The weather forecast on the back page of the Herald is between 5 and 10 degrees lower than the actual temperature most days. I have called the Herald twice with no return call. Before the Herald swit...

Durango’s recent effort to enforce business licensing and sales-tax collection at small Christmas craft fairs is a mistake, both practically and culturally. These events are not commercial operations ...

In a year marked by national division – during a season that is now leaning toward the light – we want to pause and thank the readers without whom there would be no paper, and the writers without whom...

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the U.S. senator from Ignacio who embraced a maverick personality, breaking stereotypes and ruffling a few feathers along the way, died about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home on ...

The cheese ball is a cliché. I believe, however, that like the pig in a blanket and the baked potato, the cheese ball is so cliched it has actually become cool. Socially acceptable or not, when this d...

Perhaps you’re one of those people who are very thoughtful and assiduous about planning the big holiday meals. You’re on top of the appetizers, entrée, the sides, the dessert. Maybe you even iron your...

All it takes is a quick step outside to confirm that, so far, winter in La Plata County – and across much of Southwest Colorado – is unseasonably warm. Durango set record-breaking highs on Dec. 24 and...

It’s almost 2026, which means it’s nearly time for Fort Lewis College’s basketball teams to resume their seasons. The men’s and women’s teams will continue Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play on J...