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Richard Grossman: Looking for rain? Try reducing population growth

It is windy, hot and dry, dry, dry here. According to www.drought.gov, Durango is in an extreme drought. What’s going on? Do we need to start doing rain dances? Past droughts have...

DATE: Aug 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our view: Taxes yes and no may be on ballot

Questions on fees, taxes heading for ballot

DATE: Aug 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our view: Bite the audit bullet

City Council should spend our money to fix mistakes that go back decades

DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: What if Blacks had a sign about whites?

Beware of arguments that open with “There was a time when ...” as someone seeks to “discuss” racial and cultural sensitivity. There was a time when lynchings of Americans with dar...

DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: This virus info not mainstream nonsense

I would like to know how Mr. Riethmiller came up with his value of “about 220 deaths per day since February” due to COVID-19 (“ According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data,...

DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: 9-R could save park with a conservancy

Here’s an idea! What if Durango School District 9-R put Buckley Park into conservancy? It could then do a GoFundMe or other type of money drive and ask locals to fund t...

DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Clyde Church: County considers land use code for adoption

For almost three years, the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners and county staff have been working to develop and adopt a new land-use code that makes the development process more ...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letters: Natives should vote on the ‘Chief’ sign

I want to express my support to save the “Chief.” He has been a landmark in Durango for over 50 years. I recommend taking a vote from the Native American people who are purportedl...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: Why are we still in Afghanistan?

U.S. may have more pressing matters than its longest war, but not forever

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Support businesses that enforce masks

Why support businesses, like some big box stores and those locally owned, that donâ€™t enforce mask-wearing and social distancing? Whose customer dollar is more important to them?...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: You cannot see me smile as we pass

Thanks to all the locals and guests in town who wear masks! We appreciate your maturity and care for both the health of others and the viability of businesses by wearing masks. Pa...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday