Opinion

‘I don’t want the train to cause fires’

I do not like this wildfire. I think they should run the steam trains on electric to heat the water.…

July 14, 2018

Time to talk about the train and health

Yet, we have and vigorously defend a coal-burning train, often running its engines overnight downtown, running up and down our…

July 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Tipton bigger on guns than health care

Then, pay attention to how he talks around that. He’s voted many times, including last year, to take health coverage…

July 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Let’s be proactive about wildfire risk

While past forest fire suppression has increased wildfire threat, so has a warming climate. The Forest Service website Climate Change…

July 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Unequal justice in these two sentences

Why then did the mother of an 11-year-old, a military wife of 25 years, a woman with a brain tumor…

July 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

And now, a poem about the 416 Fire

A blanket of haze covers the morning, forecast is a red flag warning. By noon winds may blow smoke away,…

July 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Bennet must try to block Court pick

Everyone agrees that the Garland/Gorsuch seat was stolen by the GOP. Sadly, Sen. Bennet chose to hide behind the quaint…

July 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

We need an official cause of the fire

Cecile Patrick Durango

July 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Deal now with what our lifestyles create

I suggest a Diaspora Accord. The Paris Climate Accord recognizes correctly the responsibility developed nations have to poorer countries to…

July 14, 2018

Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoon

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July 14, 2018

Editorials

Where’s justice: News that driver would not be charged was hard to take

Durango Herald file La Plata County Courthouse.du1-i-syn Lehmann is the 77-year-old driver who jumped a curb on North Main Avenue last…

July 14, 2018

Editorials

Back on track: Change in the weather lets the train resume daily trips to Silverton

Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald A Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train returns to Durango from Silverton on Tuesday evening.du1-i-syn Since the…

July 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

416 Fire was preventable – by the train

Michael Considine Durango

July 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Should the train really be in our plans?

I work in the Durango tourism industry and I realize that disbanding the train might have some short-term economic implications.…

July 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Ban all trenchcoats for safety at school

1. My friend from New Orleans told me about their rules for school backpacks. They must all be clear! This…

July 12, 2018

Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoon

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July 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Key facts missing from Wheeler article

Wheeler’s work for Energy Fuels was limited to matters before the Department of the Interior and the and Department of…

July 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Grateful, in turn, for the folks in Durango

I would especially like to thank the family on 25th Street with three little boys. They brought tears to my…

July 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Turn out to support the train on July 12

I have visited downtown Durango to shop, eat and do my part to support our local economy. Now, I’d like…

July 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Perhaps we should hire the homeless

Check the You Tube video at youtube/RVPPHkcG8lk to see the program that Fort Worth, Texas, is implementing by hiring the…

July 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Railroad should fund trail restoration

This is a call to all lovers/users of Hermosa Creek Trail to lobby the train to fund all the efforts…

July 10, 2018

Editorials

Unnamed: Great fires deserve names, not just a number

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald 06-12-18- Trees killed by the Valley Fire in 2002 still stand as a reminder with the 416 Fire…

July 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

We can build a solution that works for all

Today while singing Stephen Schwartz’s song “Beautiful City,” my questions changed to ones of, what would make Durango and Silverton…

July 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Thoughts on ownership and the 416 Fire

Congress stated in 1787 that when new States are added to the Union, it was to be, “On equal footing…

July 10, 2018