Opinion

Stream Protection Rule will hurt mining

du1-i-syn The rule being proposed by the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement was initially intended to regulate a…

November 8, 2016

Letters to the Editor

City could set park standards for others

It has been such a pleasure taking my family there to play baseball for the past two years and not…

November 8, 2016

Editorials

All should respect the voters’ decision to elect Trump and work together for good government

In this photo taken March 9, 2011, Donald Trump arrives at a Comedy Central Roast in New York. Though Trump's…

November 8, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Organic parks protect community health

In a recent poll conducted by the Durango Herald, a large majority of our local population expressed interest in keeping…

November 8, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Dog ordinance risks losing ‘dog dollars’

A 20-minute limit on a dog barking will put a stop to many of the venues and activities in the…

November 8, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Keep politics out of Veterans Day parade

We are also very aware of the role that politics and politicians played in most of us being veterans. However,…

November 8, 2016

Editorials

Solitary death against backdrop of circus adds touch of perspective

Our condolences, of course, to friends or family who may be grieving. Whatever his situation, he died too young. Taken…

November 8, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Young Americans’ joy of being counted

Here, hundreds of young people have been voting, along with their teachers and other staff. There was the young man…

November 6, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Slow down and avoid deer on the roads

Please slow down your driving on roads that border open areas where numerous deer are moving, such as Florida Road…

November 6, 2016

Editorials

Anti-fluoridation measure has no place on Durango’s upcoming ballot

For starters, all it takes to get an issue on the city ballot is the signatures of city voters totalling…

November 6, 2016

Editorials

Those who served deserve our gratitude more than one day a year

Retired Navy Master Chief Linley Leonard salutes and Air Force veteran Victor Sundquist holds the American flag while the "Star…

November 6, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Stop hiding from facts of climate change

Of course there are websites out there that dispute the facts, though for the life of me I cannot understand…

November 6, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Clarifying criminal justice system roles

The Durango Public Defender’s Office does, in fact, have 11 lawyers, but our office handles all cases for the 6th…

November 6, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Ugly national tone infecting county race

I ran four years ago as a proud public servant, having worked on landowner and environmental issues for more than…

November 5, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Elect Trump to fix the mess U.S. is in

I’m an American patriot with a broken heart. Our country is a mess. We are a debtor nation, our economy…

November 5, 2016

Letters to the Editor

We can impose term limits at elections

The residents of this district have paid Tipton and Bennet $174,000 per year for six years, a total of $1,044,000,…

November 5, 2016

Letters to the Editor

ColoradoCare will save us $30 billion

Here are facts: “Highest taxes, repel businesses, kill jobs”: Context is everything. $25 billion tax buys excellent health care, versus…

November 5, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Why voters should back Lyle McKnight

Over our more than 23 years in business owning Fun Center Powersports, we have donated to anyone in need walking…

November 5, 2016

Letters to the Editor

ColoradoCare seems poorly thought out

I have concluded the following: Critical funding for ColoradoCare depends on the continuation of Obamacare. Changes or the termination of…

November 5, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Veterans should not vote for Trump

But one subset of his supporters bothers me more than any other. I refer to Veterans for Trump. Trump says…

November 5, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Tipton is a threat to our clean water

The Stream Protection Rule is based on three decades of technological and scientific advances in mining operations and environmental reclamation,…

November 5, 2016

Letters to the Editor

If you do not vote, you cannot complain

We are so blessed to live in this nation. Please vote on Tuesday. Second story: On our block, a “Grandpa”…

November 5, 2016

Editorials

Final reiteration of the Herald’s federal, state and local voting recommendations

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has led by example and consistently demonstrated that a senator’s role is not to posture but…

November 5, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Letter distorted past public involvement

Claiming I have no interest in civic involvement (nonprofits, service clubs) is not true. I have helped organize and sponsored…

November 4, 2016