Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Herald fails to report news liberals dislike

Why has the Herald not noted publicly that almost every word of its early promotions of Obamacare have turned out…

January 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Photo left wrong memory of Israeli leader

This man was a warrior, but he also worked for peace. Is this how he should be remembered by Herald…

January 12, 2014

Editorial Cartoons

Snow Pack

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January 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

ACA does mean better access to health care

A couple of months ago, my health-insurance company sent me a notice to inform me that as of Jan. 1,…

January 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Vaccines traced to military guinea pigs

One person collapsed and disappeared for two weeks into the hospital, and others were affected to varying degrees. We were…

January 11, 2014

Editorials

Focus on outcomes, not politics

2013’s session, Colorado lawmakers need to move on and work together

January 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Remember victories in the War on Poverty

Originally funded through community-based block grants, the Community Action Programs actually cut poverty rates in half during the first 10…

January 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Thanks, happy retirement to David Smith

Smith has been Durango’s city attorney for 37 years. During his tenure, he has worked with hundreds of people in…

January 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

When cream is not cream: Read food labels

Now, when you buy a carton of whipping cream, you must read the label carefully because there are several additives…

January 9, 2014

Editorials

Winter Haven

Collaborative shelter effort will give desperate families a warm option

January 9, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Poll does not allow a vote for Hickenlooper

Anyone reading and not thinking might wonder if it were done intentionally to garner support for the Republican Party because…

January 7, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Water Front Range with a Missouri canal

How about a positive solution like a Missouri canal? It would bring water from the Missouri River to the Front…

January 7, 2014

Editorials

Three bills to watch

Bipartisan measures would boost protections for freedom of information

January 7, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Front-page story on termination was insulting

I happen to know Patti to be a woman of utmost integrity (Something the Herald and some of our community…

January 7, 2014

Editorials

Unemployed should not have to suffer

Extending aid will not solve the larger problem but will help struggling families

January 7, 2014

Editorials

Banking on marijuana

‘laundering’ money from pot sales another strange aspect of legalization

January 6, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Banning guns on campuses would add risk

The story quoted a supporter of the ban as saying that, “Guns on campus create an intimidating climate and puts…

January 6, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Debunking bogus claims on climate change

“Global warming” is not in itself a science, true. It is the conclusion reached by meteorologists and contrary to Goodrich’s…

January 6, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Two-for-one nuggets of misinformation

Goodrich wrote that global warming is not a science, and I would agree. It is a hypothesis that our planet…

January 5, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Honesty, integrity saved grandmother’s gems

I had resigned myself to never seeing it again, which was very sad for me because it contained tiny diamonds…

January 5, 2014

Editorials

Charles Bradshaw

right person at the time to save train

January 5, 2014

Letters to the Editor

God’s laws supersede conflicts with Bible

The Herald also personally demeaned God when stating: “As such, the baker or any business person’s religious beliefs are irrelevant…

January 4, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Report the whole story on drug overdoses

Why make people look like dirtbags and irresponsible when there are a lot of people in this town I have…

January 4, 2014

Editorials

2014

new year promises to be an eventful one in local affairs

January 4, 2014