Editorials https://www.durangoherald.com/section/opinion-editorials/feed/ Stay informed with the latest breaking news, local stories, sports, business, weather, and community events from Durango, Southwest Colorado, and the Four Corners region. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:04:20 -0600 en-us 30 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-crossing-camino-connecting-durango/ A smarter design, a bigger vision – for connectivity, safety and the businesses in construction’s path Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0600 AAD1F449-CE55-465F-963D-44C7413E41A9 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-a-primary-of-extremes/ GOP governor's race too close to call; Denver ousts a 15-term incumbent Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0600 FA149BD0-21B2-407B-B7B0-E0E78CC2695F https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-who-is-shaping-november/ Ballots were mailed June 8 across Colorado – and the people casting them now are determining who will appear on the November ballot. That deserves more attention than it usually gets. According to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, as... Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0600 29BA8267-FCA3-42E1-81AB-DC8B2F1341DD https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-we-got-it-wrong/ Here is what happened, and why it matters Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0600 FBF7AD37-811A-4BB9-8C08-2AC361B8DD3A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-juneteenth-2/ The fight that never ends Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0600 823D233B-0F37-4A79-818A-AB3638893314 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-let-the-people-speak/ Editor’s note: This editorial, “Our view: Let the people speak,” published June 17, and a guest column, “City Council silenced the voices of Durango residents,” the same day, contained factual errors. This editorial based several of its conclusions on the... Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0600 D6C108A2-8185-4142-BF8E-28F960584B27 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-republican-party-primary-for-governor/ Colorado Republicans have three distinctly different choices for governor: an experienced legislator focused on governing, a constitutional conservative promising dramatic reforms, and a political outsider whose personal story has become central to his campaign. Barbara Kirkmeyer has built her campaign... Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0600 DA88AD69-38AC-4210-9D66-A08E47AF3AB3 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-democratic-primary-for-governor/ Two accomplished Democrats are competing for the chance to succeed Gov. Jared Polis, and the choice is genuine. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, 61, brings an impressive record. Before his appointment to fill Ken Salazar’s Senate seat in 2009, he advised... Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0600 8214BC36-F5DC-4D54-A4F3-C126246BA0D2 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-principle-and-prudence/ What No Secret Police revealed about Durango Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0600 0CD51CA7-E51F-4C72-8342-C36E1EA35B98 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/my-view-memorial-day-weekend/ In Southwest Colorado, three enduring traditions celebrate remembrance, resilience and hope Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:00 -0600 1D1211F1-2462-433C-95E8-E8259294AD50 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-wrong-call/ Polis abandoned Colorado’s election officials Wed, 20 May 2026 05:00:00 -0600 CD1A0E0E-F346-45D5-B540-FE9D08429F74 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-endurance-the-most-fitting-name-possible/ Even a bike town has work to do to protect cyclists and pedestrians Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 -0600 33D0E718-865F-4D6A-8704-2706B6A9B93C https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-investing-in-students/ Fort Lewis College community rallies behind its students Mon, 11 May 2026 05:00:00 -0600 778C1590-2254-4CD0-A1E7-31BB68808219 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-are-fire-truck-prices-justified/ COVID-19 and the pent-up consumer demand that followed led to higher-than-usual price increases for both materials and wages, which have continued. Prices have a way of doing that, seldom falling back to earlier levels. Ask large-scale farmers across the country... Fri, 08 May 2026 05:00:00 -0600 FAB0B381-07CB-47B7-9213-D69DD66C10B6 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-rethinking-no-mow-may/ An Action Line inquiry this week asked whether it was safe to abandon “No Mow May” early because local lawns are already getting long after a warm spring (Herald, April 20). The question caught our attention. With interest in using... Fri, 08 May 2026 05:00:00 -0600 9D2CE55E-99CE-4790-B6CA-375026E6B324 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-fire-ready-expo-worth-attending/ At a time of significant drought, attendance at La Plata County’s Fire Ready Expo on Saturday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds makes good sense. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the free, family-friendly event will offer wildfire preparedness information,... Fri, 08 May 2026 05:00:00 -0600 9D9840DC-59DC-4479-8E9C-B932087D8A73 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-bears/ La Plata County’s lead in human-bear conflict is nothing to celebrate By nearly every meaningful measure, this region ranks near the top in human-bear conflicts, from sightings and trash-related incidents to relocations, euthanizations and orphaned cubs. In 2025, La Plata... Wed, 06 May 2026 05:00:00 -0600 C848F130-F171-41A2-9B2D-EAE66079528F https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-a-break-from-tradition-and-from-trust/ Durango’s city government does not often produce genuine surprises. Its annual selection of mayor and mayor pro tem is typically one of the least controversial actions it takes – a largely ceremonial rotation grounded in precedent, predictability and respect among... Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 -0600 616EA2B8-75B9-4AAC-9B82-4B296D356147 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-support-public-media/ Defunded but not defeated Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0600 0DA8B28B-58CA-4B80-AB01-6C02F0B86370 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-poetry/ April may end, fortunately the voices do not Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0600 FBE17281-3BF6-4D72-A389-CEF4838707D0 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-reduce-first/ Earth Day is every day – and recycling isn’t the finish line Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0600 727AF89A-ED2C-400C-A266-15D3576CC82C https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-sunnyside-elementary/ A difficult change, but the right one Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0600 C3CE6A07-6748-4682-8E75-FF4DD6932EA2 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-fireworks/ Don’t cancel the Fourth – yet Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0600 B9660EE7-BF18-40C0-8E01-B48DBDB0AB33 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-lpea-election-matters/ Experience and judgment will shape what comes next Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0600 98834EB7-4BFE-43FE-8311-E10284F84B3A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-artemis-ii/ What space shows us about Earth Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0600 D5556225-B880-43FD-8C58-4DA346BFB9FF https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/my-view-bluegrass/ A place we still come together Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0600 44BAEBD7-7A4D-4862-9CD9-E8E6F368AECB https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-call-it-what-it-is/ Women’s History Month has ended. The reality women face has not. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0600 2DCCA00A-35AC-4381-97F5-1F604C87D68A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-spills-at-home-war-abroad/ The price of energy dominance Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0600 6D16F0E1-E815-4706-8D11-9663CA5082F4 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-powering-change-together/ Change rarely arrives quietly. And hardly ever without resistance. On April 1, La Plata Electric Association turns a page decades in the making, leaving Tri-State Generation and Transmission – a relationship that began in 1992 and was extended in 2007... Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0600 106BDA94-0CE4-4C27-9B40-55628C6CF1E9 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/opinion/our-view-release-sbdc-funding/ Delays threaten Colorado’s small businesses and rural economies Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0600 D61C4B12-7BA4-45E3-BB80-4A89205D585A