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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

Letter: Wind turbines are low on the list of bird threats

With no context, the letter to the editor It alarmed me, so I went to the fws.gov “Threats to Birds” web page for more information. I discovered that wind turbines (which kill up to 328,00...

DATE: Feb 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lizzie Kost: Welcome to Durango’s Professional Porch Sitters Union, Chapter 42

One must only enjoy the art of porch sitting to have the authority to create a chapter of the Professional Porch Sitters Union. I am thus authorized. I picked 42 as the chapter’s designation...

DATE: Feb 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Spend lodgers tax on housing, parking, transit

The recent Letter to the Editor of Jan. 4, “We’ve got enough tourists already,” hits the nail squarely on the head. Tourism and second-home owners may benefit segments of our eco...

DATE: Feb 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: City’s support of nonprofits helps them do the ‘heavy lifting’

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado appreciates the City of Durango’s support of the nonprofit sector (Jan. 26, “City of Durango awards more than $172,000 in Durango Relief F...

DATE: Feb 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Boebert should support Paris Climate Agreement

As a constituent of Rep. Lauren Boebert, I like to follow her work. Recently she introduced the Paris Agreement Constitutional Treaty Act. It prohibits any actions being taken or...

DATE: Feb 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Move Hillcrest Golf Course to make room for housing

In Durango’s history, there have been three key relocations of facilities that have proved invaluable to the city’s vitality: moving the airport from town to Oxford, moving Fort Lewis Colleg...

DATE: Feb 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Feb 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our View: Biden’s pause on federal land leases is prudent

Biden’s pause on leases is prudent

DATE: Feb 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letter: Windmills kill birds

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Program estimates that between 140,000 and 500,000 birds die each year due to windmill turbine collisions. It stands to reason t...

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

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.