Author - The Durango Herald
Joe Hanel
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (303), 839-1765

Raises for Dolores County officials?

Coram says residents support salary increases

Delayed but not derailed

Even as beetles ravage forest, the scale of Red McCombs’ plans to build a mountaintop village hinge on land swap

Should Colorado’s air-quality rules be tougher?

Gas industry pollution to be debated

State will not punish Mercy for abortion policy

ACLU claims hospital violates law

Our water is hot topic

Governor sets Dec. deadline for H20 strategy

Will Election Day voter registration open fraud’s door?

Republicans do – and they’re upset the measure got passed

And in this corner ... ‘Buffie’ McFadyen

Your current U.S. Rep. Tipton may not be ‘maverick’ enough

Should your kid’s teacher pack heat?

Republican gun measures fail

Ag committee has big appetite for McLachlan’s food measure

DENVER – Farmers would get a tax break, and needy people would get healthful food thanks to a bill advanced by a Durango legislator Monday. Rep. Mike McLachlan’s bill was an easy ...

Gessler gets blame for budget bust

Secretary of State needs to cut spending, 1 or 2 jobs

Ellen Roberts’ bill to limit lawn size gains traction

Measure draws bipartisan supporters, opponents

Measure clarifies sales taxes for Utes

Tribal members living on reservations not liable to levy