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Letter: Don’t tear down the old chamber building

Demolition of a perfectly good and useful building (Chamber of Commerce building in Santa Rita Park) seems like an awful shame to me. This building was the first one I entered, the first tim...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Bayfield schools need to explain layoffs

I just read the Herald report on the Bayfield School District plans to I’m a resident in the Bayfield School District and after looking at my property tax bill I found that the Bayfield Sc...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: We can’t have too many choices

On March 4, in an Life is full of choices: what to eat, where to live, how to vote, etc. Some choices we make end up good, some not so good. In the U.S.A. we are lucky to still have that c...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Rep. Barbara McLachlan: Playing “Mother, May I?” and “High Hurdles”

My last few weeks have been filled with Zooms, phone calls and research concerning a Legislative Game combining “Mother, May I?” with the High Hurdles. It’s been grueling and chal...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Ask LPEA to provide broadband

Advertised as a panacea, 5G claims to have speed and bandwidth to provide cellular service and the ability to replace internet connections in homes and businesses. However, all th...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our View: Assembly needs to step up on redistricting conundrum

Assembly needs to help resolve problem

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Gratitude for Durango’s support after fire

Since a young age, I have always worked very hard to take care of myself. I was raised to do what I can to try to make the world around me a better place. I love sharing my passion for food ...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Just say ‘No’ to developing Hillcrest Golf Course

Developers and realtors are licking their chops thinking about developing Hillcrest Golf Course into a sea of expensive condos and multimillion dollar home (Feb. 7, The idea that these hom...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Don’t let down our guard against COVID-19

Now that the Texas governor has declared the end of all COVID-19 precautions against every medical expert’s opinion, it opens new questions regarding Durango’s next move. After a...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Paul Krugman: Too much choice is a bad thing

Dan Patrick, the lieutenant governor of Texas, is clearly what my father would have called a piece of work. Early in the pandemic he made headlines by saying that older Americans ...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

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.