Editorials

Our view: Roberts’ Youth Council for next gen. leaders continues

Former State Sen. Ellen Roberts, a former Republican from Durango, was thinking of the next generation when she floated the…

March 23, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Rep. Hurd Tele-Town Hall is progress, more needed

After a few early misses and much constituent consternation about the accessibility of U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, the freshman congressman…

March 16, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Community, economic growth benefits from housing, child care focus

We are fortunate to live in a community and region dedicated to fostering community and economic well-being, one that looks…

March 12, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Not shovel-ready yet, but a good plan

La Plata County’s fairgrounds was originally agricultural property separating Durango and Animas City. In the late 1940s, when infrastructure improvements…

March 7, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Durango Film celebrates 20 years

We couldn’t talk about the threat to public media funding without also mentioning Rocky Mountain PBS and the important role…

March 5, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Celebrating and defending public media

The Herald’s editorial board would like to call readers’ attention to tomorrow’s “Protect My Public Media Day,” (visit protectmypublicmedia.org), a…

March 5, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Reproductive health, abortion care needed now

In mid-February, The New York Times reported on a national crisis at Planned Parenthood that has resulted in the closing…

March 2, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Honoring Native American military service, sacrifice and patriotism

Colorado Rep. Larry Don Suckla (R-Cortez), our newest House District 58 representative to the Colorado General Assembly, has gotten off…

February 26, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Not the Durango way

How low can we go? No, we’re not talking about limbo, rather the ongoing feud between the city of Durango…

February 23, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Our house is on fire

Conflagration. “A large, intense, and uncontrolled fire. It can also refer to a violent conflict or war.” That’s what we…

February 21, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Love, Durango style

The city of Durango’s 2025 Clean Commute week kicked off Saturday and culminates on Friday at the 13th annual Winter…

February 20, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Just two DOGEs make sense

To be clear, what the Department of Government Efficiency – not a real department, nor a legitimate ‘leader’ – is…

February 20, 2025

Opinion

Our View: Legislature making progress to encourage reasonable gun use

Gavels have been drawn over the gun-related bills introduced so far into the 2025 legislative session. Of the four introduced,…

February 20, 2025

Opinion

Our view: The promise of government

A form of the adage, “Good things come to those who wait,” hit home on Thursday (Herald, Feb. 13) when…

February 16, 2025

Opinion

Our view: 9-R, Durango, a community of acceptance and support

It is a fitting time to recognize and applaud the Durango School District 9-R Board of Education and its unanimous…

February 3, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Keep public lands in public hands, a refrain

The U.S. currently holds $36.22 trillion in debt. That is a staggering figure creating rightful concern among Americans. It is…

February 1, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Southwest Colorado drought projects must be funded

Upper Basin Environmental Drought Mitigation Application Map (Courtesy Southwestern Water Conservation District)cca For the SWCD, that includes 17 projects across…

January 30, 2025

Opinion

Our view: Happy Snowdown

Snowdown color logocca The 46th annual running of Snowdown, Durango’s midwinter festival, filled with fun and games (real ones this…

January 29, 2025

Opinion

Our view: In darkness and light, choose the light

Burning candlecca It’s been a roller coaster of a week for women’s and civil rights. Last Friday, in the ninth…

January 26, 2025

Opinion

Our View: Trump pardons gross miscarriage of justice

Crowd of Trump supporters marching on the U.S. Capitol on 6 January 2021 (Wikimedia/TaptheForwardAssist)cca Jan. 6 attacker Edward Francisco Rodriguez…

January 22, 2025

Opinion

Our View: President Joe Biden

A day before his final day in office, the world is considering Joe Biden’s performance as president. Historians might say…

January 19, 2025

Opinion

Our View: Affordable health care for Southwest Colorado, deadline 11:59 p.m.

Health care has become a deadly business. Last month’s murder of Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, has become a symbol of…

January 18, 2025

Opinion

Our View: Dry January. No, not that one.

California’s fires have locals’ anxieties creeping in. We’ve been there. The 2002 Missionary Ridge Fire and 2018 416 and Burro…

January 18, 2025

Opinion

Our view: 2025 from governor, CU Business School

The 33rd annual Southwest Economic Outlook took place Thursday at Fort Lewis College, the same day Gov. Jared Polis delivered…

January 12, 2025