Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Obama, get on Air Force One to Sochi – ASAP

At the same time, Putin’s visit to the members of the U.S. Olympic team at their residence was a consummate…

March 1, 2014

Editorials

U.S. Senate

Pitting Gardner against Udall should give Colorado an energetic race, clear choice

March 1, 2014

Editorials

Durango Film

Festival offers diverse productions and programs for movie connoisseurs

February 27, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Today is last day to sign up for solar credit

A photovotaic electric system at below-market price will reduce utility bills for many years. The 30 percent federal-tax credit and…

February 27, 2014

Editorials

Rain or shine, bike to work

This is the fourth annual winter version of the summertime tradition to “encourage Durango residents to get out and try…

February 27, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Credit change based on false claims

Research by faculty in the AAUP found no evidence to support these claims. We discovered that every college in Colorado…

February 26, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Apple options exist in downtown Durango

But there has been an Apple specialist/Apple reseller in Durango for more than 25 years. The only difference between an…

February 26, 2014

Editorials

Oxbow management plan

and preserve has plenty to offer variety of users and neighbors

February 26, 2014

Editorials

Feds and the news

FCC’s chilling plan to ‘study’ how news organizations decide stories

February 25, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Electing by district disenfranchises voters

The informed constituency mentioned above had its origins in the 1991 La Plata County home-rule initiative. A charter commission wrote…

February 24, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Time to boost Social Security payments now

Nationally, the monthly average benefit is only $1,269, not much more than a worker earning minimum wage. With pensions disappearing…

February 24, 2014

Editorials

Chapman Hill

Multi-use park has become a welcome, year-round amenity

February 24, 2014

Editorials

Turf talk

Roberts’ lawn-size measure sets stage for important conversation

February 23, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Republican rhetoric seems a bit unhinged

But more and more often, they are dredging up a term from the very bottom of their nearly empty rhetorical…

February 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

U.N. arms treaty is a red herring

Udall has been a strong advocate for Colorado’s sportsmen and gun owners. In fact, during the gun debates of 2013,…

February 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Long-term vision will best address training

If we are short-sighted, we run the risk of investing in a facility not accomplishing what we need it to.…

February 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

FLC needs to rethink a few things

The so-called problem of transferring credits from one school to another was quite exaggerated. Furthermore, it is simply not true…

February 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

International gun treaty protecting us

Recently, I did research on the actual treaty. In no way did the treaty affect the rights of any American…

February 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Herald missed story about indictment

Maybe you could just reprint the story as to not bother your reporters with the job of actually reporting the…

February 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

LPEA, Herald act as shills for wireless giants

Baseless? The settlements say otherwise. LPEA has a single purpose: Get smart meters installed, fast, before they’re stopped! Same for…

February 22, 2014

Editorials

‘From the mayor’

In Durango, the mayor is not separately elected. Rather, the position is rotated among the members of the City Council.…

February 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Hitler correlation went too far

Gale has written numerous letters in the past criticizing the president for his views and actions – however, none of…

February 22, 2014

Editorials

Addiction

habit-forming aspect of legalized marijuana has little to do with smoking it

February 22, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Pass bill to reverse Citizens United impact

Richard Podlesnik Durango

February 20, 2014