Opinion

School vouchers

Colorado Supreme Court settles obvious question on public fund use

Recognize black bears as dangerous

Hence, the standard rule of conduct for responding to a black bear attack: Fight for your life. As one example…

Locals took pleasure in Smelter Rapid

Maybe he didn’t see the two private rafts that launched with us, but how could he miss the catamaran deftly…

Roberts is not a one-issue candidate

The politics of personal destruction from these groups say more about them than it does about Sen. Roberts. As a…

Vaccinations

California becomes the third state to eliminate exceptions to immunizations

Stop feeding panhandlers money

Another man downtown had a sign saying, “Help wanted, God Bless you,” Well, I think he had that mixed up.…

Silverton cleanup

is appropriate entity to handle compounding mine problems

Beware when crossing a central banker

Nevertheless, Jackson’s highest achievement when he eventually became president, was to kick the foreign central bankers out. This made him…

Powerhouse must be held accountable

There is a plethora of worthy projects and causes in our area, and plenty of other needed infrastructure improvements. While…

Help prevent further problems with bears

But there’s another bear (or more) out there training to replace this one. Bears don’t need trash-strewn wooded areas to…

Disparity in sentencing disturbing

Does anyone else find this absurd? Who is the bigger threat to society? Erica Max Hesperus

Obamacare

Supreme Court ruling means the president’s reform is here to stay

Business plan

Mondays no longer special without Peel

We all learned a lot and gained a deeper appreciation of our shared home from his reporting and words. Best…

City created a hazard in whitewater park

Did the city of Durango’s Parks and Recreation really spend millions of dollars on a whitewater park that the vast…

Herald ‘waging war’ on Ellen Roberts

The latest in its series of hit pieces against Sen. Roberts had little news – few are surprised that Roberts…

Handling of letter shows Herald’s bias

The Herald (or maybe the “Democrat” once again ) supposedly limits letters from any one individual to once a month.…

Same-sex marriage

Supreme Court settles issue of basic rights for all Americans

Support Our Streets organizing in Bayfield

To promote this sales tax increase, a group of citizens have come together to raise awareness and funding to promote…

BAAM thanks Bayberry Jam supporters

This event was again a huge success because of all the support YOU give us! Thank you to all of…

Ellen Roberts

senator’s decision not to run for U.S. Senate was best for her district

Al Sharpton will sit this one out

Oh wait, oops, my bad. The shooter was Muslim. And, oh heck, that was merely workplace violence. Whatever was I…

Frequent flyers avoid Durango airport

We are frequent flyers and will do almost anything to avoid flying out of our Durango-La Plata County Airport. Three…

Pit bulls’ reputation is earned

The owner managed to pull him off of me. It was a terrifying experience. I had to have stitches and…