Editorials
Building lawsuits
Proposed ‘reform’ would involve the government where it does not belong
Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Staffing woes reflect 9-R administration
After a couple of years under Snowberger, the staffing shortage represents some of the first chickens coming home to roost. In trying to turn Durango’s school district from a warm,…
Letters to the Editor
City allows scofflaws to avoid fees
Those policies specifically support affordable housing through “the retention of existing housing through active monitoring of the supply of housing by type, condition and tenure, encouraging the maintenance and rehabilitation…
Letters to the Editor
Durango’s wild places provoke gratitude
While I knew that coming to Durango would mean more opportunities to play outside, I didn’t anticipate how many novel and different ways I’d find to enjoy our beautiful backyard.…
Letters to the Editor
Get educated on water scarcity, use
Los Angeles, in an arid landscape, should never have become the unsustainable megalopolis it is. The Ogallala Aquifer, the water source for the breadbasket of our nation, is one-third gone.…
Letters to the Editor
Police deserve thanks, not racial blame
To print stories implying that there is widespread racism in policing is just basic yellow journalism. Disproportionate rates of involvement in police shootings for different race groups is certainly multifactorial,…
Editorial Cartoons
A Home for DINO
Letters to the Editor
City should intervene with Postal Service
Landscaping in disrepair on the northeast corner of the Durango post office, as seen from west Eighth Street.Courtesy of Jim Glass Perhaps that the disrepair belongs to a branch of…
Letters to the Editor
Keystone project will improve economies
TransCanada has not claimed that the “thousands of jobs” that will be created are expected to be permanent jobs. As many of these jobs will be construction-related, the idea of…
Letters to the Editor
Republicans must address immigration
Most of us forget that we are the sons and daughters or, more likely the grandsons and granddaughters, of immigrants. Our forebears came to the United States for the same…
Letters to the Editor
Federal sage-grouse protection needed
That’s why the Gunnison sage-grouse deserves federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. A Nov. 14 Herald editorial opposed the decision by U.S. Fish & Wildlife to grant threatened protected…
Letters to the Editor
LPEA has not done meter homework
For 10 years, I felt LPEA was really going to bat for us. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, one year after finding my husband with a log…
Letters to the Editor
Herald is stooping low with obituaries
You are money-hungry and desperate to survive, placing advertisements all over the obituary page. You have no decent respect for your community as was proved by the fact that you…
Letters to the Editor
Audience applause normal on Broadway
Having recently attended three Broadway plays in New York City, I can attest that Broadway audiences applaud enthusiastically and spontaneously after a fine performance throughout the play. DHS’ ‘Les Mis’…
Editorials
Smart meters
LPEA was right to allow members to opt out – and to charge them for doing so
Letters to the Editor
Thank vets by protecting public lands
Equally as important, though, are protections for our local public lands. The backcountry has a certain therapeutic quality that played a crucial role in my reintegration back into society –…
Editorials
Caroling to kick off holidays
At 6 p.m. today, Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive at the First National Bank parking lot to lead a caroling procession to the park, where they will share hot…
Letters to the Editor
Marketplace Fairness Act is unfair
The United States has nearly 10,000 taxing jurisdictions. Forcing compliance with arcane tax laws from 10,000 other municipalities would be crippling to any small business, online or otherwise. The bill…
Opinion
Federal listing of Gunnison sage grouse as ‘threatened’ is disrespectful
I am writing to register my displeasure with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to list the bird as “threatened” under the endangered Species Act. It is not rational and it’s…
Opinion
Leadership La Plata hosts government class
It was a delight to have Sidny Zink of the Colorado Department of Transportation moderate the class and we extend a special thanks to Colorado Senator Ellen Roberts for taking…
Letters to the Editor
Children fleeing horrible circumstances
There was a death summary I read in a Guatemalan newspaper, Nuestro Diario, on Nov. 24. It stated that 2,288 youths between 14 and 29 years of age were killed…
Letters to the Editor
STEAM Park is locally crafted project
The plan for the cultural/science center is multifaceted. It would be the first river-front redevelopment in Durango open to the public for performances, galleries and education. The partners for the…
Letters to the Editor
All politicians lie and have no morals
They all think they know what is right for all of us, and the truth is, they have no idea, and as long as they can take more of your…