Opinion
Poem: Earth Mother
The thing we call Life Is so precious, and rare. Let us awaken Like the spring bear! Give Thanks to our Great Creator, Loved ones and Angels who care! Humble…
Editorials
Opinion
Poem: Imagine the Sounds
spider walking people talking cat creeping baby sleeping ant chewing coffee brewing snake spitting at-toms splitting clock ticking faucet dripping rooster crowing horn blowing diesel buses nailing trusses flopping fish…
Opinion
Poem: I Sit in My Room
I sit in my room looking back Back at the memories I hold close So close to my heart and mind Wishing I could be back in those moments Wishing…
Opinion
Our View: Yes on pet rent bill but not for hotels
We’ve been watching the evolution of House Bill 1068 that would limit pet rent to 1% of monthly rent or $35 per month, whichever is greater, in addition to capping…
Opinion
Our View: Thankful for a few more runs
Ready to work on that goggle tan? We’re delighted to hear that Purgatory Resort has extended its ski season, adding this weekend as a bonus. And it’s nice that weekday…
Opinion
Focus on ‘surgical’ solution to ‘gotcha’ litigation
As is, HB 1259 like ‘burning down house to roast a pig’
Editorials
Our View: Editorial human-produced – not AI
In honor of National Poetry Month, letter writer Mick Souder of Durango asked artificial intelligence to write a poem, “AI In Charge,” published on Sunday in The Durango Herald and…
Opinion
Poem: Before Checking Your Device
Before checking your device, Check the news inside. What is the internal weather like when the wind of your breath penetrates your cells? What music plays today in those innermost…
Opinion
Poem: A Poem (Unrefined)
Not all poems are poetic Or happy or sad Some are just the rantings of an old woman’s mind. . . sweeping away cobwebs so well-defined and yet lost unattended…
Opinion
Poem: AI In Charge
(Note, this writer asked ChatGPT to, “Write a poem about Artificial Intelligence taking over the world.”) In a world not so far away, Artificial Intelligence came to play. It started…
Opinion
Boebert ‘wrong about the science’
In her recent guest column, Rep. Boebert claimed the “science is clear” in her argument for her ironically-named “Trust the Science Act” that would permanently delist wolves as an endangered…
Opinion
‘Better if we work together’
The recent guest column by George Sharpe of Merrion Oil & Gas with the headline, “No evidence people living near wells in danger,” only serves to further divide Colorado communities…
Opinion
Our View: Dominion deserved on-air apology
We’re sending much moral support to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, charged with espionage in Russia, where his news gathering was criminalized. On Tuesday, watching Gershkovich inside that glass…
Opinion
‘Just say no to the NRA’
A young black man in Kansas City rang the wrong doorbell. The homeowner was obviously threatened by the very presence of this black youth on his porch. Through the door,…
Opinion
‘Push for higher standards’ at hospital
As a local, independent physician, I found the April 16 news story in The Durango Herald report on Centura-Mercy Hospital inappropriately billing Medicare patients for claims that insurance already paid…
Letters to the Editor
‘Slap in the face?’
In response to the letter on April 16 with the headline, “ ‘9 mm handgun’ at Cortez school auction?” where the letter writer says, “It is, in fact, a slap…
Opinion
Our View: Spring cleanup means ‘shaking’ up how we work
Cruising Durango’s neighborhoods, we couldn’t help but get swept up in the spirit of spring cleanup. It’s exceptional that the city picks up items as large as appliances, and as…
Opinion
Guard pets during satanic gathering
The largest satanic gathering in our nation’s history will be held in Boston on April 27 through April 30. Satanic cults across the country, in every county of every state,…
Letters to the Editor
Gun show ‘right’ after mass shootings?
According to the Gun Violence Archive, by Saturday, there have been 160 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2023. Saturday was the 105th day of this year, which means we…
Guest Columns
Boebert: ‘Science is clear, gray wolf is fully recovered’
U.S. Rep. Lauren BoebertPatrick Cavan Brown I’ve witnessed the devastation farmers and ranchers face due to wolf attacks. People in the Denver suburbs do not understand wolf attacks. They only…
Opinion
Our View: Handgun at school fundraiser a potential political firebomb
How about a handgun as a silent auction item at a school fundraiser? The Lewis-Arriola Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization is planning to have an image of a 9 mm…
Opinion
Yes, danger from gas wells
In response to George Sharpe’s recent guest column, he’s wrong that there is not evidence of oil and gas posing danger to people’s health, and the industry doesn’t need further…
Opinion
Udder nonsense: Remember, ‘an almond doesn’t lactate’
We have seen many confusing proclamations come from our governing bodies lately. The Supreme Court’s decisions have compromised its credibility and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both political…
Opinion
On public input: ‘Irony is rich’
Acting against the thoughtful input of 16 former City of Durango mayors, the expressed concerns of the Multimodal and Parks & Recreation Advisory Boards, and numerous local citizens, on Tuesday,…
Opinion
‘9 mm handgun’ at Cortez school auction?
It has come to our attention that the Lewis-Arriola Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization has a 9 mm handgun as an item to be auctioned off at the annual Hoedown…