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Why is Sen. Gardner silent on acting AG?

President Trump has named to oversee the special counsel’s Russia investigation a political loyalist who has openly disparaged its legitimacy – in ignorance of whatever investigators are pre...

DATE: Nov 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

You can bank on it

As bad as the divisions in our politics may seem now, they have been worse

DATE: Nov 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Emissions rule could happen Thursday

This past summer, Colorado experienced the second-worst wildfire season in history, damaging over 400 homes and costing the forest service more than $145 million. The smoke from t...

DATE: Nov 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Hooray for increased emissions standard

I have been a family physician for 30 years and am well aware of the link between the environment, including air quality, and public health. In the Four Corners, we live under the...

DATE: Nov 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

How can you overlook band’s misogyny?

It appears we have a musical group coming to Durango which has chosen to call itself Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. Whether they chose this name to be humorous, confrontational or aspir...

DATE: Nov 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

I miss seeing Mike Jones at the hospital

Recently I went to visit a friend in Animas Surgical Hospital. When I entered, I felt empty inside. It was the first time I had been there since Mike Jones died. He had worked the...

DATE: Nov 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Herald doesn’t ennoble real fire victims

There have been wstories in The Herald praising the “noble victim,” Al Harper, the poor millionaire owner of the railroad. Although there is no official statement on the cause of the 416 Fir...

DATE: Nov 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bayfield Library is rebuked by the selfish

The electoral rebuke of the Bayfield Library Districtâ€™s request for a small increase is a disgraceful display of the selfishness in America today. I moved to this area a little ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

It’s no longer the economy, stupid – so what is it?

WASHINGTON – One lesson of the midterm elections is that economic growth is losing its power to unite the country and to reduce explosive conflicts over race, religion, ethnicity, immigrant ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Inside government

The workings of federal agencies may elude the president, and that’s a shame

DATE: Nov 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

City: instead of asking us to pay more...

Durango’s 2015 half-penny tax is for “recreational facilities, parks, trails, pedestrian and bicycle improvements,” and also for “the urban forest.” All multi-modal projects are funded by th...

DATE: Nov 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We’re ready for Colorado news now too

We are tired of not receiving Colorado news and programing while we applaud the efforts which are bearing fruit for families in Durango (“Denver news comes to Southwest Colorado via city of ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor