Opinion

It’s just thug life with President Trump

Concerning President Trump’s Designation of his Florida Doral resort as the venue for the G-7 meeting next June, one might think that, fearful of losing the 2020 election and thereupon losin...

LPEA must exit Tri-State on the double

The separation of the La Plata Electric Association from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is a vital issue. Delta Montrose Electric will be free next year, and LP...

Opening Durango library on Sundays is crucial

A generation of children in Durango are growing up thinking libraries are closed on Sundays. They might be surprised to find that other libraries of our size in Colorado are open on Sundays....

Support Durango’s Creative District

Over the past year, citizens throughout our town worked to develop an application to certify Durango as a Colorado Creative District, as defined by Colorado Creative Industries and the Color...

It’s time to support Pine River library

We have a lot to be proud of in Bayfield; good schools, great school activities, Fourth of July parade, a growing Mill Street business community. At the center is our library. It’...

Grateful for the care we got at Mercy

A visiting relative from North Carolina had an exceptional experience at Mercy Regional Medical Center. The staff went beyond the call of duty to diagnose and treat a rare, and so...

They’re pulling a fast one, vote No on CC

I realize that taxes are one of the two things we can’t avoid in this life. However, we can do our best to be diligent and keep them under control. That moment has arrived. Ballot...

Durango’s stone age: Vagrants in caves

Now that the homeless have been moved from the Tech Center, I’ve noticed the number of these people around downtown has greatly increased! Greatly. I’m guessing not all were happy...

Stephanie Moran is quiet and skilled

It is important to recognize quiet, skilled people who allow our public institutions to function well. Stephanie Moran – a valuable servant leader on Durango 9-R’s School Board – should cont...

Paging Cathy Metz: Remove this tree

If you take the time to drive by the new Water Reclamation Plant, take a look at the one tree standing alone at the south end of the soccer field (in the middle you can’t miss it, it looks l...

Herald should dump progressive, irrelevant columns

When I moved to Durango almost 30 years ago, the population in La Plata County was about 32,000 people and the Herald’s circulation was 12,000-plus readers. Today, the population ...

Durango city councilors are disrespecting the budget process

I agree, as most of Durango would, that careful consideration of a $94 million annual budget is “noble,” but Jackie Caudill conflates the July 2019 update to the Parks, Open Space, Trails an...
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