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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

Local candidates’ bad behavior annoys

Thank you to Laurie Meininger for speaking out about the misogyny and jokes demeaning women displayed at the local rodeo (“Misogyny and politicking at rodeo: Stop,” Aug. 16). Such disgusting...

DATE: Aug 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Open and shut: Candidates commit to strengthening state’s open records act

George Brauchler, the district attorney in Colorado’s 18th Judicial District, recalls reading about a case in Texas in which public records were requested, when something caught his attentio...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Roberts: Social media faces its ‘Alex Jones’ problem

Platforms have wished-and-washed for weeks now about whether Alex Jones of Infowars would lose his pulpit on their services. He’s off Facebook and YouTube, and Twitter has put him in timeout...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Elliott: My Durango is your Durango

My twin brother, Evan, and I got flipped off the other day by an elderly gentleman who thought we were in the way of his Durango – and no, he wasn’t driving a Dodge. We laughed a...

DATE: Aug 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Egan: The silent green majority is fed up – and voting

If emotions were water, and you took all the heartbreak felt by the millions who followed the plight of a starving orca whale grieving over her dead calf, you’d have a river the size of the ...

DATE: Aug 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Tim Egan

If baker makes it back to the Supreme Court, we have forebodings

Jack Phillips is back in the news. He’s the baker from Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, sparking a case that went all the way to the U.S....

DATE: Aug 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Thanks for standing with other papers

In 1972, two guys with typewriters took down a corrupt White House. They were able to do that because back then people listened to their newspapers. That benchmark of the American First Amen...

DATE: Aug 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Dear airport, please learn marketing

I recently read that passenger traffic is down at the airport, and today, I again heard the airport ad encouraging all of us to fly out of the airport so we could take a hike earlier in the ...

DATE: Aug 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sheriff, others, thanks for fire effort

While there has been an outpouring of thanks to the firefighters who saved our community from the 416 Fire, I think our local law enforcement has been somewhat overlooked. In particular, the...

DATE: Aug 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tax increases are shortsighted solutions

The city council debates yet another tax increase ballot proposal. At the same time, planners approve spending $2 million over budget for enhancement of Santa Rita Park and continued deficit...

DATE: Aug 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

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.