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Dear Sen. McCain, you will be missed

Senator McCain, I was never a member of your political party, I often disagreed with your ideas and I would not have voted for you as president. However, I do admire your character and the m...

DATE: Sep 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Attacks on my husband are undignified

I take offense to the underhanded attempts to demean my husband’s character last week by Leah Karotkin (“Local candidates’ bad behavior annoys,” Herald, Aug. 21) and Laurie Meininger (“Misog...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lachelt: County will continue work on homeless issue

This has been a challenging summer for our community, beginning with the 416 Fire, which consumed more than 54,000 acres and cast a pall over La Plata County for the month of June. ...

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

Candidates for governor are sharply split on further limiting emissions

In 2012, under President Barack Obama, the Environmental Protection Agency set out to promulgate new and more ambitious standards for vehicle emissions. Written under the 1990 Cle...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Barker: Old school is not suitable for a community and conference center

9-R won’t serve for a convention center or a combined event center – now is a good time to keep looking, if we remember all the pieces

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Mayor, councilman are behaving badly

I would encourage all citizens to visit the city of Durango website and watch the first 32 minutes of the Aug. 21, 2018, City Council meeting. Make sure you watch through to the 32-minute m...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

City needs to work hard to sell citizens on tax increase

Tomorrow is Sept. 1, and in a little more than six weeks, ballots for this November’s election will be mailed by county clerks. While Colorado is a leader among the states in vot...

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Krugman: It can happen here

Soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a friend of mine – an expert on international relations – made a joke: “Now that Eastern Europe is free from the alien ideology of communism, it can r...

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Paul Krugman

That Albuquerque TV is oppressing us

In your story about our still not being able to receive Denver TV (“Southwest Colorado television viewers in for another year of New Mexico politics, crime,” Herald, Aug. 19), Michelle Donal...

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Leonhardt: Republicans should heed McCain’s last message

John McCain was no moderate. He won Barry Goldwater’s Arizona seat in 1986 and was, for the most part, a fitting heir to Goldwater. McCain supported a smaller federal government, a hawkish f...

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

Durango Brewing won’t get my money

Recently, The Durango Brewing Company closed its operations in Durango. The owners’ decision to close and their legal right to maintain the use of the Durango name on their product are based...

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Congress should put partisanship aside and reauthorize the LWCF

It amazes us that the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a bedrock of our country’s dedication to acquiring and preserving public lands for more than 50 years, faces extinction at the end of ...

DATE: Aug 29, 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.