Opinion

Workers need protection from homeless

Durango city employees see the exact type of mess caused by and left by homeless campers. Our public servants do…

June 5, 2019

Forest Service needs to use chains saws

While certainly possible, the time for this accomplishment was not mentioned, and it is likely that this was accomplished over…

June 5, 2019

Ahoy, dog

Animas got bigger than a goose and a collie combined

When Kipling met the Trump resistance

Michael Berry Durango

A cold morning

75 years ago, allied forces and Lt. Robert Edlin triumphed in Normandy

Reporting on sign was one-sided, uncool

I think the rhetoric used to describe the importance of the pieces overlooked a lot of sensitivities within the community.…

Send in the clown

Germany gobbled Austria, there was more than one villain

Don’t make me report you for your trash

Now that it is bear season, please place cans out on trash pickup days – or do I just report…

They can use hand saws in wilderness

The Wilderness Act was put into place to protect the rugged and quiet character of these iconic places. Making the…

To markets we go

Hickenlooper and Bennet swipe at socialism, land some good blows

A fix for some homelessness in Durango

The editors failed to rally our community to build more affordable housing and provide the essential shelter for those in…

I’m a Democrat!

Bush returns for another go at Tipton – in 2020; yes, already

On abortion, we can’t have it both ways

I do have a concern about the term “pro-life.” It seems the term “pro-birth” would be a more accurate description.…

June 2, 2019

Trump obsession drives frightening policy

While I agree that a referendum on the Electoral College is not the place to decide this issue, and probably…

June 1, 2019

Vote for me to abolish the U.S. Senate

The slogan “unity in diversity” has been used by religious and political groups to promote harmony and celebration of multiculturalism…

Trump’s Forest Service cannot be trusted

I do not trust the Forest Service, or the Bureau of Land Management or the Fish and Wildlife Service, or…

If you build it

passenger rail for the Front Range may be a fine idea – if they’re paying

Not so fast there on stem cell therapy

Stem cell therapy has been a topic of great interest in medical research. Stem cells obtained from either the patient,…

Herald fails to see the history of racism

For hundreds of years, the Animas Valley and San Juans were Ute land, but the chief sign itself has only…

May 30, 2019

Too American

life of diplomat Richard Holbrooke is a rollicking cautionary tale

May 30, 2019

Sometimes, wilderness needs chain saw

In 2017, the Forest Service, San Juan BCH, outfitters and other volunteers opened about 50% of our system trails on…

May 29, 2019