Our view: A costly act of retribution and retaliation
Space Command relocation hurts Colorado and national security
DATE: Sep 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our view: Silencing Gaza’s journalists silences the world
Nearly two years of war have turned Gaza into a graveyard. More than 60,000 Palestinians are dead, likely more. Two million are displaced. Over a million face famine. Schools, hospitals and ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our view: History repeats itself
FEMA’s funding and expertise falter 20 years after Katrina, weakening our ability to prepare for and recover from disasters
DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our view: Public engagement needs the public
In April 2023, in an audacious move almost no one supported except the councilors themselves – and perhaps overworked staff – Durango City Council voted to consolidate boards and dissolve th...
DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our view: Property valuations are up for a reason
La Plata County property owners pushed back this month against the valuations they received in May to a greater degree than in recent years, likely not unlike other owners in desirable locat...
DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorials
How to mix history and art?
A couple of Herald letter writers have said the answer is not what appears on the retaining wall below the Golden Arches at the head of Wilson Gulch east of Durango. A row of methodically pl...
DATE: Aug 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our view: Bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing
Politics threaten Colorado’s wolf reintroduction
DATE: Aug 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our view: Keep school board elections focused on students, not politics
The race is on for the Durango School District Board of Education (Herald, Aug. 10). Seats currently held by Erika Brown, Rick Petersen and Andrea Parmenter are up for grabs in the Nov. 4 el...
DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our view: Water Is Life
Filling a glass from the kitchen tap. Running a hot shower. Flushing the toilet. These are everyday acts that most Americans take for granted. But for more than 2 million people in the Unite...
DATE: Aug 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our view: Colorado’s new laws
From cellphones to state parks, what they mean for us
DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our view: Artificial Intelligence
Learning alongside the community, on board with caution and optimism
DATE: Aug 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our view: Growing community
Market on Main a smash hit, SNAP a loss for all
DATE: Aug 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
