Editorials
Editorials
Our View: Towers of classified documents just might crash onto Trump
Even when we close our eyes, we see those images of boxes with highly sensitive documents – many critical to national security – stacked high in Donald Trump’s bathroom. The…
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‘Fix of taxing ultra rich will not work’
The Durango Herald’s recent editorial, “Debt debacle came too close to losing too much.” I would certainly agree, this country can not afford to default on our national debt. However,…
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Editorial cartoon – Wes Rowell
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The case for diversity in higher education
Dr. Tom Stritikus College admissions is one of the most talked about aspects of higher education, and nothing animates those conversations more than the topic of race-conscious admissions. In the…
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Our View: Stolen election backers take show on the road
In Buena Vista in central Colorado, colorful flyers with artful graphic design hang in shop windows, advertising summer festivals. Alongside, a smaller one promoted an event on Friday to “eliminate…
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Closing birthing center ‘a public health emergency’
Eleanor Emerycca Open letter to the Southwest Health System Board of Directors, It was with deep alarm that I learned of SHS’s plan to “temporarily” close the Family Birthing Center…
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Wilderness doesn’t need climbing hardware
Dana Johnsoncca We humans want the most out of life, so why shouldn’t we push to get more of what we want? That’s what some rock climbers must be thinking.…
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War wounds everyone there – but no holiday commemorates
Robertscca Jim Dyer died in April, but the news of his death and his formal obituary bracketed Memorial Day. That was fitting, for although the former state representative, state senator…
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‘Caught in complex legal limbo while serving plates on Main Avenue’
The Other Sidecca The U.S. immigration system facilitates the exploitation of the poor, the traumatized and the displaced. I was recently reminded of this fact when a young migrant from…
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Gaetz in Durango will ‘widen political divide’
I am a longtime resident of Durango. I just had a great meet-up with old friends for coffee, all long-time residents of La Plata County. We are all old guys…
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Editorial cartoon: Wanna bet?
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‘Encourage support of Mercy Hospital’
I write this as an individual. I share the feelings expressed by the doctors and supported by the editorial on Friday, June 2, regarding tubal surgeries being discontinued at Centura…
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Our View: Durango composting success depends on economy of scale
Buy-in from most residents would be needed
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With ice, vehicles can’t stop on hill
Looking for a solution to fix the intersection of Florida Road, East Third Avenue and 15th Street is surely going to be complicated by not being able to stop the…
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Eliminate taxes on beetle-kill products
The smokey haze from wildfires that has been lingering over Western Slope skies for the past two weeks, is a reminder that our own beetle-kill fueled fire season is upon…
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I can fix most popular sport in world
Cross Unlike the World Series, the World Cup is a truly global event. Soccer (football) is the most popular sport in the world by any measure. So why hasn’t soccer…
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‘Truth, character doesn’t mean squat’
Okay, it’s now obvious. The most corrupt, lying, self-indulgent, ignorant, treasonous, sexual predator to ever have the honor of being the U.S. president is now at the top of the…
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Our View: Debt debacle came too close to losing too much
Thank goodness, the debt ceiling debacle is over with the passing of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. We appreciate the delegates who worked toward compromise to avert this crisis.…
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‘Government doesn’t think consumers know how to drive’
Dennis Pierce I’ve been a car guy for 70 years, going back to the first AMT model car kit I built when I was 12 years old. Over that period…
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Editorial cartoon: Fish fry
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‘Vote for Luschen’ for LPEA board
If you have not yet voted in the La Plata Election Association election, please do. Ballots must be dropped off by Wednesday, June 7. Every vote matters and these elections…
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Winner in debt ceiling drama? ‘Nobody’
The drama in the nation’s capitol is over for now. The House voted in favor of raising the debt ceiling, thus ending the financial threat briefly. Who was the winner…
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‘Question priorities’ at the Herald
One has to question the priorities of the staff at The Durango Herald when it chose to feature a story about the drag scene in Durango above the fold and…
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Our View: Proposed civic center would be labor of love
It’s easier to lose history rather than hold onto it. So we’re especially pleased that the city of Durango is willing to realize its vision of a Civic Center Complex…