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What we do: At the Capital Gazette, and all across the U.S., journalists got right back to work

The news alerts flooded our email and social media feeds when an active shooter was reported Thursday at an office building in Maryland. We clicked on links and scanned wire feeds, as we alw...

DATE: Jul 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Bring the USS Pueblo back home

On Jan. 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo and its crew were attacked by the North Korean military while peacefully sailing in international waters. The crew of the ship valiantly tried to resist capt...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Don’t let ideology smother a brilliant American birthright

A handful of our representatives in Congress are quietly preparing a multibillion-dollar rip-off of American families. Count yourself among the cheated if you value kids’ sports, ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Good Sam’s time is now

Legislation would allow qualified groups to take on mine cleanup projects in Colorado and across the country

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Regarding the Supreme Court cake case

As a gay man and a person who tries to follow the teachings of Christ, I find the decision of the Supreme Court to accurately reflect our laws. I do not know why the two men who wanted a wed...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Politicians show they can join hands

Thanks to Sen. (Cory) Gardner, Sen. (Michael) Bennet, Congressman (Scott) Tipton and Gov. (John) Hickenlooper for meeting with Durango’s business community recently. I was pleased to see my ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Ground them

It’s hard to imagine that a piece of federal legislation introduced this week by Colorado’s congressional delegation would have any opposition. In fact, the Securing Airspace for ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Milbank: Roberts Court validates religious discrimination

WASHINGTON — On the penultimate page of their 39-page majority ruling in the Trump travel-ban case Tuesday, the Supreme Court’s conservative justices overturned a 74-year-old decision they w...

DATE: Jun 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

Trump lost immigration battle, may win the war

NEW YORK – Democrats are exultant that Donald Trump had to reverse his policy of separating immigrant families at the border. And there is good reason to celebrate: The policy was mean-spiri...

DATE: Jun 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Fareed Zakaria

Drought: Find ways to conserve water

I found the article in the June 16 Herald about ways to conserve water both interesting and thought-provoking. That afternoon, my family went out to lunch at a restaurant on Main...

DATE: Jun 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Object of wonder

The names applied to tropical storms and hurricanes stay in our memory, and often in infamy, due to the size and power of the storms and the devastation they cause. Katrina, Sand...

DATE: Jun 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Blow: Immigration policies reflect white minority anxiety

Last week Pat Buchanan was on “The Laura Ingraham Show” to discuss the humanitarian crisis Donald Trump has created at the border by ripping children away from their parents. He w...

DATE: Jun 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

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.