Guest Columns Colorado’s foster kids are still worth fighting for, all these decades later Sheri F. Shink All these decades later, I can still remember the outrage I felt the first time I sat… September 17, 2024
Editorials Our view: For the constitution Abortion, yes; same-sex marriage, out; school choice, no September 15, 2024
Editorials Our view: Re-seat Wheeler for another term The deadline to vote in the La Plata Electric Association election is quickly approaching on Tuesday and is worthy of… September 13, 2024
Guest Columns America’s nuclear ‘downwinders’ deserve justice It’s been nearly 80 years since the first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico. Communities have been reeling ever… September 11, 2024
Letters to the Editor Constitution Week is Sept. 17-23 Sept. 17, Constitution Day (and Citizenship Day) is the beginning of Constitution Week, Sept. 17 through 23. This year marks… September 11, 2024
Letters to the Editor Biden and Harris got us out of Afghanistan; Trump made sure the Taliban took over Biden’s greatest achievement was the evacuation of our troops from Afghanistan. Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump all failed to get… September 11, 2024
Letters to the Editor Make respect real again Politically, I respect the gifts of conservatism and the gifts of liberalism. They each have useful contributions and ideas for… September 11, 2024
Guest Columns Chip sealing not appealing Cross Those of us who live in Durango West and beyond are not happy (Bayfieldians, too). During the month of… September 11, 2024
Letters to the Editor A response to school bond letter Jason Mietchen’s letter to the editor (Sept. 6) had a number of interesting points ranging from good observations to misinformed… September 11, 2024
Letters to the Editor Salka is true advocate for families I want to share my experience with Matt Salka and why he has my full support for reelection as county… September 11, 2024
Letters to the Editor The characters of this year’s presidential candidates The many policy issues in November’s presidential election pale in relevance compared to the stark difference in character between the… September 11, 2024
Editorials Our view: Mental health services will benefit from gun, ammunition purchases Colorado’s Legislature has referred to the voters the question of applying a 6.5% excise tax to the purchase of firearms… September 11, 2024
Editorials Our view: ‘Yes’ to funding water projects with gambling taxes In 2019, Colorado voters approved a tax on sports betting for the benefit of water conservation and protection projects, with… September 11, 2024
Letters to the Editor Jeff Hurd for Congress As a native son, Jeff Hurd knows our Western Slope of Colorado. He raises his family in Grand Junction, where… September 10, 2024
Letters to the Editor Vote ‘yes’ on Initiative 310 I am writing to encourage Colorado voters to vote yes on Initiative 310, open primaries/ranked choice voting. I live in… September 10, 2024
Letters to the Editor Bayfield Manager Katie Sickles works in my best interests I am disheartened to read of the ongoing attacks on Bayfield Town Manager Katie Sickles by Trustees Alexis Hartz, Tom… September 10, 2024
Letters to the Editor Trump gets pass time and time again I never cease to be amazed at the pass that Donald Trump gets in the mainstream media despite the consistently… September 10, 2024
Letters to the Editor Listen to young visionaries about Next Steps That downtown Durango’s youngest business owners favor exploring the city’s Next Steps proposal for a more pedestrian friendly, walkable city… September 10, 2024
Letters to the Editor It’s still about Uncle Micky According to Lindsey Graham, Don Trump is “Bat (dung) crazy.” But that was then, before the wholesale of souls who… September 10, 2024
Editorials Our view: ‘Yes’ to allocating lodgers tax to child care, housing The La Plata County Commissioners are proposing to allocate 70% of the lodgers tax collected annually to support tourism related… September 7, 2024
Editorials Ellen Stein signs on as Opinion Contributor for election Ellen Stein Ellen Stein, The Durango Herald’s and The Journal’s opinion page writer and editor between 2016 and 2018, is… September 7, 2024
Guest Columns This may really be the most important election of your lifetime. Too bad your vote doesn’t count As you may have heard, the upcoming presidential election is the most important in our lifetime. They say that every… September 7, 2024
Guest Columns University of Colorado regents’ resolution on ‘intifada’ undermines free speech and inclusivity In the dystopian novel “1984,” George Orwell depicts a regime that manipulates language to control thought. By eliminating language of… September 7, 2024
Letters to the Editor Next Step is the wrong step Next Step is a step in the wrong direction for our downtown. Surely, you all remember the city’s last great… September 4, 2024