Opinion

Editorials

Mancos gold mill

Polluted, unpermitted facility a snapshot of the darker side of Colorado history

August 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Ask the river what it would like

Susana Jones Durango

August 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Opinion piece part of overdue conversation

Capital – money – is like water. When the flow is well balanced, it can grow a lot of good…

August 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Herald perpetuates myth of global warming

The Herald failed to report that literally thousands of low-temperature records were set during July. From the Dakotas to Texas…

August 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Stories unsympathetic to family, friends

You couldn’t even tell who the story was about because it kept bringing up gory details about everything else that…

August 20, 2013

Editorials

Recycling pickup

city has the ability; it should adapt to reasonable requests for alley collection

August 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Disturbing stories bordered on sadistic

I didn’t feel the family of the 2001 suicide needed to be reminded of that death, either. I think both…

August 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Coverage of man’s death callous, hurtful

Was the Herald out to pile hurt upon hurt to the family by digging up the memory of his mother?…

August 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Cops should enforce law on passing lanes

Colorado Statutes 42-4-1013 says, “A person shall not drive a motor vehicle in the passing lane of a highway if…

August 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Majority supports council, bag ordinance

What’s with all the emphasis on foes – a minority of city residents and many from the county who are…

August 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Spread the word: Local doctors nix Medicare

Meanwhile, I’m thinking that blogging about this situation in Durango is a good idea. Reckon tourists who visit, parents of…

August 19, 2013

Editorials

Education and hope

Celebrate a day of bright beginnings

August 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Political ads aside, Herald doing a great job

Also, thanks to Doreen Hunter (Opinion, Herald, July 28) for shining a light on a glaring lack of equity in…

August 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Herald should find more important topics

What’s going on in the schools? Are they prepared for the coming school year? How did the summer tourist season…

August 17, 2013

Editorials

Fire protection

Questions for November ballot sound complicated, but would simplify things

August 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Weigh in on recreational marijuana Tuesday

All interested parties, whether for or against retail stores and regulations, should make plans to attend and be heard. As…

August 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Broncos a first step to Denver TV?

But what about those of us who aren’t into football but would love to see news, weather and politics from…

August 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

In intellect showdown, Brown is closing gap

However, the word “moronic” was edited out by the Herald. A while later I read a letter from Maurice Harrigan…

August 17, 2013

Editorials

Sweet spat in Telluride

Voters in Telluride will decide in November whether to apply a 1 cent per ounce tax on sugared soft drinks…

August 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Politics aside, Durango knows how to eat

I woke one day thinking I should go on a lunch quest to eat and visit with my friends at…

August 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

More input would set unwelcome precedent

The city charter requires that the City Council conduct a public hearing on the subject matter of any proposed ordinance…

August 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Fight against health-care leviathan

This anti-health care plan is so bad that the president has decided to delay many of the conditions of the…

August 17, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Child care centers must work for families

As McClellan stated, we as a community must come together to help our children. That also means all local child…

August 17, 2013

Editorials

Small hydro

A positive step toward cleaner energy, but larger issues must also be addressed

August 15, 2013