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Grateful beyond words for all the help

After my second evacuation and second homecoming, I am amazed, grateful and at a loss as to how to thank, help and repay the overwhelming dedication, hard work and success of the firefighter...

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

Fencing will avert tragedy at Santa Rita

We were in Durango for a wedding and took our grandchildren to Santa Rita Park. It is absolutely beautiful. We were having such a good time when our hearts stopped as we watched ...

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

American heroes deserve better coverage

I’m disappointed in The Durango Herald for, in my opinion, disrespecting our local military and first responders three times in the past month: A first responder (fireman, if I ...

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

Support Silverton neighbors with a visit

The economy has been hit hard this summer because of the fires. Silverton has been especially affected because of the closure of U.S. Highway 550, and the train stoppage. Now that the (San J...

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

We will survive

When a large portion of your economy is based on tourism, there are a lot of terrifying scenarios of how it can get knocked off course. A devastating wildfire is one. But there a...

DATE: Jun 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Jerry McBride’s fire photos are ‘artistry’

Holy Smokes! While our community is again facing its greatest challenges; while friends and neighbors battle fear and wrestle with uncertainty, forced from their homes for days; while we joi...

DATE: Jun 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Making progress: City shows initiative in finding interim camp for homeless

City officials are showing initiative in identifying a location for the homeless to bed down, as the threat of fire along the city’s edges limits options and a possible final location underg...

DATE: Jun 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Gerson: Defending border cruelty with heresy

WASHINGTON — Logic not being the strong point of the Trump administration, it claims that it is not to blame for the separation of families at the border, and that a just God is pleased it i...

DATE: Jun 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

Tipton: a proven enemy of LGBTQ rights

Colorado has a proud history of defending lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights. Our state legalized same-sex marriage back in 2008, 7 years before it was federall...

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

Menconi: Time to elect a true activist to Congress

Follow the money and you see who and what runs America. What are the federal government’s five biggest benefactors? 1. Finance and banking; 2. The military and securi...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Thanks for the free news on 416 Fire

We canâ€™t thank you enough for providing free news coverage of the devastating fire north of Durango. Without you we would not have accurate coverage of the fire. The news is es...

DATE: Jun 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Douthat: Choose the lesser cruelty on immigration

Let’s start with the easy part. The policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border, delivering them into a bureaucratic labyrinth while their fathers and mothers awa...

DATE: Jun 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

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.