Opinion

Where’s attorney when we need him?

The next month of 2018, the Plateau Fire in Dolores County was reported as a single-tree lighting strike. Instead of…

Hey, stop bashing our wonderful train

I will start by saying that I love the train. It is a beautiful historic part of Durango. I can…

The city manager quit. It’s time for Durango to move on.

city manager has effectively quit in protest: It’s time to see what’s next

There are caring professionals at Mercy

I would like, however, to separate the corporate misdeeds from the exceptional care I have received from the professional staff…

Are you covering for Trump resistance?

Later in the story, it says she is a “Mexican immigrant.” Is she a legal immigrant or an illegal immigrant,…

Story of Martin del Campo is real news

The young lady, with the help and inspiration provided by a Durango educator, has turned in her track and seems…

Bus this

J. A. Lukas told all we needed to know about forced busing – and then some

Protect our wildlife migration corridors

As a sportswoman and conservationist, I value Colorado’s wild places and respect the wild animals that live there. As our…

I know how we can use red flag laws …

This common sense public safety protection should be extended to any person who is capable of launching nuclear weapons. Roger…

This is no time to be singing kumbaya

Yes, everyone is to blame for our current political woes, but governing is not currently about constructive dialog and “win…

Why don’t these train critics just move?

My suggestion is, once they have exhausted themselves, move to the end of an airport runway and start over again.…

We need CORE act; accept no substitute

Because of my appreciation for these lands, I feel as though I also have a duty to protect them. I…

We need a proper sculpture over here

Isnâ€™t it time that we consider a sculpture that reflects the indigenous history of the Four Corners area? The early…

‘Do-gooders’ let the homeless take over

May they lie on the sidewalk in front of businesses or residences? May they scatter trash and excrement anywhere they…

Round the world

years ago, Nixon went to Russia and the Herald was in on the action

Health care: We need to demand more

A uniquely American scenario. In America, 62% of bankruptcies are due to medical bills. Over one million Americans go medically…

Another piece of our paradise vanishes

Like the Icelandic glacier the Herald cited in “So long, old ice” (Aug. 21), another piece of our paradise is…

Why do you gripe about these editorials?

Recent complaints about “irrelevant” editorials are a thinly disguised request for the Herald to return to strident, snarky, political screeds…

September 2, 2019

Iâ€™ll be deciding what matters, thank you

We can get national and world news other places. So many of the editorial columns are nonsensical and rambling about…

September 2, 2019

That’s the spirit

Michael Bennet vows to hang on

September 2, 2019

Merciless policies imposed on hospital

I was aghast, as I have been to Mercy many times over the last 15 years and have never been…

September 1, 2019

Do it for the bees – and for us – Scott

We have seen the largest die-off of natural pollinators in the year 2019 than in any previous year recorded. We…

August 31, 2019