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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

Answers lacking as Durango abandons effort to help the homeless

Durango City Council made a significant effort this summer to understand the issues that involve the homeless and to aid in their overnight sleeping conditions. Time was spent learning what ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Albuquerque TV argument is weak tea

Michelle Donaldson’s argument to keep Durango in the Albuquerque market (“Southwest Colorado television viewers in for another year of New Mexico politics, crime,” Herald, Aug. 19) is a conv...

DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

It is my Durango, too – and I’m thankful

I was pleased to read the piece by Tad Elliott (“My Durango is your Durango,” Herald, Aug. 18). His grandmother, Nancy Elliott, was a mentor to me, and I have known his family for a long tim...

DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘More Time, More Life’ campaign works for the airport

Like many smaller airports, the Durango-La Plata County Airport – also known by its airport code DRO – provides our community with a critical link to the outside world. It’s an important eco...

DATE: Aug 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Kerr: When I saw the yellow envelope, I saw red

When I saw the yellow envelope, I saw red – and closed my wallet

DATE: Aug 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

That’s just how rodeos are; vote Hamby

Apparently, Laurie Meininger has never attended a rodeo before (“Misogyny and politicking at rodeo: Stop,” Aug. 19). That is what a rodeo clown does, tells jokes and entertains the crowd. ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Keep Albuquerque, I want Colorado news

I am a resident of La Plata County and have been for 37 years. I live in the mountains so I have no access to cable television or any station that may be available to Durango with the use of...

DATE: Aug 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Democratic candidate for governor should change his mind on debate

A cardinal rule of campaigning for public office, especially as an election draws near, concerns impressions: Generate the positive whenever possible. Avoid the negative like the plague. ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

One giant, coordinated primal whine

The Durango Herald joined an editorial chorus of more than 100 newspapers in one giant coordinated primal whine against interference with “freedom of the press.” (“We’re with you,” Aug. 14)....

DATE: Aug 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Stephens: Here’s what really makes America great, governor

Though Bill Clinton was a far better talker than he was an orator, at least one of his sentences should be carved in stone: “There is nothing wrong with America,” he said in his 1993 Inaugur...

DATE: Aug 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

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.