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Make it a fire-free, safe Fourth of July

Despite a few brief days of cooler temperatures, it’s been hot. Some days recently, depending on where you were in…

June 30, 2021

Housing prices are over the moon

One hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. That’s what it takes for a down payment to buy an average-priced home in…

May 12, 2021

Writers on the Range: Pumping up fear on the Colorado River

du1-i-syn “That could fall,” the father quavered. “It could kill someone!” Puzzled, the young man climbed onto a chair, and…

April 27, 2021

Our View: Decline to sign animal cruelty ballot initiative

Don’t sign animal cruelty ballot initiative

April 27, 2021

Letter: Decline to sign for Ballot Initiative 16

This citizen-initiated proposal would criminalize many widely-accepted animal husbandry and veterinary care practices, increase suffering of animals, destroy Colorado businesses…

April 26, 2021

Letter: National forest needs to rethink harvest plans

To improve the health of the forests, the plans include brush-thinning and creating a diversity in size of the ponderosas.…

April 23, 2021

Letter: Writer claims Herald fails to publish letters

Dick SimmonsMancosEditor’s note: It is the policy of this newspaper to publish all Letters to the Editor unless they are…

April 21, 2021

Our View: COVID-19 state restrictions: lifted too soon?

state restrictions lifted too soon?

April 21, 2021

Jeff Kass: Columbine reporter connects the dots between mass shootings

Jeff Kassdu1-i-syn Despite the horror of Columbine, and all the other mass shootings that followed, there was something that kept…

April 21, 2021

Jack Turner: Both political parties practice voter suppression

du1-i-syn Since those voters are often minority members, the suppression efforts are both unethical and racist. The antiseptic view of…

April 20, 2021

Our View: Health care bill steps in the right direction

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April 14, 2021

Benjamin Bellorado: Bears Ears murals, rock art, textiles deserve protection

Benjamin Belloradodu1-i-syn While hiking in the area, people experience the thrill of discovery when they reach a cliff dwelling, a…

April 13, 2021

Our View: In wake of shootings, grief

‘It could have been me’

April 6, 2021

Letter: Dolores River Festival canceled again this year

While many people are getting vaccinated and the positivity rates have been reduced for those who have been tested, our…

April 6, 2021

Our View: Solution to loneliness is connection

connection is important to all

March 31, 2021

Michael Fields: 10 ideas for a GOP “Contract with Colorado”

du1-i-syn After doing extensive statewide polling, certain themes really stood out. Coloradans want every citizen of our state to be…

March 24, 2021

Writers on the Range: An Idaho congressman aims to dump dams

du1-i-syn He fought higher taxes and remains a strong advocate for gun and states rights. But he changed as he…

March 23, 2021

Our View: Governor blunders with ‘MeatOut Day’ proclamation

MeatOuGovernor blunders with ‘MeatOut Day’

March 23, 2021

Our View: Bill to phase out single-use plastic is timely, wise

In a nutshell, House Bill 21-1162 will ban the use of single-use plastic bags and Styrofoam by retail stores and…

March 17, 2021

Jan and Greg Phillips: How to evaluate health-care reform proposals

Access to health care often varies based on income, race, age, sex, disability, gender identity and residential location. Cost, inadequate…

March 13, 2021

Our View: Let’s practice civil discourse

It’s bipartisan behavior

March 9, 2021

Our View: Hang on for a mask-free future

You can almost feel it in the air, as more and more Southwest Colorado residents get vaccinated for COVID-19. Soon,…

March 3, 2021

Erin McKay: Vaccine programs working well in Montezuma County

du1-i-syn For example, as of Feb. 23, New Jersey has the highest mortality rate from COVID-19, while Colorado currently ranks…

March 1, 2021

Letter: Get avalanche education before going off piste

It is absolutely heartbreaking to see people get killed doing something they love. It makes these deaths very hard to…

February 23, 2021