Opinion

Greta Thunberg wants you to stop counting tweets

Greta Thunberg at the European Parliament, 2019du1-i-syn The Sunrise Movement was formed in 2017 to elect socialist proponents of renewable…

October 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Mercy staff not the problem; Centura is

Mercy is an important part of our community and region to deliver quality health care. Unfortunately, after Centura took charge…

October 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

The ACLU leads Durango Herald into fake news

The ACLU is hardly the nonpartisan organization it purports to be. Today it is strictly a partisan political organization protecting…

October 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Not so fast on claimed fluoride danger

1. The range of error for the WPSI (IQ test used for the 3-4 year olds) is ± 6, invalidating…

October 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Vote Yes on 6A for the Pine River Library

The library staff is clearly dedicated to serving the community. I support ballot issue 6A. This funding adjustment would be…

October 14, 2019

Letters to the Editor

City Council majority is flouting expertise

It was encouraging to hear council’s desire to have greater communication with all city boards and commissions, something Councilors Kim…

October 13, 2019

Editorials

Endorsements: For school board, Herald chooses experience

race for Durango school board

October 12, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Hey, you big spenders: Hands off TABOR

Proposition CC would do away with the TABOR safeguards. It could turn us into another California, where spending evidently has…

October 12, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Water users benefit from Proposition DD

The tax would be used for administration and gambling addiction services, but most would be used for water projects included…

October 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Please take reusable bags to the store

The visible trash and invisible micro-plastics are a detriment to the health of all the planet’s inhabitants. This isn’t a…

October 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Fight climate change, stop reproducing

A carbon-footprint study of people in the wealthier nations of North America, Europe and Japan concluded that having one less…

October 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Don’t let Legislature fool you on Prop CC

Don’t be tricked into believing the initial language, “without raising taxes …” Proposition CC is a tax increase, forever. Coloradans…

October 10, 2019

Letters to the Editor

My humps, my humps, my lovely speedersâ€™ bumps

As Westport became more popular among weekenders from New York City and New Jersey, it became harder to control reckless…

October 10, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Durango: Bring back marvelous parades

This last parade clocked in at 12 minutes. The two before, Fiesta Days and the 4th of July, were less…

October 10, 2019

Editorials

Endorsements: Propositions DD is easy. CC is a little harder.

proposition on your ballot takes a little thought; the other, not so much

October 10, 2019

Letters to the Editor

This park is a disaster waiting to happen

There was traffic buzzing by at 50 mph and this park has absolutely no traffic barriers anywhere near the children’s…

October 9, 2019

Letters to the Editor

This whole homeless camp is ludicrous

This is ridiculous! It will be trashed and nasty in less than a month. And a homeless camp? Really? The…

October 9, 2019

Editorials

What if we’re pouring time and money into the wrong solutions?

‘Homelessness’ may be worsening because we think it’s all about homes

October 9, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Partisan Herald wants to negate votes

“Appearing to seek”? The president should be impeached not because he did something (show us in the transcript where), but…

October 8, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Letters: President is a communist sympathizer

It’s OK for the president to vilify progressive Democratic presidential candidates as filthy socialists, but hobnob with leaders from the…

October 8, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Base fluoride policy on science, please

His reasoning is couched in a false understanding of real science and reflects the ideology and misrepresentation of fluoride science…

October 8, 2019

Letters to the Editor

This is no time to bring more wolves

In May this year, a story coming out of Banff concerning a wolf attack on a vacationing family should give…

October 7, 2019

Editorials

Our view: Proposed city budget raises questions

Did you hear about the study performed by consultants hired by staffers that found the staffers were overpaid? Neither did…

October 7, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Open carry was not ‘well regulated’

Even in the “Old West,” towns had rules to check your guns and not to open carry. There were, and…

October 7, 2019