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A note on history: How the Roberts Supreme Court is undermining Democracy

Some may dismiss me as Chicken Little, but for two decades the Roberts Court has steadily eroded America’s democratic institutions. The Roberts Court has gutted key protections of the Voting...

DATE: Sep 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

A summer of loss and letting go ...

It has been a summer of loss for me. Loss of friends I love, loss of strength from an injured shoulder, loss of time at the lake and in my garden, and even perhaps the loss of our democracy....

DATE: Sep 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Elderly couple receive bold request

DEAR ABBY: I am an 80-year-old man who is recently retired and in relatively good health. My wife is about the same. We recently received a request from our son, who is 50, for his share of ...

DATE: Sep 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Cover crops aren’t just for farmers

As loathe as I am to start talking about putting the gardens to bed, especially when it’s 80 degrees as I write this column, I am acutely aware that the days are getting shorter, nights are ...

DATE: Sep 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

The Fretliners coming to Animas City Theatre

Winning the band contest at a bluegrass festival is a sure way to gain quick fans and music-biz footing. It comes with immediate recognition, and in many cases, future attention as part of t...

DATE: Sep 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

An improved water lab for La Plata County

Access to safe drinking water is a fundamental need that supports community health. With this need in mind, the La Plata County Public Health Department completed construction on its new wat...

DATE: Sep 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

The push is on to strip big trees from our national forests

It didn’t get much notice, but President Donald Trump has turbocharged logging on public lands in ways that are likely to increase dangerous wildfire. Inside the “Big Beautiful Bill” that be...

DATE: Sep 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Teen punished because of orientation

DEAR ABBY: I am freshman in high school, and I live with my stepmother and father. They are great parents to me and my little brother but very homophobic. I love going to church with them, b...

DATE: Sep 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Glass horses

One, tiny and fragile orphaned foal from Arizona made its mark on me

DATE: Aug 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Widowed mom develops new interest

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 50s. For several months, I have been struggling with an issue I have with my mom. She constantly asks me how much my annual income is and how much my h...

DATE: Aug 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The county is rightly taking Battery Energy Storage Systems seriously, regulating amid real safety concerns

Last January, a fire ignited in a California battery energy storage system (BESS), the world’s largest, spewing black billowing clouds of toxic chemicals and, when extinguishment was hampere...

DATE: Aug 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

New REI will impact local outdoor stores and challenge Durango’s independent businesses and spirit

Now that REI has opened its store (Herald , Aug. 24), I wanted to offer a different perspective than what has been represented in the Herald’s coverage of this issue, especially the edito...

DATE: Aug 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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