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Michelle Goldberg: QAnon believers are obsessed with Hillary Clinton

A clear indication that Marjorie Taylor Greene was more than a dabbler in QAnon was her 2018 endorsement of “Frazzledrip,” one of the most grotesque tendrils of the movement’s mythology. You...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Laurie Meininger: League of Women Voters honors Black women suffragists

As we celebrate Black History Month, the League of Women Votes would like to bring special attention to the contributions of women of color in the suffragist movement and to the 100 years of...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letter: Snowmobiles are already highly regulated

The Feb. 10 article, on “Has time come to better regulate snowmobiles in the San Juan Mountains?” assumes snowmobiles are not currently better regulated. I strongly disagree. Ther...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Manna expansion not appropriate for neighborhood

Manna has been an asset in addressing food insecurity in our community, but many Durango residents do not support the plan Manna has proposed to expand its building in the middle of a reside...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Two health care proposals get our support

Coloradans have shown themselves to be solidly progressive on numerous fronts, nowhere more so than on the issue of abortion and reproductive rights. Last year, a ballot measure that would h...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

How to make the rest of this school year worthwhile? Skip it.

I never did fifth grade. The summer after I finished fourth, my family moved to Vienna. When my parents called to enroll me in the a local school, the principal said the fifth-gr...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: LPEA should take the reins on broadband expansion

High quality Internet access is sorely lacking in many rural regions across America. However, few have taken notice or appreciated the fiber optic networks expanding rapidly across rural Ame...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Rhyming with ancient Rome is unsettling

Around 160 A.D., Marcus Aurelius, the last of the so-called “good emperors,” wrote: “We were born to work together like feet, hands and eyes, like the two rows of teeth, upper and lower. To ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Democratic Party needs to engage its own voters

I’m terrified that, during this impeachment process (not trial!), the Democrats are once again going to fall short. Why? Because a democracy depends upon a well-informed and engaged public! ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: 30x30 campaign helps protect nature for future generations

I rounded the hill to see what was awaiting my arrival: expansive granite cliffs with tremendous amounts of water falling over the tops of them into the oblivion below. A sea of spruce and f...

DATE: Feb 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: How the newspapers’ editorial pages work

As you may have read on this page a few months ago, the Durango Herald and The Cortez Journal have a new editorial page editor. This seems like a good time to re-acquaint our readership with...

DATE: Feb 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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.