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Cory Gardner leads on climate change

Recently, Sen. Cory Gardner chaired an informative and substantive Senate hearing on the science of climate change. Four well-credentialed climate scientists testified, including Dr. Waleed ...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Norton is a gold mine for the county

Has anyone counted up the number of organizations that have thrived in La Plata County thanks to the dedication of Marsha Porter Norton, who is running for county commissioner in 2020? ...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hey! Learn how to use your turn signals!

Here’s a radical concept. Actually put your turn signals on when you’re going all the way around the roundabout. The one on Florida Road has become a race track of those roaring a...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Use of chain saws in wilderness sound

I am a general member and elected board member of the San Juan Back Country Horsemen. I’m a supporter and user of the two wilderness Areas where temporary use of chain saws is approved. ...

DATE: May 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Craftsman: Historian Robert Caro in the home stretch

Historian Robert Caro reminds us why we need thorough examinations

DATE: May 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Stop facial recognition

San Francisco is right: We need to halt the technology at least until we figure out how it’s being used

DATE: May 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Editorial cartoons

DATE: May 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Some doctors prefer Medicare for All

The corporations fighting against Medicare for All are powerful and well funded. Drug makers, insurance companies and private hospitals have banded together, calling themselves the Partnersh...

DATE: May 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The amendment for reproductive rights

In 2018, the Herald published a letter of mine with reference to the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. In the last paragraph, I mentioned that I thought all previous ...

DATE: May 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote Biden to cancel totalitarian call-out culture

This month, a video of Joe Biden saying he had “no empathy” for “the younger generation” that “tells me how tough things are” resurfaced on social media. The video was over a year...

DATE: May 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Love and courage at the Rec Center

I was swimming laps at the Durango Recreation Center when the noise grew to a dull roar – the whole 6th grade class of Bayfield Middle School descended. As I gathered my things, my attention...

DATE: May 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Council looks to give better direction to staff

In my April editorial, I noted that change is in the air. Durango has a new City Council, with fresh ideas, open minds and a willingness to challenge the status quo. We recently g...

DATE: May 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor