Newsletter Opinion - The Durango Herald

Our View: Cortez Schools

Whatever the perceived problem, whitewashing history is not the answer

DATE: Sep 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: A Texas bridge

Maybe the U.S. should pay more attention to this hemisphere

DATE: Sep 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

It’s time to stop shipping water across the Rockies

It was 1952 when the cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs first started gobbling up water rights in a remote, high mountain valley on Colorado’s Western Slope. The valley is called Homestak...

DATE: Sep 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Op-Ed

The West is entering a new age of fire

Fire in the West is expected, and not so long ago, it seemed something the West experienced more than anywhere else. Nationally, big fires were treated as another freak of Western violence, ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Op-Ed

Our View: Redistricting

Proposed 3rd Congressional District could benefit Western Slope

DATE: Sep 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

New Mexico joins Colorado in reducing methane pollution

New Mexico, the third-ranking U.S. oil producer, has taken action to curtail methane pollution from the oil and gas industry, moving it closer to neighboring Colorado’s leadership. Methane i...

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Op-Ed

Robocall rebellion

Let’s find something fun to talk about. Really, we need a little break. The top topics for civic discussion right now are the pandemic, climate change and collapsing infrastructure. It’s sum...

DATE: Aug 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Op-Ed

Our View: Bipartisanship

State Sen. Don Coram stubbornly models how to avoid polarization, work with others

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Orphan wells

Bennet advances pollution solutions

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

As Lake Powell dwindles, wonders open up for visitors

On May 9, protected by neoprene, I bobbed around in a flooded canyon in Utah’s Lake Powell. The reservoir had fallen below 35% full, which gave me the unique opportunity to free-dive through...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Op-Ed

Housing prices are over the moon

One hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. That’s what it takes for a down payment to buy an average-priced home in Durango. Then an aspiring homeowner must fork out another $2,900 each month...

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Mike Littwin: If you missed Biden, you missed something important

According to the folks at Nielsen, Joe Biden’s big speech Wednesday night – his first, if unofficial, State of the Union – was a ratings flop. But if those who skipped the speech ...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns