Opinion

League to host series of election forums

The schedule for Candidate Forums (with La Plata County Commission candidates, District 2: Gwen Lachelt, Lyle McKnight; District 3: Kayla…

September 17, 2016

Editorials

Local plan to generate electricity and soil amendment deserves a chance

It is the generic term for charcoal that is used as a soil amendment, and is commonly made from wood…

September 17, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Presenting all sides lets people decide

It is unfortunate that American politics, and the election season in particular, have devolved to an “us against them” process.…

September 17, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Let third-party candidates into debates

In 2016, that would mean four candidates in the debates, including Clinton, Trump, Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian…

September 17, 2016

Letters to the Editor

McLachlan has most real-life experience

Her Colorado roots go back over 150 years. They are in agriculture as well as the classroom, and are deeply…

September 17, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Loss of the Arc of History is a shame

Who hasnâ€™t smiled driving by and looking for any changes to it? Are we so pretentious that we care what…

September 17, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Thirty years later, time to invest in airport

When I was appointed to the Airport Commission Board, a volunteer board that advises the airport director on issues related…

September 15, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Amendment 69: The devil with pitchforks

If Obamacare is a nightmare, then Amendment 69 is the devil coming at you with all the pitchforks in hell.…

September 15, 2016

Editorials

Plan and proposed improvements are a benefit for the Animas, all watersheds

We tend to take water for granted (our food and energy too) and only occasionally think of the journey it…

September 15, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Explore other options for airport funding

Before we go to vote on whether local taxpayers should pick up the tab on what looks like a Taj…

September 13, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Reading for local discounts a win-win

Some of us already know that possessing a library card presents an entryway into myriad worlds of reading and listening…

September 13, 2016

Editorials

Sugar and hearts

released this week could change how we eat and how we see research

September 13, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Politicians lacking math skills as well

I notice that more and more, restaurant patrons of all ages bring out their “tip calculator card” when their bill…

September 12, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Disagreement over demise of the Arc

But I think the public finds it a stretch to accept this mass of stones as art. Reynolds cites the…

September 12, 2016

Editorials

Hunting season should also be a welcome season for all

But perhaps we need a new adjective to describe the glory of autumn? It is hard to mention it –…

September 12, 2016

Editorials

Craft beer: A sure sign a city like ours will succeed

The most recent list we have made is not like others to which we are accustomed that compares Durango to…

September 11, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Bears Ears will create many challenges

The DOI currently oversees the Bears Ears area and will continue to do so if a monument designation is made.…

September 11, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Learn more about fixing county’s roads

The county budget allocates sales taxes and property taxes to roads and bridges each year, but property tax revenues are…

September 11, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Trash in DHS parking lot is discouraging

Our vibrant and diverse community gives us much in which to take pride, and this is always reinforced when I…

September 11, 2016

Letters to the Editor

I find Kaepernickâ€™s disrespect disgusting

We should all encourage people to speak their minds and express their opinions, but it needs to be done in…

September 11, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Deleted comments were likely irrelevant

I don’t care for one second what anyone else thinks about what you publish. If it isn’t a comment from…

September 11, 2016

Editorials

Recreating a generous national ethos need not be built on a tragedy

Click on www.911Day.org to “pledge one good deed,” including volunteering for multiple organizations across the country. In Durango, participating organizations…

September 11, 2016

Editorials

Election season a reminder of importance, value of letters to the editor

That makes this an appropriate time to reiterate Herald letters policy and to reinforce the importance of letters to the…

September 10, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Trump’s xenophobia seems contagious

For her to assume that the party in question is “illegal” without having any proof is just another example of…

September 10, 2016