While I could share my own horror of watching the attacks on the World Trade Center as they happened, this is about a friend of mine, Bill, one of New…
In the heady days of spring, when the United States was vaccinating 3 million people a day, President Joe Biden predicted a “summer of joy.” But then the vaccination campaign…
Porter-Nortondu1-i-syn The crisis of people who have no safe place to sleep each night is not a city of Durango or La Plata County problem alone. It affects all of…
An oversimplification of Occam’s Razor is: “The simplest solution is almost always the best.” It is a problem-solving principle arguing simplicity is better than complexity. Our family cabin in the…
When the Sept. 11 attack occurred, I was checking out of a hotel in Dallas. On the lobby TV, I saw the first plane hit the Twin Towers, and a…
I was a paper boy for The Durango Herald in the late ’60s by the Sacred Heart church, and recall the sales training we received evenings with Bob, I believe…
The search to find a more suitable location for the homeless has gone on long enough. There is a great location, close to town, with plenty of room for all…
Right now, Coloradans have a unique opportunity to guide the management of nearly 3 million acres of our beloved public lands for the next 20 years. If you backcountry ski…
The return of the Four Corners Folk Festival in Pagosa Springs was a triumph. Vaccinated festival fans, staff and volunteers felt more at ease and relaxed than they had in…
To be clear: I am pro-choice. I fully believe every human has full sovereignty over their body, health and choices. But I find it absurdly hilarious and morbidly ironic that…
This ditty was circulating around business circles a number of decades ago. One might see some relevance to today. Outgoing and incoming CEOs of a rather large company were having…
A week from today will be the 20th anniversary of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the United States by al-Qaida. Share your memories and reflections on how Sept. 11…
The 20-year involvement of the United States and its allies in Afghanistan resulted in the death of the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on our soil and prevented…
I’d like to congratulate Durango Hockey for hiring Alain Lemieux to coach our young hockey players. Alain is a former professional hockey player and brother of Mario Lemieux. This is…
Last August, The Durango Herald informally endorsed José Madrigal as the right candidate for Durango city manager, a position that had been open for almost a year after the departure…
It used to be we were all taught history with rose-colored glasses. We were only told about the best traits of the U.S. Founding Fathers. Now, we’ve gone to the…
On Aug. 23, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe opened its new charter school, Kwiyagat Community Academy in Towaoc, to kindergarten and first grade students. Kwiyagat means “bear” in the Ute…
Molly AbsalonTina Ravitz This summer, three of us were hiking in Alaska’s western Brooks Range when we encountered a pack of eight wolves. We were far from any help when…
A recent news story cited efforts of the Durango Police Department to combat bicycle theft by using so-called “bait bikes.” These bikes are left unlocked and outfitted with a GPS…
I thank the sports editor for the recognition of of Christopher Blevins’ world championship win in the short track race at the UCI World Mountain Bike Championships in Val di…
I grew up and learned to cook with a gas stovetop. When I later encountered an electric one I rejected the inherent time-lag. It never occurred to me that I…
Thirteen courageous, dedicated service members were killed in Afghanistan and more than a hundred Afghan civilians, many of them women and children, were killed last week and not one word…
Last week, the city of Durango, through its elected City Council members, took a first step indicating the seriousness of the city’s commitment to deal with the seemingly intractable problem…
Paul Krugman: reach him c/o The New York Times Editorial Department, 620 8th Ave., New York, NY 10018.du1-i-syn The pandemic disrupted many Americans’ work lives. Some of us – generally…
Rep. Bob Rankin Alex Sánchez Despite the tireless efforts of parents and educators, the COVID-19 pandemic opened our eyes to educational disparities that have existed for decades in Colorado. Our…
Over the last few months, most of us in the Durango area have seen the chaos and negative effects of the labor shortage in the food service industry. Ryan Lowe…
Ministers are struggling through COVID-19, too Like everyone else, we have found ourselves considering the costs that COVID-19 so far has exacted from our lives and our community, and recently…
Mayor Dick White “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land.” – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change The scientifically and politically cautious Intergovernmental Panel on…
There is a crisis in affordable housing that we all agree on. There are numerous unhoused, homeless, mentally ill people and addicts in our communities. No matter of all combined…
