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A restaurant for elders

The best place to dine out when you’re over 50 is where love refreshes you

DATE: Apr 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

LGBTQ asylum-seekers find a double whammy

In January, I traveled with four Fort Lewis College professors to Tijuana, Mexico, to learn more about the migrant caravans traveling from Central America to the United States. As...

DATE: Apr 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Oil and gas bill meets all our needs

I voted against Proposition 112 in the last election, a sweeping regulation on all oil and gas drilling in Colorado. It would have hurt the industry. But I did vote for...

DATE: Apr 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the State House

Parks and Wildlife is extorting hunters

Will Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department be understandably investigated for extortion because of its licensing policies? Apparently, there are serious concerns as to the way it...

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

Confirming Bernhardt to top Interior job is wrong

Coloradans love their outdoor spaces. We are privileged to have the most diverse array of high peaks, forest trails, rivers and wildlife in one state than any other place on Earth...

DATE: Apr 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The United Kingdom has gone stark raving mad

LONDON – Politico reported the other day that the French European affairs minister, Nathalie Loiseau, had named her cat “Brexit.” Loiseau told the Journal du Dimanche that she cho...

DATE: Apr 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Trout Unlimited is correct on climate

As a fisherman and outdoor enthusiast, I value clean waterways and unpolluted ecosystems. Trout Unlimited, a national grassroots organization, made a big endorsement this week for...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Green New Deal is a raw new deal for Colorado

Congress is a place where bold ideas are developed and debated, rejected or approved. Solutions to some of our nation’s toughest challenges start out as a few lines on a piece of ...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Democrats shunning us, mismanaging power

Kudos to The Durango Herald for bringing coverage of the Colorado legislative session to the people of our community through a local lens. Democrats, who gained control of both ch...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Absurd ideas about LPEA and Tri-State

People often propose over-simplified solutions to the complex problems faced by rural electric cooperatives. Inevitably, these solutions ignore certain realities and the diverse n...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango won: City elections yield tax for roads and a new Council

City elections mostly show voters’ wisdom on sales tax and City Council

DATE: Apr 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Sammy, time to sleep in, you’ve earned it

Thank you to Patrick Armijo for the great article (“ Sports teams doing their fund raiser car washes (guess who paid for the water?). Who listened to the complaints when the car wasn’t wash...

DATE: Apr 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor