Editorials

Our view: All hands needed to protect forest health, visitor experience

The snow has barely fallen, but the 1.8 million acre San Juan National Forest is preparing for some serious belt-tightening…

December 14, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Transparency key to avoiding conflicts of interest

Conflicts of interest arise when someone’s personal interests – financial, family, friendships or other social relationships – have the potential…

December 12, 2024

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Our view: ‘AI analyzes and predicts, but humans are still at the helm’

ChatGPT (the workhorse), Claude (the writer, developer and analyst), Perplexity (the researcher), MidJourney (the designer). Sound like characters from the…

December 10, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Wait and see on Trump’s DOE pick

With the expectation that Colorado energy company founder and CEO Chris Wright will become the country’s next head of the…

December 7, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Fingers, pedals crossed for 2030

It’s five years off, and we don’t yet have the event, but Durango is once again fired up to host…

December 5, 2024

Editorials

A seasonal celebration of all things local

If Durango had a local calendar, Noel Night hosted by Local First would show up as a holiday. Not really…

December 5, 2024

Editorials

Our view: A pardon, and prison

Joe Biden is being faulted for pardoning his son, 54-year-old Hunter, after having repeatedly saying that he wouldn’t, that he…

December 3, 2024

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Our view: Even presidents should not be above the law

That the federal criminal charges against Donald Trump – who is soon to be president, again – have been dismissed…

November 30, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Merger, tax reallocation could benefit workforce

The forensic audit of Visit Durango’s books showed nothing illegal, no one living extravagantly or pocketing any cash, only incidents…

November 28, 2024

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Our view: Giving thanks, and a little history

The holiday season is upon us with a flurry of activity from Thanksgiving to New Years, when family celebrations, holiday…

November 26, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Locate agencies for effectiveness, not politics

It is common for candidates-elect to flex their muscles, and their mouths, as they prepare for office, test their policy…

November 23, 2024

Editorials

Our view: City, tribal relations could improve thanks to Councilor Yazzie

There was an unexpected moment during the most recent state legislative session when the leadership of the Southern Ute Indian…

November 21, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Buy a stranger a beer, and more fun from Local First

The 2025 Be Local Coupon Book is hot off the press and available around town at many of the locally…

November 19, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Harris for president (for two months)

Joe Biden is in the history books for the breadth of his stimulus funding for the recovery that returned the…

November 16, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Saving the world one compost bucket at a time

Most of us have heard the adage, “One person’s trash is another’s treasure.” This couldn’t be truer for Table to…

November 14, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Kudos to La Plata County’s clerk and recorder and team

Election Day has come and gone, and The Durango Herald editorial board would like to offer its thanks for a…

November 12, 2024

Editorials

Veterans Day: Recognizing those who have served

The tradition of honoring our veterans who have served in the armed forces for their service to our country continues…

November 9, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Select county and Colorado election contrasts and comparisons

Dear readers, No, La Plata County is neither the most liberal nor the most progressive county in Colorado. La Plata…

November 9, 2024

Editorials

Our view: KDUR: 50 Years of people powering radio and the community

Reflecting on the success of KDUR, Fort Lewis College’s Community Radio station that turned 50 this year (Herald, Nov. 1),…

November 7, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Endorsements have value, especially now

In the wake of a string of major newspapers’ decision to either endorse only presidential candidates (The New York Times)…

November 2, 2024

Editorials

Our view: A likely inadvertent Pocahontas

A Pocahontas would seem like a fine idea for a Western dress-up event, and because the rider knows horses, to…

October 31, 2024

Editorials

Our view: FLC search kicks off without much community

When Tom Stritikus announced his intention to resign after six years serving as Fort Lewis College’s president, the Board of…

October 31, 2024

Editorials

Our view: Biden first president to apologize for Native American Boarding Schools

An apology often isn’t all that’s necessary, but it’s significant when working toward repair. In the case of the treatment…

October 29, 2024

Editorials

Our view: School cellphone limits are welcome

We’re pleased to hear that Durango School District 9-R has implemented a mandate to end cellphone use in the classrooms…

October 24, 2024