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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Herald endorsed the wrong school board candidate

I disagree with The Durango Herald’s endorsement of incumbent Stephanie Moran for the Durango 9-R School Board District B seat. In my opinion, Kristin Smith is a much better choic...

Lack of warning on 550 is ridiculous – and rude

Wouldn’t it be the right thing to do to advise drivers that line painting will be commencing smack dab in the middle of the afternoon at approximately 5 mph for the entire stretch of 550 Nor...

Our view: It’s the economy, stupid ... uh-oh

Could the Dems be doomed by prosperity?

You can’t really go wrong satirizing the news

The What both sites parody foremost is the mainstream news media, which even at its best, as with The Washington Post (“Democracy Dies in Darkness”), can be almost unbearably portentous. (...