Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Be wary of theft â€“ and use hotel safes

When I returned home and unpacked, I discovered that personal items and gifts I had bought were missing. If you…

December 24, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Support county Council on Aging

It was once said that a country should be judged on how it treats its most vulnerable citizens – the…

December 24, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Thanks to police, fire departments

Victoria Schwartz Durango

December 24, 2014

Letters to the Editor

A Christmas gift for investment banks

Wikipedia says: “A rider is an additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a…

December 22, 2014

Editorials

Colorado’s budget

unfolding train wreck stemming from the state’s constitutional mess

December 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Anti-cat letter wrong on several points

Before dealing with the issue Fowler was writing about, it should be noted that Caudill is wrong on several points:…

December 22, 2014

Editorials

Marijuana

conflict, feds selectively enforce

December 22, 2014

$Lachelt misstated the role of fracking$

Letters to the Editor

Lachelt misstated the role of fracking

As the co-chairman of the task force reviewing the state’s oil and gas regulations, it is important that she understand…

December 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Live and ‘nearly live’ theater in Durango

Thanks goes to Michele Redding, owner of the Animas City Theatre, for seeing that Durango is one of many cities…

December 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Pot data show some disturbing trends

Our overall rates of marijuana use are lower than those cited in the article, but that’s likely because we include…

December 21, 2014

Editorials

Sony’s emails

Defense of free speech requires response to North Korean actions

December 21, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Thanks to Bennet, Tipton for Hermosa

Hermosa Creek is a year-round playground for many outdoor men and women, and thanks to their leadership and commitment, it…

December 21, 2014

Letters to the Editor

District 9-R fostering a culture of fear

Each week, I spend an average of five or more hours volunteering in my children’s school. The fear of reprisal…

December 20, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Enhanced interrogation is hydra-headed

On the one hand, it has to be weighed that Islamic fundamentalist terrorists are pathological – lacking utterly in conscience…

December 20, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Hermosa bill stage set 50 years ago

Fifty years ago, or so, a few of us questioned the San Juan Forest’s management plan for Hermosa Creek. Basically,…

December 20, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Herald responded well to obit complaints

Thank you for your placement of these important notices in a more appropriate section of your publication. H. Louden Kiracofe…

December 20, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Thank Tipton, Bennet for early Christmas

A warm, heart-felt thank you goes out to Rep. Scott Tipton and Sen. Michael Bennet in their ongoing efforts to…

December 20, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Give Christmas cheer to Annie’s Orphans

I am writing this for Annie’s Orphans and for those dogs that do not have everything our buddies have at…

December 20, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Drop in oil prices a win-win-win

But here are all the beautiful side-benefits for the United States and the entire world from dropping oil prices: 1)…

December 20, 2014

Editorials

Cuba

Circumstances, politics and the pope lead to a long-sought return to sanity

December 20, 2014

Opinion

Leadership La Plata thanks supporters

We appreciate the generosity of the Durango/La Plata County Emergency Communications Center and Durango Joe’s Coffee who helped us with…

December 18, 2014

Opinion

Ignacio Wrestling Association promoting sport

Our mission is to help all wrestlers, from pee wees to adults, to become better and more competitive athletes; as…

December 18, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Herald made a hard task more difficult

Task-force members have extremely different experiences, access to power and points of view concerning gas and oil activities. Nevertheless, members…

December 18, 2014

Editorials

Oil prices

extends much farther than just the price at pump

December 18, 2014