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David Brooks: The Heart and Soul of the Biden Project

What is the quintessential American act? It is the leap of faith. The first European settlers left the comfort of their old countries and migrated to brutal conditions, convinced the future ...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Jamelle Bouie: If it’s not Jim Crow, what is it?

The laws that disenfranchised Black Americans in the South and established Jim Crow did not actually say they were disenfranchising Black Americans and creating a one-party racist state. ...

DATE: Apr 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Soleil Gaylord: Western monarchs suffer catastrophic decline

The precipitous decline of species around the world continues to make headlines. One million species worldwide are at risk of extinction; North America has lost three billion birds in the pa...

DATE: Apr 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Losing tolerance for Durango ‘slumlords’

I understand the simple economics of supply and demand at play in our current housing market. My soapbox is tall and I could go on for days about what it feels like to be a local pushed out ...

DATE: Apr 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Apr 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our View: Durango Mesa bike park races forward

While everyone’s been bandying about the phrase “sustainable tourism” like it’s the solution to all our town’s woes – and secretly wondering what sustainable tourism really means – Durango M...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Say ‘Yes’ to organ donation, save lives

Less than one year into my grandson Liam’s life, our family’s world was flipped upside down when we learned that he had an enlarged heart and congestive heart failure. His only hope for surv...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Plastics pollute the oceans

My name is Raya Halonen and I’m a fifth-grade student who goes to Riverview Elementary. I’m writing to you about a concern I have. The ocean needs help. Plastic is polluting it a...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Aaron Kindle and Jason Keith: Improve bonding for orphaned oil, gas wells

Leave nature better than you found it: this principle of “leave no trace” is the mantra of every conservationist, hunter and outdoors enthusiast of the West’s iconic public lands. ...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Fifth-grader raises money for people who are homeless

I am a fifth grade student at Riverview Elementary School. For my community improvement project I decided to do homelessness. For me and 85% of the others others who took my survey, helping ...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Build radar station on Bridge Timber Mountain

Three notable topics were covered in The Durango Herald Weekend Edition, April 3-4: An increase in the lodgers tax and the vision to develop a world class bike park were supported by a colla...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

Photos and video: Singing with Santa

Photos: Durango Turkey Trot

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Heritage High School in state playoffsDemons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday