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EPA: Agency’s act first, inform later policy does not engender the public’s trust

Disclosure. Transparency. Accountability. Public input. These words and many synonyms have been used repeatedly by the Environmental Protection Agency in designating and planning...

Grateful for improvements on Junction

A big thank you to the city for the excellent job on resurfacing Junction Street with the bike lane. Not only did they do a great job, but now no one can block my driveway or park in front o...

Community media: Amid an evolving industry, a robust media landscape depends upon us all

Many Americans start their mornings with coffee and the news. It turns out that one of the strongest reactions Herald readers had to the change in print frequency from seven to f...

Kristof: Crackdown on Rohingya in Myanmar an outrage

A beloved Nobel Peace Prize winner is presiding over an ethnic cleansing in which villages are burned, women raped and children butchered. For the last three weeks, Buddhist-major...

Front Range growth is out of control

I sit in Douglas, one of the richest counties in the state. Denver, Thornton, and Aurora are falling all over themselves trying to attract Amazon’s HQ2. Meanwhile (thanks TABOR),...

NPS maintenance: Deferred repairs at our nation’s parks and monuments put them all at risk

Mesa Verde National Park has deferred $65.7 million worth of maintenance, according to figures by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Mesa Verde is just one of 400 park units that account...

Littwin: How do you explain climate change denial to a child?

I have a 2-year-old grandson who is fascinated by, and a little afraid of, thunder and lightning. When he wakes up in the middle of the night, he usually says he has been dreaming about “tun...

Ignatius: While Trump takes the shots, Tillerson runs the offense

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has often been the silent man in the Trump foreign policy team. But out of the spotlight, he appears to be crafting a broad strategy aimed at wo...

‘Cities and Towns’: Join other Colorado citizens in shaping the future of your community this week

Durango is participating in a Colorado “Cities and Towns” effort this week, and Durango City Council and staff are offering plenty of opportunities to participate. Take advantage of them to ...

Givon: A tale of two cultures, and their dangerous divide

The sad saga of the rise and perhaps quick demise of our current president brings into sharp relief an older story, one that has been flying just under the national radar for years. ...

Bowen: A summer camp primer on health insurance

These days, summer camp is not just for kids. We adults can spend a few days in some forest glen learning to play the dulcimer, or even join an “intentional community” and try for two weeks ...

DACA: End to program will weaken, not strengthen, U.S. economy and security

The timing of the announcement of Donald Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could not have been worse. Attorney General Jeff Sessions deli...