Our View: Governor blunders with ‘MeatOut Day’ proclamation
MeatOuGovernor blunders with ‘MeatOut Day’
DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our View: Bill to phase out single-use plastic is timely, wise
When we first heard about the plastics management bill being introduced into the Colorado Assembly this session, we groaned.
In a nutshell, House Bill 21-1162 will ban the use of...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our View: Herald endorses Bosmans, Furtney and Youssef
Herald endorses Bosmans, Furtney, Youssef
DATE: Mar 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our View: Thanks to Bennet, American children win
While many Americans may be focused on the $1,400 stimulus checks wending their way toward them, those who will be most impacted in a positive way by the American Rescue Act are actually Ame...
DATE: Mar 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our View: Vote ‘Yes’ on lodgers tax ballot question
An increase in Durango’s lodgers tax, which ought to occur, has a long list of supporters and few if any naysayers. A major supporter is the Durango Area Hospitality and Lodgers Association;...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our View: Let’s practice civil discourse
When Christi Zeller first heard about protesters picketing San Juan Basin Public Health Director Liane Jollon’s house, she thought, “I know what that feels like.”
Zeller, executi...
DATE: Mar 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our View: Assembly needs to step up on redistricting conundrum
Assembly needs to help resolve problem
DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our View: Hang on for a mask-free future
Hope is breaking out all over.
You can almost feel it in the air, as more and more Southwest Colorado residents get vaccinated for COVID-19.
Soon, this nightmare will...
DATE: Mar 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our View: Motel conversions could help ease housing shortage
Wanted: One or more developers to buy, renovate and repurpose Durango motels now on the market into affordable housing units in the next 18 months-two years. Must be patient and flexible, an...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our View: Balance judicial leniency with wisdom
La Plata County Judge Anne Woods has recently come under fire for her “progressive” decisions on bail and sentencing involving violent offenders.
Along with many readers, we winc...
DATE: Feb 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our View: Congress should pass Colorado conservation bills
Wilderness, CORE acts will preserve Colorado for future generations
DATE: Feb 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our View: Let’s abandon our silos for connection
It was too much to expect David Brooks to hand us a solution to the terrible polarization in our community and country. But the New York Times columnist – a longtime regular visitor to Color...
DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials
