Editorials

Colorado Day

du1-i-syn Water is the first. The high country makes Colorado the birthplace of rivers, and the lines on the map…

August 1, 2018

A modest solution

Sand Canyon, south entrancedu1-i-syn The weathered and uneven slickrock encourages no parking order. Drivers have to balance proximity, footing, a…

July 29, 2018

Editorials

Road show: County’s pursuit of road claims is not in public’s interest

A section of Forest Service road in Montezuma County shows deep ruts. This road is proposed to be closed under…

July 27, 2018

Editorials

Turning the tap: After years of waiting, battling and building, Nighthorse water flows west

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald – Lake Nighthorse water flows into Lake Durango during a test flow that Charlie Smith, Lake Durango…

July 27, 2018

Editorials

We can agree

FILE – In this May 4, 2017, file photo, workers dismantle the charred remains of a house where a gas…

July 24, 2018

Editorials

They proved it: Newspapers make everything brighter, and less expensive

Courtesy of Andrew Gulliford Ads and typefaces set in lead type line a wall at the back of the newspaper building…

July 22, 2018

Editorials

Congress vs Nature: Scott Tipton’s forest proposal is really no help at all

At a congressional hearing last week, Tipton said that if the federal government wants to do a better job of…

July 21, 2018

Editorials

Party in the Park

Courtesy of KSUT Public Radio An artist rendering of KSUT's new broadcast facility. The station must raise $1 million by…

July 19, 2018

Editorials

Whither Wheeler?

Andrew Wheeler poses for a photo in Washington. Wheeler, the new leader of the EPA, is a former coal industry…

July 17, 2018

Editorials

A pass on arson: Trump’s pardon of two Oregon ranchers sends disturbing message

Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Hindu Coalition in Edison, N.J. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)du1-i-syn The Hammonds, whose property is…

July 15, 2018

Editorials

Where’s justice: News that driver would not be charged was hard to take

Durango Herald file La Plata County Courthouse.du1-i-syn Lehmann is the 77-year-old driver who jumped a curb on North Main Avenue last…

July 14, 2018

Editorials

Back on track: Change in the weather lets the train resume daily trips to Silverton

Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald A Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train returns to Durango from Silverton on Tuesday evening.du1-i-syn Since the…

July 12, 2018

Editorials

Unnamed: Great fires deserve names, not just a number

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald 06-12-18- Trees killed by the Valley Fire in 2002 still stand as a reminder with the 416 Fire…

July 10, 2018

Editorials

Bold move

Fort Lewis College logodu1-i-syn After all, FLC, which has seen an 11 percent drop in enrollment over the past nine…

July 8, 2018

Editorials

Community Fund: Generosity supports many affected by the 416 Fire

Jerry McBride/BCI media People wanting to get a look at the 416 Fire drove up Missionary Ridge Road to see…

July 6, 2018

Editorials

Three words: Community’s thanks extend to everyone involved in the fight against the 416 Fire

Cortez Journal – A thank you banner for firefighters and law enforcement adorns the Columbine Bar in Mancosdu1-i-syn “Thank you,…

July 5, 2018

Editorials

Object of wonder

Katrina, Sandy and Andrew are just three great examples from the Atlantic. The most appropriately named Pacific storm Bud, however,…

July 4, 2018

Editorials

Independence Day: July 4th deserves rememberance and reflection

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald – Boden Philippon, a student at Riverview Elementary School, lowers the flag at the end of school…

July 3, 2018

Editorials

What we do: At the Capital Gazette, and all across the U.S., journalists got right back to work

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)du1-i-syn Then the details came: Five dead. Capital Gazette newsroom in Anapolis. Reporters tweeting from under their desks.…

July 1, 2018

Editorials

Ground them

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald – A single engine air tanker drops its load of fire retardant high above the Lightner Creek…

June 30, 2018

Editorials

Object of wonder

Katrina, Sandy and Andrew are just three great examples from the Atlantic. The most appropriately named Pacific storm Bud, however,…

June 26, 2018

Editorials

Clean commute: Finding another, cleaner way to arrive at work this week

JOSH STEPHENSON/Herald Fort Lewis College biology professor Dr. Cynthia Dott gets ready to continue on her way to work after a…

June 25, 2018

Editorials

We will survive

Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald – Pedestrians along Main Avenue are reflected in the windows of the Durango Welcome Center.du1-i-syn A devastating…

June 23, 2018

Editorials

Making progress: City shows initiative in finding interim camp for homeless

Soon the homeless will have their tents and tarps below the entrance to Greenmount Cemetery, sufficiently near Manna for its…

June 22, 2018