Opinion

Water fluoridation is not just for kids

Yes, fluoride is in fact “poisonous,” but only in amounts much higher than what Durango allows. But then, so is…

March 13, 2017

Fluoridation is for children, and it works

I can vividly remember treating 3-year-olds with rampant dental decay from Pagosa Springs. The pain and suffering that they had…

March 13, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Brookie and Youssef: community assets

In 2014, our foundation provided the first 3D printers to Fort Lewis College. Brookie attended the 1st demonstration to learn…

March 13, 2017

Editorials

Sunshine week celebrates access to public information, government actions

the sun shine on the actions of government, see the full light of day

March 13, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Celebrate Americorps, national service

As it turned out, the decision to serve in AmeriCorps was even more impactful than my military service. It changed…

March 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Anti-fluoride campaign is all fear-based

The anti-fluoride movement’s tactics ignore the vast body of scientific, peer-reviewed research that overwhelmingly supports the benefits of fluoridation. Their…

March 12, 2017

Editorials

Public broadcasting cuts would hurt rural communities, media landscape

would hurt rural communities and diminish our media landscape

March 12, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Consent is at the center of fluoride issue

Sodium fluoride is not needed to make our water drinkable for safety reasons. It is also not a nutrient. Officials…

March 11, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Facts and science support fluoride use

Well, seems he is engaged in the new national pastime of presenting “alternative facts.” I examined a dozen different brands…

March 11, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Services plan makes no sense to me

The current plan as stated in recent articles is to cut spending by city and county employees, implement multiple small…

March 11, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Refugees not the source of our violence

And the worst of the ego-driven complaints and questionably unconstitutional moves is the immigration and refugee crisis. All from one…

March 11, 2017

Letters to the Editor

More wise words from a former president

“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the opposition, it has only one way to go, and…

March 11, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Arctic wild lands are too priceless to drill

The Arctic Coastal Plain, where drilling is again proposed, is the calving grounds for the porcupine caribou herd that migrates…

March 11, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Kudos to Francis’ bioremediation work

I know about extension and soil work because my father was a university soil scientist who worked with extension employees.…

March 10, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Pipeline risks not worth small benefits

According to federal data, the U.S. already suffers hundreds of pipeline accidents every year, and we can’t afford more oil…

March 10, 2017

Letters to the Editor

This president not worthy of our respect

Yes, this letter is about President Donald Trump, whose one-hour-and-six-minute speech to the joint Congress I watched last night. Those…

March 10, 2017

Editorials

Transportation

Bipartisan ideas and compromise across the aisle are hallmarks of HB 1242

March 10, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Setting the facts straight on fluoride

It is very important to understand that this is a falsehood. There is more than one type of fluoride and…

March 9, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Fluoride does not finance health department

Liane Jollon, RN Durango Ed. Note: Liane Jollon is Executive Director, San Juan Basin Public Health

March 9, 2017

Editorials

Being a good neighbor means being a conscious and conscientious dog owner

JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br><br>Durango – 08/14/12- Steve Stahl gives his son Rory, 6, a push down the hill at rank Park…

March 9, 2017

Letters to the Editor

It is disappointing to hear this news

I am saddened. John Edens Durango

March 8, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Durango hoops had no issues with fans

First and foremost, Sheryl Kaufman and Rob Dean did a great job of hosting district basketball the weekend of Feb.…

March 8, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Durango needs McHenry’s experience

McHenry supports affordable housing through mixed-use development of North Main, and expansion of accessory dwelling units to more neighborhoods with…

March 8, 2017

Letters to the Editor

It is time to make America think again

Rule against me and you are a “so-called judge.” Speak against me and you are a “second-rate actress, very over…

March 8, 2017