Newsletter Opinion - The Durango Herald

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

Iran’s gambit in Syria can still be stopped by U.S.

The Trump administration has made clear that its top priority in the Middle East is to thwart Iran’s nuclear and regional ambitions. So why is it so reluctant to lift a finger against Tehran...

DATE: Sep 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Sean Smith is doing an outstanding job

We were affected, as most were, with the 416 Fire. It started about a mile from our home, and having just moved here from the Denver area in April, we were immediately concerned. ...

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

Republicans: Please vote Democratic

Dear friends who vote Republican, I am speaking to decent people whom I don’t know, as well as some special folk. Yes, you, friends, you know who you are. You are some of the finest people i...

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

Our endorsements

Initiatives on campaign cash and oil and gas setbacks are extreme bids

DATE: Sep 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Bliss Bruen’s sudden death stuns us all

Durango loses a passionate volunteer who built a stronger community

DATE: Sep 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Sep 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Krugman: Affordable Care still works despite GOP sabotage

Last week, Ted Cruz, the unexpectedly endangered Republican senator from Texas, warned that Beto O’Rourke, his Democratic opponent, would turn the state into California, with “tofu and silic...

DATE: Sep 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Paul Krugman

Homeless just one part of sheriff’s job

The recent coverage of the homeless issue and the attempt by the Herald to frame it as a hot-button issue in the coming election obscure the fact that this is a complex national problem over...

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

New convention center could work, if ...

Your recent articles about a new convention center have been very interesting. When I was director of sales and marketing at the Red Lion Inn (now the DoubleTree Hotel) in the late 1980s, we...

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

Tiny homes

Though not for everyone, Durango’s tiny house village deserves the green light

DATE: Sep 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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.