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They created a space for me: Will others have the same opportunity?

By Eliane Viner I arrived in America not speaking English, working as an au pair for the Dutch Consul General. I don’t recall being a dreamer as much as taking in every...

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Proud of pols who stand up to Russia

Iâ€™m proud and grateful that my congressman (Scott Tipton) and both senators (Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet) issued strong statements today condemning Russia for their hostile acts, inclu...

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

I love my newspaper and I need it

Thank you for the editorial in today’s Herald (July 22). The importance of a small town’s newspaper is one way for the citizens to actually know what is happening that concerns their lives. ...

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

This administration is reckless, craven

I am a veteran and a voter. At 76 years old, I can remember when Harry Truman was president. For sure, the Trump administration is the most questionable in my lifetime and maybe in the histo...

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

Road show: County’s pursuit of road claims is not in public’s interest

Montezuma County Commissioners James Lambert, Keenan Ertel and Larry Don Suckla created a stir when they passed a resolution in June asserting that 17 roads and trails in the San Juan Nation...

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Democrats are moving to the left. Don’t panic – yet

In November, several outright Nazis and white supremacists will appear on Republican ballot lines. Arthur Jones, a founder of a neo-Nazi group called the America First Committee, managed to ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Turning the tap: After years of waiting, battling and building, Nighthorse water flows west

The first water from Lake Nighthorse can now be delivered, following the construction of a pump-assisted pipeline to Lake Durango, where in drought years there can be too little to convert i...

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Diane is my choice for Congress

If you believe it’s time to have more female Democratic leaders in Congress, then please read on to see why we should support Diane Mitsch Bush for United States Congress from Colorado Distr...

DATE: Jul 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Littwin: Stapleton has more concerns than his family legacy

It had to happen. Denver’s KKK-stained history has gone national. A New York Times story Tuesday, written by the excellent Julie Turkewitz, questions whether Walker Stapleton’s election run...

DATE: Jul 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Origin Story a marvelous explanation of the whole

WASHINGTON – I would not normally recommend a book on the history of the universe as beach reading. But David Christian’s Origin Story is a welcome exception. Christian has achiev...

DATE: Jul 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

In response to a story on the homeless

I deeply regret that the front page story in the July 21-22 Durango Herald included only some of my comments. It is true, as quoted, that I am pained by the situation faced by homeless folks...

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

We can agree

Friction over the environment and the use of natural resources, from forests to oil, only seems to increase in the West. Take the Endangered Species Act. Signed into law by Presid...

DATE: Jul 24, 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.