Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Silence equals complicity with the devil

Dan Miller Mancos

August 11, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Wake up to Trump and his falsehoods

We have a president who only cares about himself and how he looks on TV. Every time he opens his…

August 11, 2018

Letters to the Editor

One word: Plastics. They’re killing us all.

A World Economic Forum report stated that the world’s oceans could have more plastic than fish in them by 2050!…

August 11, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Your purpose is to be a railroad town

Durango is a true gem, a living page of the history book. I have had the pleasure to ride trains…

August 11, 2018

Letters to the Editor

We have a right to lower emissions

The transportation sector, made up largely of the light duty vehicles many of us drive each day, recently surpassed the…

August 11, 2018

Editorials

Editorial: Hard cases

du1-i-syn A week ago, several Colorado Springs police officers responded to shots fired downtown. They found an armed man, exchanged…

August 11, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Not so fast on the military surplus gear

According to a study conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Department of Defense gave over $1.2 million worth…

August 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Additional lanes needed on highway

Marcelle Borgers Durango

August 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

The treasure of Durango

The railroad has been running continuously for 136 years. The Durango & Silverton is, has been and will be the…

August 10, 2018

Editorials

PERA has another problem, and politicians say they won’t stand for it.

But that’s not how markets usually work, as we were reminded when we heard Reveal, the public-radio news program. The…

August 9, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Make Nighthorse fishing more kid-friendly

My grandfather took my brother and me to Lake Nighthorse, where the shoreline was too steep to fish from. The…

August 9, 2018

Letters to the Editor

New Mexico TV news disenfranchises me

This is a very important election. I’m afraid I would like to know who I’m voting for. It’s obvious that…

August 9, 2018

Letters to the Editor

An apology from the treasurer’s office

To cover my obligations, I put my own money into my campaign bank account, but naively did not know to…

August 9, 2018

Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoon

du1-i-syn

August 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Focus should be on steam, not on coal

John Van Becay Aurora

August 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Customer, Walmart, thanks for honesty

Marianne Spencer Pearlman Durango

August 7, 2018

Letters to the Editor

A reassuringly competent replacement

John H. Culver Durango

August 7, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Ask Tipton, Gardner to back wilderness

As someone who grew up in Durango and has gone off to school in the Midwest, it’s clear that our…

August 7, 2018

Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoon

du1-i-syn

August 7, 2018

Editorials

Much improved: GCC makes good on commitment to improve CR 120

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald <br><br>07-20-2018 – Durango- A coal truck drives down County Road 120, which has been improved and paved.…

August 7, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Polis is helping Colorado farmers

Tim Gordon- President, Colorado Hemp Industry Association. Boulder

August 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor

The plight of the Durango and Silverton Railroad

If the railroad (or any other operation that affected my way of life) had been started after I purchased a…

August 6, 2018

Editorials

Then we were one: A combined City and County of Durango

Courtesy of Dan Nicholl and DHM Design<br><br>An underpass could connect the north end of Main Avenue to the Animas River…

August 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Register and vote for the climate’s sake

Ocean currents are changing and slowing, ice caps are melting and 98 percent of climate scientists are imploring us to…

August 5, 2018