Editorials

Downtown is lacking wheelchair access

Streets with pedestrian walkways and signage on one side were met with a 6-inch to 9-inch curb – no ramps.…

May 2, 2016

Improving economy will require modern solutions, not slogans

This political season, when one presidential candidate promises to make America great again and another is attacking recent trade agreements,…

May 1, 2016

Editorials

New and returning LPEA directors should make lessening divisions a priority

New and returning directors should make lessening divisions a priority

April 30, 2016

Editorials

Bipartisan wind power support protects clean energy and Colorado jobs

Bipartisan support for funding protects clean energy and Colorado jobs

April 28, 2016

Editorials

Cruz and Kasich spoiler deal was too little, too late and too manipulative

The alliance might have worked, except for, well, nearly everything about it. It was simply too little, too late, and…

April 26, 2016

Editorials

Wedding Cakes: Court reaffirms Colorado’s anti-discrimination law

This all began when David Mullins and Charlie Craig tried to buy a wedding cake from the Masterpiece Cakeshop in…

April 26, 2016

Editorials

Reinstating Colorado’s primary makes sense; letting everyone vote does not

Colorado eliminated its presidential primary in 2003 as a cost-saving measure. It was said that doing away it saved more…

April 24, 2016

Editorials

New retirement rules should help workers make best choices

The difference is that some brokers in meeting the present standard have been putting their clients into investments which earn…

April 24, 2016

Editorials

La Plata Electric Association election will keep co-op moving forward

The point of an election, however, is to choose. The Herald suggests LPEA members re-elect incumbents Mark Garcia in District…

April 23, 2016

Editorials

Colorado should grant mill levy dollars to charter schools

Charter schools receive state funding according to the per-pupil operating revenue accorded all public schools, but the cost of operating…

April 21, 2016

Editorials

Senate energy bill promotes efficiency, renewables, clean technology

The bill contains billions of dollars in funding for research into emerging energy technology, including marine hydrokinetic sources, geothermal and…

April 20, 2016

Editorials

Democrats’ choice of former state Sen. Gail Schwartz promises good contest

Democrats’ choice of former state senator promises a good contest

April 19, 2016

Editorials

Barking dogs ordinance reflects changing neighborhoods

The county’s draft ordinance adds nuisance barking to its chapter on animals, weighing in on a growing problem for residents…

April 18, 2016

Editorials

State lawmakers right to ensure clarity of medical facilities’ costs

It is no wonder they are appealing. Facilities are probably closer to home, and have short hallways and easy check-in…

April 17, 2016

Editorials

Whitewater Park

Project revisions and consequencesput the city of Durango on the hook

April 16, 2016

Editorials

Congress’ beating up of EPA no substitute for real fix

That is fine, as far as it goes. EPA work did trigger the spill, and as the agency’s top officials,…

April 13, 2016

Editorials

Focus on prevention, restoration a positive shift for 9-R

In that vein, Durango School District 9-R is proposing steps that emphasize growth opportunities over simply punishing kids for their…

April 13, 2016

Editorials

Service animal bill was flawed, but abuse is real

Bill killed in committee Monday was flawed, but the problem of abuse is real

April 12, 2016

Editorials

Hawk Tank: Entrepreneurs, innovation central to boosting Southwest Colorado’s economy

It also highlighted the importance of Fort Lewis in the economy and culture of Southwest Colorado. That is hardly news,…

April 11, 2016

Editorials

EPA, Superfund

Agency proposes listing for Bonita Peak, setting the course for action

April 9, 2016

Editorials

Clean air: State Senate’s partisan grandstanding based soley on opposition to Obama

That is no way to run a country – or a state. The Clean Power Plan is an Environmental Protection…

April 7, 2016

Editorials

Industry should notify local governments of planned wells

Rather, the group that comprised industry, local and state government representatives, and environmental and public health interests, made relatively limited…

April 6, 2016

Editorials

Misnamed laws protect only ability of hateful to discriminate

Ostensibly, such laws are needed to protect the freedom of people of faith to refuse to engage in or condone…

April 5, 2016

Editorials

Sewage lagoon: Lightner Creek park, state disturbingly blasé about leakage

It is reinforced, in the mobile home park’s case, in several ways: that the park is situated on the bank…

April 4, 2016