Opinion

‘Foolish,’ ‘unclean’ defined

Unclean: Bringing your dogs into Walmart and putting them in the grocery carts where people put their food, medicines and…

August 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Cream Bean Berry offering culinary bliss

As a result, finding a new establishment that transcends our local eateries to a magical experience has me sitting down…

August 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Why does CDOT keep messing with 140?

First, it came in and put rumble strips down the center line, and I was pleased – until I came…

August 2, 2014

Editorials

Mass-casualty drill

Multi-agency effort aimed at preparing the community for the unthinkable

August 2, 2014

Opinion

McLachlan rude to kids in Fiesta parade

McLachlan then turned to their father (who was on a mountain bike supervising the kids) and began to admonish him…

July 31, 2014

Opinion

Four Corners Rally welcomes volunteers to free lunch

I am looking forward to working with each of you again this year! There are a lot of exciting plans…

July 31, 2014

Opinion

Help appreciated for rubber ducky race

Thank you to Wells Liquor, Pine River Valley Bank, Bayfield Chiropractic, the Copy Shop, Highland Vision and the Pine River…

July 31, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Incident with representative marred parade

As we were lining up to begin the parade, directly in front of me was a father on a bicycle…

July 31, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Personhood editorial full of drivel

Later, the editorial spews some drivel about interfering with women’s health, which I assume meant pregnancy. News flash! Pregnancy is…

July 31, 2014

Editorials

Feral horses

Overpopulation, not human cruelty, is cause of Mesa Verde horses’ suffering

July 31, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Grazing op-ed was on the money

This is no longer 1930s Colorado. While public-lands grazing today – particularly domestic sheep – contributes little if anything to…

July 30, 2014

Editorials

Pot rules

Council set a good precedent for itself by listening to city residents’ objections

July 30, 2014

Editorials

To Sen. Mark Udall and Rep. Cory Gardner

David Holub/Durango Herald illustration

July 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

McLachlan acted rudely to kids and father

McLachlan was admonishing the kids, telling them that it was illegal for them to be riding the dirt bikes on…

July 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Donâ€™t tax Chinese solar panels

Christopher Wing Durango

July 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Fracking rules should be based on evidence

Rules designed to protect our environment are an important responsibility of government, and these regulations must be rooted in the…

July 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Plastic bags could reduce bear population

Since the “nondamaging” plastic bag usage was approved, we can keep throwing them away, and the bears can ingest them,…

July 29, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Bear scat says a lot about where they dine

It consisted almost entirely of white plastic grocery bags. Yum. Eilene Lyon Durango

July 27, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Rude bike riders want to have it both ways

A case in point, with a twist, happened to me as a pedestrian at Main and 11th Street. I was…

July 27, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Keep the ‘neighbor’ in our neighborhoods

We want to preserve the “neighbor” in our neighborhoods. In our opinion, the ADU ordinance recently adopted, and going into…

July 27, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Who knows about Durangoâ€™s other drive in?

Wesley Mullen Ajo, Ariz.

July 27, 2014

Editorials

Flawed estimates

Universal background checks are still worthwhile despite the low numbers

July 27, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Keep Medicare strong for healthier seniors

Mary Kay Kisseberth, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Denver

July 26, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Legislature treated schools poorly this year

One of my arguments against the huge tax increase was that the Legislature should look at those funding needs on…

July 26, 2014