balanced growth

should support 2C and consider 2B carefully

October 19, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Endorsements

Maintain stability, protect our successes, and invest in essential community services

October 12, 2025

Opinion

Our view: School Board

Preserve the momentum: Experience is key

October 10, 2025

Opinion

Our view: “Yes” on 1A

essential services, keep La Plata County strong

October 8, 2025

Opinion

Our view: ADUs

Don’t approve ADU expansion – data and engagement must guide housing policy

September 26, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Ski Hesperus

We wish. The little mountain that could turns 64 this year, and once again, the old double chairlift’s bull wheel…

September 21, 2025

Opinion

Our view: This land is our land

Just months after Americans from all walks of life resoundingly rejected the notion of selling off our public lands, some…

September 7, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Legislature dodges hard choices, leaves cuts to Polis

What was billed as a special session of Colorado’s General Assembly last month to confront an $800 million budget shortfall…

September 5, 2025