Editorials

2018: Slow and significant progress expected, with revenue a continued uncertainty

With as active and engaged a community as ours, one has reason to be encouraged. We live among problem-solvers, people…

January 6, 2018

Durango Chamber: Chamber should be a role model, add housing, or better yet, locate elsewhere

The Durango Chamber of Commerce building is planned to replace the existing A-Frame formerly home to La Plata Youth Services…

January 5, 2018

Editorials

A livable wage: Pathways from poverty tied to wages, living costs and, for now, outside support

11/28/2014- Durango- Paul Maliszewski, with THRIVE, holds a poster at the main entrance to Walmart on Black Friday. He and…

January 3, 2018

Editorials

A fresh start: Proud GED grads face the new year, eager to put their degrees to work

Left to right, Cortez-based teachers Gretchen Allen and Colleen Brennan and program resource coordinator Al Huckins, stand with 62-year-old Ed…

January 1, 2018

Editorials

Call for submissions: Headlines we would like to see in 2018

“Bridge to nowhere connects to somewhere.” “Lake Nighthorse opens to submarines only.” “Spiritual band Gabriel of Urantia/TaliasVan of Tora appeal,…

December 30, 2017

Editorials

2017: Our review of a surprising year in which politics often eclipsed good judgment

Energy, the environment and public lands are a few issues that hit home, as did health care and state and…

December 30, 2017

Editorials

A smart step: Bayfield decides to find out if town might benefit from legal pot sales

Steve Lewis/Durango Herald – BAYFIELD – “We all want to see the downtown revitalized and we want to see more…

December 29, 2017

Editorials

Tax reform: GOP wager bets on business-aided economic benefits that time will tell

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, leads applause for House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, along…

December 27, 2017

Editorials

Christmas: This holiday season, there is reason to celebrate all that is good in the world

Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, along with many elves, initiate the lighting of Durango’s downtown Christmas tree at Buckley Park…

December 25, 2017

Editorials

Kids’ health care: CHP-plus program for low-income kids receives a bipartisan reprieve, for now

FILE – In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, the gold-covered dome on the State Capitol shines in the late…

December 23, 2017

Editorials

Giving gifts: Last minute shoppers should not despair, local and creative gift ideas abound

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald – Danielle Chick of Urban Market restocks the shelves of the Main Avenue store. It is a…

December 22, 2017

Editorials

Send the snow: Lack of moisture is worrisome, but there is still a whole winter ahead

Jerry McBride/ Durango Herald. A rainbow appears as snow is made at Chapman Hill ski area in Durango. The snow…

December 20, 2017

Editorials

Methane rule: Politics and the profits of one sector cannot be allowed to trump science

This undated handout image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Michigan, shows The Four Corners area, in red, left, is the major…

December 18, 2017

Editorials

Public comment: The politics of “winning” leaves little room for the voices of ordinary people

du1-i-syn Despite bipartisan opposition from nearly everybody – technical experts, the public and even Congress – and with the exception…

December 16, 2017

Editorials

‘Glamping’: Proposal for luxury camp near Silverton looks like good fit for San Juan County

Luxury camping, known as “glamping” – a linguistic blend of glamour and camping – may be coming soon to San…

December 15, 2017

Editorials

Targeted action

Bonita Peak cleanup should benefit from inclusion on EPA’s ‘intense’ list

December 13, 2017

Editorials

Animal welfare: A feel-good tale for the season, the humane society needs our help

A tale for the season, La Plata County Humane Society needs our help

December 11, 2017

Editorials

Wild West: Errant cow at a gas well no reason to increase requirements

du1-i-syn So, between curiosity and an itch, a spill of about 400 gallons of “produced water,” a waste water byproduct,…

December 9, 2017

Editorials

Mining moves: EPA decision to drop Obama-era rule risks continuing a toxic pollution legacy

JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br><br>07-17-13- Silverton-:Water flowing down the mountainside out of the Red and Bonita Mine contains high levals of manganese,…

December 8, 2017

Editorials

Mountain spirit: Peak designations honor local, world-class alpinists, their legacy and the land

Friends and loved ones would eventually learn that two of Southwest Colorado’s, and the world’s, most accomplished climbers had perished…

December 6, 2017

Editorials

National park fees: Americans shouldn’t be priced out of visiting

du1-i-syn Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced plans to raise the gate fee at some parks (although not Mesa Verde)…

December 4, 2017

Editorials

Tailwind Nutrition: Grant money will provide a boost to a growing local business in Bayfield

Jeff and Jenny Vierling, owners of Tailwind nutrition, display some of their products.Sam Green/Cortez Journal Kudos to the Wolverines, of…

December 2, 2017

Editorials

SALT reform: Deduction loss may cause real pain for rural Colorado, state and local governments

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., left, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, criticizes the Republican tax reform plan while…

December 1, 2017

Editorials

Noel night: Shopping locally supports who and what we love in Durango

du1-i-syn Assuming you made it through Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday, as Noel Night approaches this Friday, it…

November 29, 2017