Opinion

Change NEPA and allow forests to heal

The beetle has already killed millions of trees on hundreds of thousands of acres in the San Juan National Forest…

September 16, 2013

Flooding

Range has lessons for local rivers

September 16, 2013

A year after Benghazi and still nothing done

Is our commander in chief finally exposing himself to the shipment of war materials of all kinds to Syria through…

September 16, 2013

AM radio

digital might help save it

Recycling is easy, even for county residents

Why not do what we county residents have to do? It is not as hard as I originally thought it…

Question stories based on unnamed sources

A recent front-page story in the “Nation” section of the Aug. 25, 2013, Durango Herald indicates, in paragraph eight, that…

Celebrate Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23

Sept. 17 through Sept. 23 is Constitution Week; this is the 226th Anniversary of the establishment of our grand document…

Support ADUs to promote Durango’s growth

At the public forum, on Sept. 9, a speaker made the point: If we aren’t going to support ADUs how…

LPEA and Empire

Judge’s ruling takes co-ops one step closer to undoing Tri-State’s discriminatory rates

Durango has no ‘transportation problem’

The reality is, there’s just not enough walk-up business to justify a cab stand at little ol’ DRO. Seasoned travelers…

Syria square dance

However bumbling, actionableresponse to crisis is unfolding

Too many assertions about guns lack logic

As examples, here are some bird-brain statements from NRAers during the campaign to recall state Rep. Mike McLachlan. One contributor…

People with no combat experience talk war

The nonveterans, who have never shed a drop of blood defending our great country, will OK a war with Syria,…

Recall elections

Success of single-issue groups in ousting lawmakers is a bad trend for democracy

Bag fee will help reduce plastic pollution

Problems with recycling plastic checkout bags so outweigh their value that most recycling facilities will not take them, including ours.…

Work from local writers elevates the Herald

All of the staff members – editors, reporters, photographers, graphic artists and local columnists – are all worthy of high…

New sex-offender registry a welcome tool

My grandma has raised me to be a strong woman, to be aware of my surroundings and to empower myself…

Consider the health hazard of reusing bags

When an entire community can be put at risk, it is time to open the fact page and recognize this…

It is September and still no recycling bin

Upon my mid-June return, after spending the winter season in a warmer clime, I ordered a recycling bin. I was…

Broncos vs. Ravens game converts new fan

Anita Hermosillo Durango

Mail processing

inconvenience for Durangoans comes with cost-saving move for Postal Service

Background checks

Private gun-sale scrutiny stops some transfers to unqualified would-be buyers

September 8, 2013