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Major Powell’s big brain needs another adventure

This year is the 150th anniversary of Major John Wesley Powell’s epic Colorado River trip. He was first through the Grand Canyon in 1869. There are many celebrations an...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Shutdown’s effects hit too close to home

I met a woman from Durango last week whose story said a lot about how the federal shutdown affected the people in District 59. She was serving hors d’oeuvres at a party. A federal...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the State House

The Super Bowl that a broken America deserves

I’m not really sure why they’re bothering with a Super Bowl this year. Sure, a bunch of people will make a boatload of money, tens of millions of us will reflexively tune in and w...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

Hill Stompers summon sweet memories

I read the story about the New Mexico Hill Stompers marching band with interest. I was Snowdown’s webmaster from 1996 through 2005 and I recall getting an email from the Hill Stom...

DATE: Feb 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hospitals should give us useful info

I read the article, “ As a board member of Consumers for Quality Care, a coalition dedicated to patients and their right to affordable, high-quality health care, I champion any efforts to p...

DATE: Feb 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Herald should not publish Trump-bashing

I just read a letter to the editor from Gerry Fleming (“ This was not a rational letter. It was a hate piece, bashing our president, spewing lies and not worthy of print. I appre...

DATE: Feb 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

And they’re back:

It could be a one-year fluke, but for now, butterflies have returned to Mexico

DATE: Feb 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Jan 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Mistake shouldn’t define Snowberger

Mr. Fredrickson’s letter (“ Obviously, Mr. Fredrickson is an anomaly. Evidently, Mr. Fredrickson has never made a mistake. One mistake does not define a man’s career. Having work...

DATE: Jan 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Welcome to Durango in Three Springs

The Grandview entrance to Durango deserves consideration. The San Juans already speak to you, with their magnificent splendor, as you round the curve on Camino Del Rio. Shouldn’t the city of...

DATE: Jan 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

City must accommodate cars, not bikes

I appreciate your editorial (“ I also find the proposal objectionable because it taxes us just outside the city limits, but we can’t vote on it. The majority of new residents here are retir...

DATE: Jan 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Labor’s death reports were greatly exaggerated

Something funny happened on the way to the labor movement’s funeral. When Justice Samuel Alito and his anti-labor colleagues on the Supreme Court handed down the Janus vs. AFSCME ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank