I have not seen any rewriting of history, but rather the maturing views and values of our country. We state the Civil War generals’ actions as we did 100 years…
Recent federal law has opened the county to Denver coverage, but providers are hesitant in the current situation. An alternative that Albuquerque stations should investigate is to increase their coverage…
Our schools can put more emphasis on the lifetime sports most often introduced during school years. However, the Durango School District 9-R’s emphasis and majority of funding is not on…
Did you know that Cortez is named after a genocidal, privileged man who slaughtered thousands of indigenous people and stole all their wealth? Did you know the conquistadors enslaved and/or…
Why are we allowed to say things about Jews that we are not allowed to say about any other race or religion? Why do we hold Jews to standards that…
We live 20 miles outside of town and the logistics of getting her home and back to town to recover the car were difficult. It turns out the reason for…
As an organization that works toward the prevention of homelessness by providing a continuum of housing, integrated health care and services to improve the well-being and stability of our clients,…
If money is a problem — like if other countries stop lending to us — we can eliminate some of our nuclear weapons to the extent we don’t compromise national…
The building fund was established to augment the bond issue. Funds were donated to support the new library through the Friends of the Durango Public Library, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization,…
Eight out of 10 youths in La Plata County reported in the 2015 survey they had not used alcohol or marijuana in the last 30 days. This is good news,…
Gwen Lachelt may perhaps be excused for the considerable insensitivity and tone-deafness of this move. But Julie Westendorff and Brad Blake ought to know better, seeing as how they nominally…
“Dear Honorable President Donald J. Trump, First Lady, Senators, Congressmen and staff: One of the many slogans on banners across the nation the day after the horrible white supremacist rally…
Instead of factual news, it sank to name calling and sarcasm. The low point was “someone evicted the rat-king, when you can see full well that ‘someone’ is just a…
That alone would be enough, but for the month of September, the Durango Public Library is partnering with 59 local businesses, each of which is offering a discount on goods…
It is astounding that H.R. McMaster, with all his scathing insight into the Vietnam debacle in his book Dereliction of Duty, cannot muster the courage to call out Trump and…
I’m writing to you today out of deep concern for the president, your dad/husband. I may not be his biggest supporter but I am worried that his questionable stability and…
We commend the local school district and parent Tirzah Camacho, for their work and commitment to offer gender neutral bathrooms in Durango schools (Herald, Aug. 11). We hope restaurants and…
These open spaces are a public asset that once lost, can never be recovered. Recently President Trump charged his interior secretary to survey all national monuments and other public open…
From the time she was admitted, each member of the team brought the expertise needed to meet the challenges of each new day. Their positive outlook and unique skillset gave…
The Resilient Federal Forests Act includes many different provisions, including incentivizing collaboration, simplifying environmental processes and fixing wildfire funding. The editorial claims that the tools provided within the Resilient Federal…
If you had a easy to see link, more folks would participate! Sandy Burke Durango Editor’s note: The Reader Poll is located in the center of the home page; scroll…
Do these fools think they can somehow change our history by toppling a few bronze replicas of Civil War soldiers? They justify their actions by wrapping themselves in the banner…
Then, in a front page August 18 article we see that the county fairgrounds is to be moved and vastly expanded. While noise may be made about grants and outside…
That is great news for Cortez. I am sure the restaurant owners will appreciate the business. It’s like if the place is empty and you want business, you just put…
Like many primary care physicians, I retired early from practice because this system was not allowing me to care for my patients. My patients were literally dying from profit-driven insurance…
In reality, Google has a largely white and Asian staff: Asians are far more represented than their demographics would suggest. In reality, Google has basically been hiring people who made…
Over the course of the last month we have witnessed many bicycle lanes appearing on our city streets. What right do the special interest groups possess that allow them to…
The eclipse will occur on students’ first day back to school, from about 10:30 a.m. until 1:10 p.m. That gives school personnel precious little time to educate, warn and guide…
Then I read the article. Then I read the headline, again and again, trying to make it make sense. It didn’t make sense, but it was sensational. I’m sure that’s…
I was also taken back by the term “Alt-Left” applied to the counter protestors. Nice people? I’ve been looking at dozens of photos of white supremacist demonstrators wearing helmets and…
