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And a blind dog shall lead the humans – to love

CAMDEN, S.C. – Eulogies, it has always seemed to me, are best delivered while the subject is living and can enjoy hearing the best version of him- or herself. Thus, today’s column...

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

9-R board, administrators, could learn from you

I want to thank community members for the generous outpouring you showed in support of our school children. Together, we raised $860 to support Miller Middle School kids with negative lunch ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

It’s not unsightly, it’s lovely recycling

Recently, I read an editorial in The Durango Herald regarding the annual spring cleanup project (“ Some people really can re-use an item that another person no longer needs. Is that not cal...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Chain saws unnecessary in wilderness

For 20 years, as Forest Service volunteers, my husband and I have built and re-routed trails in the Bridger Teton Wilderness of Wyoming. Per the rules of the Wilderness Act, we ha...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Brat lion’s OK

He had a bad couple of days in Walsenburg last fall but he’s free now

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

We need Bennet and Gardner on climate

Wildfire season looms on the horizon in Colorado. Due to snow and rain this winter and spring, wildfires this year will likely be less severe compared to last year’s. However, according to a...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Liberalism and homeless: coincidence?

Is it just a coincidence in Durango and cities all over America that the more liberal they become, the more major crises they are facing? The homeless situation has escalated as l...

DATE: Jun 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Semyon Rosenfeld has gone, and a link to a past stranger than fiction

Semyon Rosenfeld died Monday at 97. He expired in a small hospital in Israel – but that may be the last reason to note he is with us no more. Rosenfeld, a Jew, was born in 1922 in...

DATE: Jun 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

The brave and scary new world of trading blocs

WASHINGTON – We may be on the cusp of an upheaval in global trade. Since World War II, the international trading system has operated on the premise of “most favored nation (MFN),”...

DATE: Jun 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Workers need protection from homeless

Recently, two Los Angeles city employees contracted diseases related to the mess caused and left by homeless camps. Durango city employees see the exact type of mess caused by and...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Forest Service needs to use chains saws

In the recent article detailing the Forest Service and the chain saw exemption (“ While certainly possible, the time for this accomplishment was not mentioned, and it is likely that this wa...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor