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We need Smith to continue as sheriff

I’ve chatted briefly with both major candidates in the La Plata County sheriff’s contest. There’s quite a difference between them in demeanor, outlook and experience that is also reflected i...

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Cancer patient’s story is inspiring

Thanks to Mary Shinn for writing the Sept. 3 article, “Durango man living full life after pancreatic cancer diagnosis.” Tom Riesing’s approach to dealing with his diagnosis of pan...

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our endorsements

A strong candidate and an incumbent emerge in races for CU Board of Regents

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

GOP leaders never really cared about deficits

Lehman Bros. failed 10 years ago. The U.S. economy was already in a recession, but Lehman’s fall and the chaos that followed sent it off a cliff: Six and a half million jobs would be lost du...

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Paul Krugman

Now they’re all Trumplicans, like Tipton

I may not have the best memory, but I am old enough to recall a lot about American politics. I remember the Republican Party’s cynical co-option of Christianity and the creation o...

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Planet depends on vote for Mitsch Bush

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, from 2005-2018, three of Rep. Scott Tipton’s largest donors are SG Interests (donated $52,539), Anschutz Corporation (donated $45,800) and Ko...

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

Opinion pages fail to support Trump

In the July 5 edition of The Durango Herald, the current editorial page editor, Robert Meyerowitz, was introduced with this quote: “For instance, instead of decrying the extreme politics of ...

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

The time has come to thwart Russia

I am a veteran, a voter and a Christian. In the next few days and even right now, we are seeing the beginning of genocide in the Northern Syrian province of Idlib. There are two r...

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

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Sep 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

We need the Antiquities Act Established in 1906, the act is by no means obsolete

Representative Scott Tipton believes that the Antiquities Act of 1906 is obsolete. In July, I sent him a request to sign on as a co-sponsor to a bill, S.2354, the Antiquities Act...

DATE: Sep 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Trainâ€™s role in fire, lawsuit are regrettable

In June, many of us called the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to task for starting the 416 Fire. The accusation caused as much furor in Durango as the fire did in the mountains. ...

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

Rankin: Our schools are moving in the right direction

School is underway, and a highlight of the August State Board of Education meeting was to review students’ achievement measures from last year and to assess how teachers might proceed to mov...

DATE: Sep 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Joyce Rankin

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.