Opinion

Vote to lift telecommunications rules

The story of these initiatives goes back to 2005, when the Legislature passed SB 152 at the behest of large…

Donate TABOR refund to a worthy cause

I, for one, will take my $14 refund check and immediately donate it to a local charity where it might…

VW’s penalties will be stiff

Eventually it was students and faculty at a West Virginia university who tripped them up. They discovered that Volkswagens in…

Meter technology

experience with high-tech meters, Durangoans eager for re-boot

Meter Madness

Herald should cover culture change

I wonder if this had anything to do with Olivarius-McAllistar’s decision to move on. Also, I am curious as to…

County testing reinforced distrust

There was an opportunity to instill trust in government. Instead, the county’s actions played into conspiracy theorists’ ludicrous idea that…

Now is the time for solutions, not fear

And yet the people who call these mountains home are turning their backs on their most important resource. I can’t…

Brookie displays true leadership

As we’ve all learned since the Animas disaster, our river is just one of hundreds in Colorado that has been…

Herald dropped ball on Solheim Cup

But you totally dropped the ball on Solheim Cup coverage. This is a huge international event with a strong patriotic…

Silverton’s Superfund thoughts irrelevant

The Animas does not even run through Silverton, as its headwaters are south of town limits. The offending mines are…

Look to future, not past for mine fix

After the ugly plume made its way through town, the community hit a very fragile state, affecting members of the…

Migrants everywhere deserve our help

It is imperative that a peaceful solution be found for Syria itself. That will take strong diplomatic action on the…

Death needed to fix Camino crossings?

Durango quickly needs to install a safer way for everyone to use the roadway, including pedestrians. I know I am…

Sage-grouse

Federal decision recognizes collaborative efforts to protect bird

Ammonia is a simple way to save bears

Marianne “Spence” Pearlman Durango

Stakeholders should be open, accessible

He complains stakeholders downstream are bashing the residents of Silverton: “(Silverton) has its own pristine drinking water sources and has…

Term limits

Lengthening terms was one idea advanced by nonprofit in Durango

Shutdown politics

Punishing Planned Parenthood threatens basic governance

Rain barrels benefit downstream users

Surely this is a much more direct delivery of this extra water to downstream users than hoping it will flow…

Oppose the plan to allow exporting oil

The impacts are already dramatic in Alaska, but here in Colorado it’s happening, too. We are seeing a growing trend…

Climate change is happening today

In Colorado, we are contending with longer and more destructive wildfire seasons, reduced snowpack and increased incidence of respiratory disease.…

Compliments to the Herald, Ballantines

Then, on Sept. 17, I watched the Denver Broncos game, and it was over after 9 p.m., and the Durango…

Negative factor

Supreme Court chooses to go along with the Legislature’s budgetary trickery