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Customer, Walmart, thanks for honesty

I want to think a good Samaritan at Walmart. I inadvertently left the cash back I had received at a self-serve register. The customer searched for an assistant and turned in my cash. What an...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Much improved: GCC makes good on commitment to improve CR 120

There is no pleasing some people. That must be recognized in any attempt to praise La Plata County and Grupos Cementos de Chihuahua for the road improvements made since 2016 on t...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Zakaria: There is only one way out of Afghanistan

NEW YORK — Donald Trump campaigned as someone who wanted to get America out of the Middle East. But he also cast himself as a tough guy, and his initial instincts in office were to show forc...

DATE: Aug 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Fareed Zakaria

Polis is helping Colorado farmers

Jared Polis has served his community in Congress for nearly 10 years. Much of his district has strong economic and cultural ties to agriculture and family farming, so it’s no wonder that a l...

DATE: Aug 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The horses are wild. Time to tame our policy.

Wild mustangs are a problem. A fascinating problem. Even captivating. Just hearing those half-ton hide-wrapped packages of muscle and bone snort and stomp as they toss their heads can knock ...

DATE: Aug 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Then we were one: A combined City and County of Durango

It was in 2030 that rural La Plata County residents said they wanted to participate in Durango’s increasingly appealing lifestyle and strong economy, which they had felt isolated from and ev...

DATE: Aug 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Register and vote for the climate’s sake

Wow, it’s hazy outside. Must be all the fires. The junipers are turning brown and gray, and check out beetle kill on the way to Silverton. Every year seems to be the hottest on record, and t...

DATE: Aug 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Writers on the Range: To survive we need immigrants working the land

It is 11:30 at night on our farm in the West, in a part of Colorado that I’d rather not identify, and we are trying to get our grain corn harvested before a storm hits us hard. I ...

DATE: Aug 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

How Trump won re-election in 2020

In the end, a bitterly fought election came down to the old political aphorism, popularized during Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 run against George H.W. Bush: “It’s the economy, stupid.” ...

DATE: Aug 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Leonhardt: How Trump lost his re-election in 2020

Donald Trump, who spent much of the past four years as a historically unpopular president, lost his bid for re-election Tuesday. His approval rating hasn’t approached 50 percent since he too...

DATE: Aug 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

It’s my money and you won’t be seeing it

While reading a Herald article concerning a “statistically valid survey” (July 25), I found myself amused by the notion of validity since it only concerns the population of voters in Durango...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Impotent rage: This is no time for smashing stars

Recently, a young man took a pickaxe to President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Austin Clay, 24, absolutely pulverized the terrazzo-and-brass emblem. After, he said, “I ...

DATE: Aug 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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.