Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Work to protect national public lands

Now, as I read more about the fight brewing across Western states over whether the state or federal government should…

February 14, 2015

Opinion

Thank you, Pine River Valley Bank, for 28 years

An old newspaper adage is that a town needs a school, a post office, a bar, a church, (to balance…

February 12, 2015

Opinion

League hosting legislators on Feb. 21

We hope to see many of you at the Lowdown, and to receive all your questions before Friday, Feb. 20.…

February 12, 2015

Opinion

Colorado needs to make up for school funding losses

To meet the expectations that have been set forth for Colorado’s schools and students, we must receive adequate funding to…

February 12, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Experience shows young farmer crisis

In 2009, we decided that the best way to steward our irrigated land was to offer it to young farmers…

February 12, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Experience the rewards of being a Big

I moved here from Chattanooga, Tennessee, where I had the delight of spending time every week with my niece. In…

February 12, 2015

Editorials

Living history

better yardstick on the truth than ordinary peoples’ extraordinary lives

February 12, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Family planning access is key for Latinas

Women of color continue to face obstacles to accessing high-quality health care. Unintended pregnancy often results from limits on access…

February 11, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Obama should veto Keystone pipeline

I ask President Obama to please veto this environmental disaster. Merion Sharp Ignacio

February 11, 2015

Editorials

Tree City USA

Stoner’s retirement highlights just how far Durango arboreal success has come

February 11, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Keep up the good work, Dan Olson

Dan should keep up that writing. It is direct, fiery and ruffles some feathers because he has something to say.…

February 11, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Front-door approach best for wildfire

It also says that these professionals simply react to fire conditions rather than getting out in front of hazardous conditions…

February 11, 2015

Op-Ed

Lend support to birth control bill

Kate Kearns Mancos

February 10, 2015

Editorials

Firefighting

to support new flood and wildfire technology advances in state Legislature

February 10, 2015

Letters to the Editor

U.S. needs a more equitable tax system

I feel that a fuel-tax increase makes sense, and it is a tax that all Americans will have to pay.…

February 9, 2015

Editorials

Graduation requirements

should set high bar for students

February 9, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Debt, spending will wreak Armageddon

When the day of reckoning arrives, there will be unprecedented financial hardship in this country. It’s time for each of…

February 8, 2015

Letters to the Editor

No to new taxes; gasoline too costly

There’s a $26 million county reserve, what’s it for if it is not for lean times? We already pay more…

February 8, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Dance coverage needlessly inflammatory

I feel that The Durango Herald used needlessly inflammatory words to try to create a more “newsworthy” front page article…

February 7, 2015

Editorials

Parental rights

Remember other parents also have a right to try to keep their children safe

February 7, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Bennet, Gardner protected public lands

An unnecessary proposal from Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, would have weakened the Antiquities Act and made it harder or even…

February 7, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Judge wrong to release robbery suspect

Any judge who would release a man on his own recognizance after being suspected of armed robbery and kidnapping –…

February 7, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Do not dance around Islamic passivity

Running parallel to Islamic extremism is a trend I call Islamic passivity. Here’s what I mean: We have in the…

February 7, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Take care with animals and barbed wire

After frantically inspecting him, I found precise, deep wounds on three of his paws, his back one being the worst.…

February 7, 2015