Opinion

COVID-19 isn’t over; Delta variant threatens

The pandemic is not over. The new Delta variant is coming to America, and it attacks young people who have…

June 23, 2021

Now underway: An American Renaissance

David Brooksdu1-i-syn In 1982, economist Mancur Olson set out to explain a paradox. West Germany and Japan endured widespread devastation…

June 23, 2021

Op-Ed

African Americans celebrate freedom today, ‘Juneteenth’

This is a short history lesson about freedom. No test will be given at the end of your reading, nor…

June 19, 2021

Guest Columns

Wildland firefighters need our support

Jonathon Golden “It’s like having gasoline out there,” said Brian Steinhardt, forest fire zone manager for Prescott and Coconino national…

June 19, 2021

Guest Columns

Dry, drier, driest

First of all, let’s stop calling it a drought. A drought implies a temporary situation that will eventually be alleviated…

June 19, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Father’s Day

Today’s dads play many different family roles

June 19, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Herald Community Meeting is June 25

Send an email to [email protected] and Walker will send you the Zoom link. (We had hoped to meet outside this…

June 19, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Wildfire

Let’s get serious about fire prevention

June 18, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Donate to Humane Society at box

Our names are Maeve Daley and Olivia Slingerland. We wanted to give a word of thanks to the people who…

June 18, 2021

Guest Columns

Tri-State CEO touts co-op’s clean energy transition

Duane HighleyRandy Bacon The clean energy transition of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is in sharp focus these days, given…

June 18, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Gratitude for firefighters, law enforcement during fire this week

I left work early on Wednesday, June 16, when I was notified of the wildfire that had erupted a few…

June 18, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Stupidity reaches unprecedented level

It is safe to say that Christopher Hitchens was right, “Partisanship makes you stupid.” This current level of “stupidification” has…

June 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

We need the ‘For the People Act’

The House is about to vote in support of HR1, the For the People Act, then it moves on to…

June 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Clarity needed on Russian nuclear strike capacity

I don’t know if nuclear first strike capability is possible. We need to determine if an arms race with Russia…

June 16, 2021

Guest Columns

Boebert responds to Herald editorial

U.S. Rep. Lauren BoebertPatrick Cavan Brown The Durango Herald editorial board recently published a partisan attack piece falsely accusing me…

June 16, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Lost time

Schools, court must now catch up

June 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Allow ballot audits to show whether election was legitimate

During the 2020 national election, many states changed their rules, reportedly because of the pandemic, so that enormous numbers of…

June 16, 2021

Letters to the Editor

No place for elderly, medically fragile individuals

Why is there no place to go for a blind person – Joan, age 75? She has serious medical problems…

June 15, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Public health

Archuleta County should think twice about withdrawing from district

June 12, 2021

Guest Columns

Turning child care into a new cold war

Republican opposition to quality day care, pre-K ignores families’ needs, nation’s best interests

June 12, 2021

Editorials

Our View: Race-norming

racist ideas die a slow death

June 11, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Vote Tim Wheeler for LPEA District 4

Tim Wheeler has been an excellent LPEA director. I wholeheartedly endorse him and hope that other District 4 members will…

June 10, 2021

Letters to the Editor

We connected, relieving our loneliness

People need each other. We connect with a smile, a hug, a handshake. During the pandemic, we lost these connections…

June 10, 2021

Letters to the Editor

Durango missing benefits of hosting dog club events

The city of Cortez welcomed 98 dogs (yes, dogs) and their owners to Parque De Vida for an American Kennel…

June 10, 2021