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Sen. Don Coram: State legislature gets underway ... sort of

The 73rd Colorado General Assembly is in session. Well maybe. On Jan. 13 at 10 a.m., the session was called to order, roll call was taken, we heard the usual opening-day speeches from the ma...

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Henry Olsen: Why unity is so difficult to achieve

Many Americans, if not most, want some type of national unity after the horrifying and despicable events of Jan. 6. But even if that’s what a majority of Americans want, accomplishing it wil...

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Setting the record straight on identity

I am John Dunn and a native of Durango. I worked at Mercy Hospital as an ambulance driver and orderly for five years. I then spent the next 25 years working as a firefighter and ...

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Climate simulator game is free, informative

I wish to compliment Gail Harriss’ Jan. 19 letter (“Carbon fee, dividend offer a climate change solution”) underscoring the devastating economic downside of climate catastrophe ... and the p...

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Lady Gaga got the anthem wrong

Lady Gaga’s rendition of the national anthem at the presidential inauguration should not require adding or deleting notes. For example, the word “banner” was written by Frances Scott Key...

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our View: FOCUS 2021: Why are Americans so polarized?

How did Americans get so divided?

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Reject authoritarianism to promote democracy

Events of January 6th were a long time coming. Polarization of the last four years goes well beyond politics. Former White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelley described Trump as...

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Join us on Zoom to discuss FOCUS 2021

Beginning at noon Friday, Jan. 29, editorial page editor Hollis Walker will be hosting a regular Zoom meeting for community members to share their thoughts on the Herald’s FOCUS ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Rep. Lauren Boebert needs to step up, serve constituents

Boebert should step into role

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Helen Katich: Donate stimulus checks to neighbors

Our patience has been tested as we creep closer to a year enduring the effects of COVID-19, and certainly, we have all been impacted. Many of us lost our jobs; missed spending the...

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

David Brooks: Trump ignites war within the church

“Over the last 72 hours, I have received multiple death threats and thousands upon thousands of emails from Christians saying the nastiest and most vulgar things I have ever heard toward my ...

DATE: Jan 20, 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.