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Homeless can stand downtown all day

Wow! The Herald made some incredibly amazing connections in its “ The Herald says that the city’s decision to prohibit sandwich board signs downtown is equivalent to the decision made by th...

Collaboration is key to protecting our waterways

As we enter the latter half of snow season, those of us whose work or whose livelihoods depend on our healthy waterways are closely tracking snowpack, as well as how much runoff we can expec...

Electoral alarm: No one is stealing your vote yet

National Popular Vote has Democrats and Republicans shooting from the hip

Editorial cartoons

City: Stop trying to raise the sales tax

Dear city of Durango, please, take my money. Raise my property tax. Each year my house is magically worth an additional $15,000; the average amount it has appreciated the past 15 years. I an...

Here’s to women and men in business

The great screenwriter Nora Ephron, once wrote: “I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of th...

This ‘gun sanctuary’ won’t get my money

Now that Montezuma County commissioners have declared the county a gun sanctuary, on my bi-monthly drives through, I will no longer be spending my money at the Safeway, City Market, the gas ...

MAGA is spent – unless you’re an adolescent

WASHINGTON – Humans do the strangest things. In two recent why-dunits, the curious have wondered why: (1) a successful TV star would allegedly orchestrate a fake, hate-inspired at...

City tax hike is preventive maintenance

Understanding the truth can be difficult today. Winston Churchill said “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” This got me thinkin...

Colorado’s two-term governor kicks off presidential campaign

John Hickenlooper makes it official

Fabulous snow and just a few cautions

During this fabulous snow year, I want to thank the city, county and CDOT staff members who have worked tirelessly to keep our streets and roads open and safe. Although their work...

These two are perfect for City Council

Just in case you aren’t aware, we have a City Council election coming up – ballots will be mailed March 14 and need to be voted by April 2. I am encouraging every eligible voter to support K...