Newsletter Opinion - The Durango Herald

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 ...

DATE: Dec 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Cory Gardner had his big chance – and blew it

Last week, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate actually stood up to President Donald Trump on America’s role Yemen. In a 63-37 vote, 14 Republicans stood with 49 Democrats to pa...

DATE: Dec 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

To the barricades

What does French President Emmanuel Macron know that America doesn’t?

DATE: Dec 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

We need your aid with subject’s cancer

Mary Shinn’s insightful article (“ The article examined the allopathic and alternative methods used during this five-year journey. This update shares further information and a request for h...

DATE: Dec 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Black, female, Republican – and gone, gone, gone

From proud Republican harbinger to sad Republican castaway – that’s the story of Rep. Mia Love, who finally conceded her extraordinarily close House race Monday. It’s the story of...

DATE: Dec 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

La Plata County needs your help to get this right

Since 2016, the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners has made revising the land use code a priority project so that we can bring predictability to the development process, bolster e...

DATE: Dec 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

Salute to city workers, local shopping

Giggles and squeals bounce off the Recreation Center walls as swimmers, families, and grandparents enjoy the waters during the holidays. Lighting the christmas tree at Buckley Par...

DATE: Dec 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

This holiday, could a robot be taking your job?

This holiday season, Santa’s little helpers might come with a battery. While retailers across the country are beefing up seasonal hires to prepare for the holiday shopping apocaly...

DATE: Dec 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

LPEA should be keeping rates low first

I want to applaud Sarah Ferrell for her insightful letter (“Transparency missing at electric board,” Nov. 22) shedding light on the troubling issues currently underway at the La Plata Electr...

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Great Recession worse than Great Depression?

WASHINGTON – Here’s today’s economic quiz: Was the 2007-09 Great Recession more damaging than the Great Depression of the 1930s? Surely the answer is “no.” In the 1930s, unemploym...

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Liberal parents, radical children – once again

When I meet someone who runs an organization in a blue state, I often ask: Do you have a generation gap where you work? The answer – whether the person leads a college, a nonprofi...

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Brooks