Opinion

Our View: COVID-19 threat isn’t over

With the mood of the country beginning to shift toward a we’ll-have-to-live-with-it relationship with COVID-19 and its variants, there are…

January 30, 2022

Justice system under assault by Supreme Court

A county neighbor recently suggested (Herald, Dec. 17) I do some research into the assault on our “justice system” over…

January 30, 2022

Ignorance allows human trafficking to flourish

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. This multi-billion-dollar industry proliferates largely because of ignorance and policies that allow it to…

January 30, 2022

Our View: The wolves are coming

Jackson County encounters give a glimpse of what that may mean for Western Slope

January 29, 2022

If life is sacred, help the less-fortunate

One couldn’t help noticing the two-page ad placed in Jan. 22’s Herald by the usual anti-abortion suspects, with pictures of…

January 29, 2022

Don’t limit access to Alzheimer’s drug

I’m a 52-year-old pediatrician diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease in November 2020. That is not my story, but it is…

January 29, 2022

Our View: Havana syndrome

need to take the victims seriously whatever the cause

January 28, 2022

Move Manna to homeless camp area

Having been around Durango for nine years now, there has been one constant; the location, resources needed, and effects of…

January 28, 2022

Durango school board not listening to parents

The Durango School District 9-R school board and Superintendent Karen Cheser have admitted many times in open board meetings that…

January 28, 2022

Our View: Gold King spill

Settlement is a welcome step forward

Putin’s goals and the Republican’s goals

In a trenchant op-ed that appeared in the Jan. 17 online Washington Post, retired general, Rhodes scholar and former NATO…

Herald offers much to engage with

What a cerebral smorgasbord recent editions of The Durango Herald have been. Something for everyone. First of all, thank you…

Repeating Big Lie fails to make it true

We appreciate the intelligent letter from David Black (Herald, Jan. 21). The “Big Lie” from the Big Loser, Trump, needs…

Guest Columns

Guess who has outsized clout on public lands?

This may be a surprising story. It begins with a working group trying to save the last native bighorn sheep…

The ‘Chief’ is a relic; it must be removed

We support the campaign to remove the “Chief.” In the U.S., deep-seated beliefs stem from centuries of Western history. The…

Public meeting about new fire station needed

The fire department’s plan to use the old high school and arts and science building is a “no brainer” a…

When is enough tourism enough?

On Jan. 15, I read the article “Visit Durango adds 6 new board members,” and I cringed. I know that…

A reality check on Jan. 6 at U.S. Capitol

Mike Sigman and Dennis Pierce have weighed in from the wings on Jan. 6, so, a reality weight to counter…

January 23, 2022

Base health decisions on sound science

To paraphrase a former U.S. ambassador, “You are entitled to your own opinion, but not to your own facts.” The…

January 23, 2022

Universal system would lower health care costs

Colorado has among the highest health care costs in the country. According to a recent analysis by the Colorado School…

January 23, 2022

Opinion

Legislative session is off to a good start

This session of the Legislature started out with friendly greetings, rousing speeches, mostly-masked gatherings and what reporters are calling a…

January 22, 2022

Get the COVID-19 vaccine and booster

Congratulations to all who have had the vaccination and booster, and sad that I have heard that people who have…

January 22, 2022