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Rep. Scott Tipton: State leads on insurance – don’t let Feds take over

Health insurance open enrollment is around the corner. For many families, the one thought on their minds is: What plan offers the best coverage for the best price? For others, especially tho...

DATE: Oct 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

It’s time to support Pine River library

We have a lot to be proud of in Bayfield; good schools, great school activities, Fourth of July parade, a growing Mill Street business community. At the center is our library. It’...

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Grateful for the care we got at Mercy

A visiting relative from North Carolina had an exceptional experience at Mercy Regional Medical Center. The staff went beyond the call of duty to diagnose and treat a rare, and so...

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

They’re pulling a fast one, vote No on CC

I realize that taxes are one of the two things we can’t avoid in this life. However, we can do our best to be diligent and keep them under control. That moment has arrived. Ballot...

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango’s stone age: Vagrants in caves

Now that the homeless have been moved from the Tech Center, I’ve noticed the number of these people around downtown has greatly increased! Greatly. I’m guessing not all were happy...

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: In Colorado, it’s contraception for the win

The abortion wars have been long but Colorado and the nation are winning

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Stephanie Moran is quiet and skilled

It is important to recognize quiet, skilled people who allow our public institutions to function well. Stephanie Moran – a valuable servant leader on Durango 9-R’s School Board – should cont...

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Paging Cathy Metz: Remove this tree

If you take the time to drive by the new Water Reclamation Plant, take a look at the one tree standing alone at the south end of the soccer field (in the middle you can’t miss it, it looks l...

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

David Brooks: Elizabeth Warren is a bad choice ... that we’d have to make

If the general election campaign turns out to be Trump vs. Warren, what the heck are we supposed to do? The first thing we could do, of course, is pray for a miracle. Maybe the De...

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Herald should dump progressive, irrelevant columns

When I moved to Durango almost 30 years ago, the population in La Plata County was about 32,000 people and the Herald’s circulation was 12,000-plus readers. Today, the population ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango city councilors are disrespecting the budget process

I agree, as most of Durango would, that careful consideration of a $94 million annual budget is “noble,” but Jackie Caudill conflates the July 2019 update to the Parks, Open Space, Trails an...

DATE: Oct 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor