Opinion

Bayfield DMV: La Plata County should look into creative ways to keep the office open

du1-i-syn The office, in Bayfield’s Town Hall, is set to close at the end of December. County spending must be…

We must act on McFaul’s information

The problem is urgent and of the utmost seriousness. Despite almost daily grave new revelations of criminal Russian interference in…

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Freedom, respect and Trump’s priorities

It is not against the law to kneel during the anthem. Trump says it’s “total disrespect.” By kneeling during the…

Join the affordable child care discussion

A daylong workshop addressing this issue is planned for Oct. 6. Members from all sectors of our community are encouraged…

County needs a clear path for developers

All of which creates sales and use taxes. La Plata County lacks a method for the potential development of a…

Public Lands Day: Manage resources for Americans, not for the profits of corporate ‘citizens’

FILE – In this Aug. 26, 2016, file photo, a herd of bison appears in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley.…

The Book of Jerry: Its bearing on more war

du1-i-syn Another war? Another generation of U.S. soldiers killed, maimed, or deeply scarred psychologically, emotionally, spiritually? I could relate the…

Sand Canyon: While not overwhelmingly welcome, plans for adequate parking are overdue

not overwhelmingly welcome, plans for adequate parking are overdue

Get a handle on rowdy drunkeness, Durango

Durango needs to get a handle on the public partying atmosphere before it destroys your town. Please don’t sell your…

Noise and drunkeness ruin stay in town

du1-i-syn This will likely be a long night without much sleep as the area is once again given over to…

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Child care: Affordable, high-quality child care is a community and economic issue

River Mist Preschool students, from left to right, Katherine O’Haver, Teegan Conrad and Sophia Macho-Seekins examine vegetables in the school’s…

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A little dab’ll help repel neighborhood bears

du1-i-syn Marianne Spencer Pearlman Durango

Only real governance will deliver health care

Well, I may have an answer for that. The primary concern of a Senator is re-election, and re-election calls for…

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It’s time to have a talk about baseball

No! No! No! Those were the answers the Cleveland Indians gave to the Jacoby Ellsbury-led New York Yankees in the…

Open letter to Fox’s Brian Kilmead

du1-i-syn The other day Jimmy Kimmel made unfavorable comments about the Graham-Cassidy health bill on his program. In response, you…

Health care 3.0: Penalizing kids is not good policy, nor a sound investment in our future

Luke Perkins/Durango Herald <br><br>Several hundred Coloradans gathered at the State Capitol for a Rally held by Democrats to support the…

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Article on solar left out a few key facts

Those of us with residential solar bear the capital expense of installation of the system. In sunny months when the…

Easy instructions for Senator Gardner

Well, poor Cory. I guess he’s just a little overwhelmed, trying to find something – anything – that would make…