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Our View: Finance director’s case soon will be finalized

Former finance director’s case to be finalized

DATE: Apr 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Herald should stop running COVID-19 statistics

Here’s an idea – how about if the Herald quits beating us about the face and head with the daily COVID-19 stats? After more than a year of seeing these every day, day after day, ...

DATE: Apr 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Apr 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Trennie Burch Collins: ‘The Chief’ caricature hurts Indigenous people

It’s funny to think that in 2021 Indigenous people are still having to explain themselves and why images that are supposed to portray them are racist and hurtful. I humbly come be...

DATE: Apr 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Jeff Kass: Columbine reporter connects the dots between mass shootings

I was one of the first reporters on scene at the Columbine shootings on April 20, 1999. And I covered it continuously, as a local newspaper reporter and eventually as a book author, for 10 y...

DATE: Apr 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: ‘Love Train’ should return to Durango

Rockwood Estates and Village at Rockwood, along with residents of Rockwood, hosted a meeting on April 2 to try to resolve some of the train issues. The train responded by attendi...

DATE: Apr 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: COVID-19 state restrictions: lifted too soon?

Were state restrictions lifted too soon?

DATE: Apr 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Jack Turner: Both political parties practice voter suppression

There is great media focus on the Republican-dominated legislatures determined to unfairly reduce, restrict or eliminate likely Democratic Party voters – just look at the Major League Baseba...

DATE: Apr 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Be civilized, ‘love thy neighbor’

Our president was on TV for three minutes recently, after talking on the phone with the George Floyd family. Both requested no violence after the verdict. Numerous boarded-up cit...

DATE: Apr 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Apr 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letter: More wildlife crossings will pay off

As a conservation biologist for Rocky Mountain Wild, I have seen firsthand how wildlife highway crossing structures improve the safety of our roads for wildlife and humans alike. For the las...

DATE: Apr 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Lake Nighthorse still privileges wake-makers

I must commend Parks and Recreation for holding Zoom meetings to engage the public to hear their suggestions for changes and improvements to the Lake Nighthorse experience. The meetings ...

DATE: Apr 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.