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The unmaking

Wrangle over Bears Ears asks whether president has the power of reduction

H.W. Bush and the maddening wars over his legacy

On Twitter over the weekend, the television writer Bryan Behar did something unconscionable. He praised George H.W. Bush. The former president had just died. In Behar’s...

We do have room for wolves in Colorado

When wolves come into a state either through natural migration or relocation, there is a similar pattern of fear and misinformation. I have worked as a veterinarian for 28 years, ...

I’ll gladly stand up for Dan Snowberger

Today’s Durango Herald editorial (Nov. 5) is titled “Who will stand up?” questioning 9-R superintendent Dan Snowberger, and the 9-R school board members, over disclosure of a recent, no doub...

The bees’ needs

We’re losing insects at an alarming rate. There’s another bright spot in hemp.

Costs high for power from coal-burning

I was dismayed to read the letter to the editor, “LPEA should keep rates low first” (Nov. 30). I am sure the author, Heath Rowe, is aware that the sticker price for many items is not always ...

We need wolves; we need to return them

Will the gray wolf return to Colorado? I believe it should, and the recent Durango Wolf Symposium presented plenty of objective scientific justification why. Efforts to strip fede...

Who will stand up?

School District 9-R’s governing body can’t see problem with superintendent

The 2020 presidential field – oh, we have names

Until now, there were, by my count, 44 Democrats who have either expressed interest in a 2020 presidential run, traveled to Iowa or New Hampshire or otherwise managed to get themselves menti...

Youth will demand action on climate

In the aftermath of the 2018 midterm elections, at least one thing was made clear: younger voters are no longer willing to sit on the sidelines while our future is jeopardized by inaction on...

House bill to tax carbon is ray of hope

The Herald recently reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture will grant $20.2 million to wildfire recovery projects in La Plata and other Colorado counties. We are grateful for...

I’m not sure hunters are the elk culprits

I find it interesting that the Colorado Division of Wildlife has pointed the finger at the hunters for elk declines and breeding issues. I have hunted the Durango area since 1992 ...