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Derangement Syndrome strikes again

Yet another local outbreak of Trump Derangement Syndrome can be found in Gerry Fleming’s letter “ While the Herald’s publishing of this letter certainly supports our First Amendment right, ...

DATE: Jul 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bad marks

Busing and charter schools reveal fault lines for Democrats and unions

DATE: Jul 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Heads must roll for cityâ€™s tragic decision

Can the residents of Durango expect the city manager, councilors and related staff to resign regarding the massive changes, expenses and delays of the new sewer plant? And for the loss of th...

DATE: Jul 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Some conventional wisdom about college is wrong

Times have been tough for higher education, and the challenges have been numerous: the wake of the Great Recession, dwindling state funding, declining enrollments and growing public skeptici...

DATE: Jul 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Dear Durango, you’re great. Love, Arizona

I want to share highlights of another memorable trip my family had in your beautiful community. We started our journey at The Animas Museum. Learning about Durango’s Wild West history helped...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Is Vladimir Putin right that liberalism is obsolete?

WASHINGTON – It looks as if Vladimir Putin wants to be recalled as something besides an aggressive autocrat. He yearns, it seems, to be seen as a leading political thinker, respec...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Jeffrey Epstein is the symbol of plutocratic rot

In 2003, journalist Vicky Ward profiled Jeffrey Epstein, the financier indicted Monday on charges of sexually abusing and trafficking underage girls, for Vanity Fair. Her piece pa...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Listen to nature, not labs with their fake meat

I saw a headline recently, “ What? As the co-founder of a 100% grass-fed beef restaurant, I am in the business of burgers and food. And when it comes to the ingredient deck of foods that ar...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Just who do you think built these roads?

In response to Olin Kane (“ Unless the answer is yes, you depend on roads to receive these goods, which are trucked to Durango. Carol Simmons Durango ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The ‘Betsy Ross’ flag symbolizes unity

Our Founding Fathers were not thinking about flags. There were many different ones throughout the colonies. One flag, however, developed a following. Betsy Ross, whether she desi...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Act now to save our Electoral College

Club 20 in Colorado was formed to protect the interests of the 20-plus Western Slope counties. These counties have natural resources that supplement and sustain the needs and growth of the E...

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor