PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A.J. Brown’s stat line for the week included one catch, one cryptic social media post and one long explanation as to why he let his frustration with his role in the offense get him...

The Founders may not have intentionally put the First Amendment first in the Bill of Rights, but they treated it as the foundation of self-government. Without the freedom to speak and publish, to wors...

A common mindset I’ve encountered while speaking with longtime Durangoans and reading letters to the editor goes something like this: “I’ve lived here for 10, 20, or 30 years, and all these newcomers ...

Mr. Russ Smith (Herald, Sept. 17) and Mr. Jack Turner (Herald, July 27), and the Code Rights Project seem intent on gutting La Plata County’s land-use system so developers can get their way. Now they’...

How do we identify an ICE agent? This is what we’ve learned. Well … they wear face masks. Originally, they were described as ski masks, easy to put on and reasonably comfortable. Now, they like a more...

The First Amendment is not merely ink on parchment – it is America’s covenant with itself. It ensures no leader can dictate what we say, publish, teach or worship. Yet, in 2025, Donald Trump’s adminis...

When 15-year-old Alex picked up a welding torch at our Behind the Drywall summer institute, he wasn’t just learning a trade; he was discovering a career he had never imagined for himself. As he practi...

As a longtime fan of the Durango Choral Society, I have watched Carol Thurman’s composition, “Rivers, Rails and Roots – A Sesquicentennial Suite,” become reality over the last three years. She expande...