Opinion

Superintendent addresses changes at Bayfield schools

Dear Bayfield parents, guardians and community members, I hope you have had an excellent summer with time for relaxation and…

August 7, 2014

Opinion

See you this weekend at the La Plata County Fair

TIMES EDITOR The La Plata County Fair offers grand opportunities for one of my favorite things ever – eating really…

August 7, 2014

Opinion

Crane, Phelps families thank communities

You have done so many wonderful things for Aria Crane since her cancer came back. Taking the time to go…

August 7, 2014

Editorials

County Fair

‘A seriously good time’ awaits

August 7, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Young woman showed incredible generosity

Teresa Probst Durango

August 7, 2014

Editorials

Nixon from 40 years out

To this day, Nixon remains the height of American political corruption. That lends perspective to today’s political climate. Most presidents…

August 7, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Hindsight on CDOT projects is 20/20

Colorado Department of Transportation must have more money than it knows what to do with. This can of worms is…

August 7, 2014

Editorials

‘Arc of History’

sculpture adds breadth to conversation, collection

August 6, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Feral horse editorial contained fallacies

The park historically has refused to prepare a management plan while simultaneously attempting to fence horses out of water sources…

August 6, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Grazing public lands will gain importance

While I doubt either eat beef, they likely wear some sort of leather footwear and probably enjoy wool sweaters, socks…

August 6, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Redesign downtown to maximize attributes

I’ve had the opportunity to observe pedestrian and vehicle traffic patterns at all times of the day this summer and…

August 4, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Art choice did not pass local test

Dennis Pierce Durango

August 4, 2014

Editorials

CIA

Congress has duty, authority to rein in too-often rogue agency

August 4, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Renewable-energy standards won’t help

One conclusion is that the so-called renewable-energy standards will not effect any change in global climate, and that the reason…

August 3, 2014

Editorials

Compromise

finalized, proposed deal would save Coloradans money, jobs, considerable effort

August 3, 2014

Letters to the Editor

In the meantime, give feral horses water

Ginny Elder Durango

August 3, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Vacation destinations for D.C. politicians

I hear that Syria is lovely this time of year, what with the heady smell of high explosives wafting through…

August 3, 2014

Editorials

America abroad

force comes with complications

August 3, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Keep progress going, re-elect McLachlan

The Front Range communities get lots of political attention. Mike, along with our state senator, Ellen Roberts, makes sure the…

August 3, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Support ending grazing on public lands

Livestock grazing is the most ubiquitous and destructive commercial use of our public lands, costing taxpayers dearly. About 250 million…

August 3, 2014

Letters to the Editor

McLachlan will fight for Western Slope

In particular, I worked with Barbara the past couple of years, and she was one of the most kindhearted teachers…

August 3, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Sheriff showed little interest in disaster drill

A story in The Durango Herald (June 10) read: “The MaxProV can be used to rescue injured people in areas…

August 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

End the fear-based politics surrounding pot

While Durango continues to drag its feet trying to “protect its image,” multiple other counties and cities in this good…

August 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

J.Paul Brown does not get school funding

There is a huge lack of understanding on the part of J. Paul Brown in regard to education-funding issues as…

August 2, 2014