Opinion

Letters to the Editor

First Amendment is key to our freedom

du1-i-syn I have always enjoyed reading the Herald, and like my friends who lean both left and right, I don’t…

July 8, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Support from community overwhelming

Our family was displaced by the fire in our townhomes on June 14. We have received with open arms the…

July 8, 2017

Editorials

Rosa Sabido: Immigration reform must address cases like hers

Rosa Sabido tells her story while surrounded by a local support group at the United Methodist Church in Mancos on…

July 8, 2017

Editorials

Black bears: We can do more to discourage local bears

conflicts on the rise, we need to do more to avoid attracting our neighbors

July 7, 2017

Letters to the Editor

I stand with Rosa in her efforts to stay

du1-i-syn She has renewed her immigration status annually while working through the red tape required to become a citizen. This…

July 7, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Incidence of rape underreported in county

It’s possible you’re unaware of these dangers because the government tells us that violent crime is down and most rapes…

July 7, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Will Gardner join the roll of shame?

By a roll call vote on May 4, two hundred seventeen United States Representatives, including Ken Buck (R-CO), Doug Lamborn…

July 6, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Good news on bakery case from Colorado

Supreme Court justices recently voted to hear an appeal from the owner of a Colorado bakery who refused to cater…

July 6, 2017

Letters to the Editor

City water rates raised without election

The increases were advertised as a series of small, equitable increases to be able to issue debt for the Ridges…

July 5, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Eliminate the healthcare middleman

But now Rand Paul just stated, “We have to realize we don’t have money to support Medicare and other social…

July 5, 2017

Editorials

Lightner Creek: Fire agencies, crews deserve thanks; drone ‘pilots’ deserve criminal charges

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br><br>A single engine air tanker drops its load of fire retardant high above the Lightner Creek Fire on…

July 5, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Craig: Tipton’s “Resilient Forests Act” a guise

du1-i-syn Through the use of something called “categorical exclusions,” the bill would prevent any public participation and side-step any environmental…

July 4, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Joffe: America’s note to self

I’ve worked for bad bosses before; I’ve been ripped off by crooks before; and I’ve believed what I wanted to…

July 4, 2017

Editorials

Independents week: A patriotic fourth of July, a great time to celebrate our spirit of entrepreneurism

There is a breakfast at the Lions Club in Bayfield and the parade at 10 a.m. A breakfast in Durango…

July 3, 2017

Letters to the Editor

The power to choose life, not despair

Over 1,600 people have attempted suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. Only 28 survived. In an interview, each…

July 3, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Drone a hindrance to firefighting effort

No doubt that helped the fire to burn even more and endangered life and property. Whoever this self-centered and thoughtless…

July 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Urge Gardner to vote against Senate bill

That’s Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, from Jan. 2010, referring to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). The senator continued, “…

July 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Focus on management of monuments

The Trump administration is hell bent on reversing Obama-era rulings, and with that is carving the wrong areas of government…

July 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

E-bike decision was not a wise, safe one

This (Herald, June 28) is an atrocity to local public opinion. The Zinks and the predominantly aging e-bikers who advocated…

July 1, 2017

Editorials

Health care 2.0: Real solutions require bi-partisanship and acceptance of a role for government

du1-i-syn Health care consumes approximately 17 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, and is growing. A third of the…

July 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Greed dominates Durango’s rental market

That’s what appears to be happening if you are someone trying to find a place to rent in Durango. It’s…

July 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Health care losers far outweigh winners

That’s a lot of losers. Mostly the losses would be to Medicaid recipients – folks with disabilities, low-income seniors, pregnant…

June 30, 2017

Editorials

Wildlife detection: System a proven failure on U.S. 160, but so is our unwillingness to slow down

a proven failure on U.S. 160, but so is our unwillingness to slow down

June 30, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Closing Bayfield office is a disservice

Not renewing the lease for the Bayfield title and registration office is offensive to those of us who call Bayfield…

June 30, 2017