Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Paradise on the Animas has been lost

After bathing my dog three times to get the human feces smell off him, I realized that Paradise was lost.…

July 30, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Response to Coal Gulch Fire appreciated

You firefighters and crew rock, and you are all my heroes. I watched while you took water to the helicopter…

July 30, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Emergency shows tax money well spent

I had my wife call 911 at 1:30 a.m. after the Fourth of July as I was having a medical…

July 30, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Running out of patience on Denver TV

First, the details of the FCC’s new “market modification” plan are not exposed. Also, it seems to me that a…

July 30, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Political poll calls not always legitimate

I am writing in the hope that people who might not be informed of the illegitimate nature of these “political…

July 27, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Water quality, not one trout, is the issue

I have been a member of Trout Unlimited since I began fly fishing over 30 years ago. I’ve also been…

July 27, 2016

Editorials

Project to recapture methane lost in production is a win-win

In October 2014, scientists published in Geophysical Research Letters a paper entitled, “Four Corners: The largest U.S. methane anomaly viewed…

July 27, 2016

Editorials

City should listen to mayor, regulate behavior, not E-bikes

should take the mayor’s advice and regulate behavior, not particular bikes

July 27, 2016

Letters to the Editor

BP uses no yellow sweet clover seed

In fact, none of BPâ€™s seed mixes, which are based on guidance from multiple regulatory agencies, include yellow sweet clover…

July 27, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Disappointed with vocal locals in Bluff

Locals said they didn’t want “the Bears Ears loved to death” by more “outsiders” that monument status would bring. Clearly,…

July 27, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Down the rabbit hole of enlightenment

You have the ability to transform not only your own life, but the lives of those around you. You create…

July 27, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Rules of the road apply to fools, too

They are lucky I’m psychic. I like cyclists. I was one, peddling an average of thirty-five miles per day on…

July 27, 2016

Editorials

Summer music

community concerts and giving back reflect the best of Durango

July 26, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Nobody will be coming to take your guns

I refer them to Article 5 of the U.S. Constitution, which says what is necessary to amend the document, either…

July 26, 2016

Letters to the Editor

The gas industry needs to fix its leaks

While strides have been made in this regard in recent years, it isn’t enough, because out of the 15 regions…

July 26, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Give Hardrock credit where it is due

Furthermore, as I volunteered at the aid station at mile 85, I witnessed Schlarb stand up first after eating to…

July 26, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Support preservation of our shared past

We were pleased that the current administration asked U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to visit southeast Utah to learn more…

July 26, 2016

Editorials

Recognizing the critical role of those who put others before self

This week, the department swore in four new peace officers, their individual motivations captured in their words above. Joshua Peterson,…

July 23, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Warning signs, Herald response weak

The editorial contained nothing more than an almost parenthetic mention of the incidents in a frivolous article about safety clichés…

July 23, 2016

Letters to the Editor

County government too slow, restrictive

The James Ranch property is in a rural setting on a large tract of property. Noise level too much? When…

July 23, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Incivility will not make America great

As for the charges of dishonesty against Clinton, where is the evidence? The Benghazi tragedy has been fully investigated by…

July 23, 2016

Letters to the Editor

FBI decision on Clinton was outrageous

The editorial in The Durango Herald (July 5) states that the FBI shouldn’t bring charges against “the presumptive nominee of…

July 23, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Why would LPEA still support a waiver?

“May I ask you: Why do you think it would be appropriate for the LPEA’s board to sign over your…

July 23, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Support end-of-life options act

That means the voters will finally get their chance to decide whether Colorado citizens who are terminally ill and facing…

July 23, 2016