Opinion

Editorials

Background checks

than diminishing their importance, numbers show they are, in fact, effective

January 20, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Statistics on alcohol sales questionable

That would be like saying 100 percent of the marijuana sold is purchase by 2 percent of the population. Do…

January 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Herald right to ignore N.M. school shooting

The media circus that occurs when these tragic scenes develop and the anniversary publicity afterwards can only perpetuate these events…

January 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Donate to Fort Lewis, honor Charles Reid

In Charlie’s 40 years of service to Fort Lewis (a record until recently broken by faculty member Duane Smith), he…

January 19, 2014

Editorials

Cell towers

right to regulate placement, height

January 19, 2014

Editorials

Gessler’s budget

Secretary of state uses political accusations

January 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Tracy, Lanny: Local kids doing great things

Lanny and Tracy have shown the world what “doing great things” means in Durango. Our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to…

January 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Man’s letter contains bigotry, intolerance

“I would like to thank Mr. Tillman for reminding us that bigotry, intolerance and just plain ignorance is alive and…

January 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Dialing, texting both risky behind the wheel

Never mind the studies; just give honest attention to your own experience and to observing other drivers. I maintain that…

January 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Parking another complaint about town I like

Evidently, our local officials are playing on those costs by charging $1 an hour for downtown parking, already extremely limited,…

January 18, 2014

Letters to the Editor

We can fight against the tyranny of guns

In America, children are killing other children with guns, while the rest of us react, frozen in stunned horror. Well,…

January 18, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Nothing American about bigotry and fear

He has an incredibly warped view of what it means to be an American. There’s nothing American about denigrating and…

January 18, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Call now to opt out of ‘Smart Meters’

These new meters, their required infrastructure and change-out costs are responsible for the ever-increasing base charges and electrical usage fees.…

January 18, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Sheriff wants more money for retirement?

A lot of people in La Plata County want to save for their retirements â€“ people who make about 25…

January 18, 2014

Editorials

Land-use code

Planning Commission adoption, now is time for greater public participation

January 18, 2014

Editorials

Repeal agenda

It’s time to move on from 2013’s goings-on, Legislature should get on with ’14 business

January 16, 2014

Letters to the Editor

CDOT should fix ‘hell’s straightaway’

Three years ago this coming March, we were heading south back to Durango. At this exact spot on U.S. Highway…

January 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Governor is three kinds of wrong about pot

The first is procedural: Colorado law has vested such regulatory powers in local governments. The second is moral: Prior to…

January 15, 2014

Editorials

County and salaries

Plata commissioners are right to remain neutral on pay-raise proposal

January 15, 2014

Editorials

Udall and Salazar

between two officials’ staffs show they emailed each other – and little else

January 13, 2014

Editorials

Utah, gay marriage

State’s arguments grasp at moral, scientific straws to defend ban

January 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Reid a dedicated man who made FLC better

He was a man of high integrity. He worked very hard for Fort Lewis College and set an excellent example…

January 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Mourning the loss of once-great Colorado

Back then, Colorado could have shared Montana’s signature saying of being “the last best place.” No more. Now, the Denver…

January 13, 2014

Editorials

Pot and the guv

Hickenlooper may hate experiment, but how legalization is handled could be his legacy

January 12, 2014