Opinion

‘Caught glimpse of future’

While attending a recent 4CORE EV Ride and Drive event in Cortez, I caught a glimpse of the future. A…

October 15, 2022

Church ‘a sensible decision-maker’

In the midst of an intensely divided and hysterical political environment, please consider Clyde Church when making your decision about…

October 15, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Stand up for 9-R: Vote Frisch

As a parent of two young boys in Durango public schools, I worry about the overall state of public education…

October 15, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Purple Cliffs ‘a giant mess’

With the closing of the homeless camp at Purple Cliffs, I decided to drive by on my way home the…

October 15, 2022

Editorials

Our View: ‘Yes’ on alcohol delivery

‘No’ Proposition 125

October 15, 2022

Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoon: Picture perfect

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October 15, 2022

Editorials

Our View: Vote independent: ‘yes’ for Turner

Jack Turnercca Two La Plata County commissioner candidates will work within the guardrails from different perspectives: incumbent Democrat Clyde Church…

October 14, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Abortion decision just removed feds

It’s worth pointing out that Gov. Jared Polis and the Democrats have proudly made abortion something that can be done…

September 20, 2022

Letters to the Editor

‘Council can still do right thing’

Durango has had many outstanding City Councils. One of the best was when Sandy Thompson was the mayor. Sandy was…

September 20, 2022

Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoon: Beach holiday

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July 22, 2022

Editorials

Our View: Primary elections

Primary elections are a starting line. We want candidates who work closer to the center – at least sometimes across…

June 4, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Boebert has ‘little influence in Congress’

Our representative, Lauren Boebert, has become nothing more than a piddly heckler and a pusher of nonsensical conspiracies and lies.…

March 14, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Boebert’s behavior an embarrassment

Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene showed themselves to be not worthy of the positions they hold in our national…

March 13, 2022

Letters to the Editor

There is no going back to old Durango

Since its reconstruction in the 1990s, I’ve considered the so-called Swinging Bridge a perfect metaphor for the changes in Durango.…

March 11, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Give carbon tax revenue to FEMA

Andrew Zeiler’s letter to the editor (Feb. 26) needs some clarification. The current exorbitant inflation was caused by flooding the…

March 11, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Main Avenue works; let’s not change it

The City Council has hired a consulting firm to come up with a new plan for Main Avenue. They came…

March 11, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Ascent seems like a religious school

Regarding this push to bring Ascent Classical Academy to Durango, if one digs a little deeper, ACA seems to be…

March 9, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Elitist attitude is ruining Durango

I could not help but write after reading “As Durango grows and becomes more expensive, is its culture changing?” (Herald,…

March 9, 2022

Guest Columns

Stand up for public access to navigable rivers

Eighty-year-old Roger Hill used to go fishing on the Arkansas River in Colorado. But he sometimes had to duck baseball-size…

March 9, 2022

Opinion

Tackling Colorado’s teacher shortage head-on

We face two major issues in Colorado concerning public education: We need to pay off the $572 million negative factor…

March 7, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Has distemper afflicted representatives?

Reading Page 3A of the March 2 issue of the Herald, I was concerned to see that canine distemper has…

March 7, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Enough with Boebert; back Coram

Once again, and seemingly on a daily basis, our faux representative for District 3 has continued on her relentless drive…

March 7, 2022

Letters to the Editor

With Ukraine invasion, German leadership emerges

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered the productive coexistence that prevailed since the fall of the Berlin Wall. With war…

March 7, 2022

Letters to the Editor

The picture that lost an election?

Could it be that the picture of Lauren Boebert heckling the president during the State of the Union address will…

March 6, 2022