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Richard Grossman: Half a century later, population is still the issue

“Family planning could bring more benefits to more people at less cost than other single technology now available ...” – James Grant “Either we reduce the world’s population volun...

DATE: Dec 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Dec 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Editorial Cartoon

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letter: Investigation needed on handling of 9-R bonds

Voters are pleased with the approval of the School District 9-R bond ballot measure, but staff’s actions leading up to approval raise concerns. The amount of projects 9-R wanted to build, th...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Buck, Lanborn should not be seated in Congress

Section 3 of Amendment 14 to the US Constitution prescribes a response to acts of sedition by members of our US Congress. In their support of the recent Texas lawsuit calling for disenfranch...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Readers are invited to participate in planning FOCUS 2021

The editorial board of The Durango Herald has decided to add a new element to our opinion pages in 2021 – and we want your help. It’s our intent to define four or five topics we ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Editorial Cartoon

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letter: More questions about the 9-R bond issue

I am a sophomore at Durango High School. For a recent project, we were assigned to research a current issue. My dad suggested looking into the 9-R School District bond, since it was on the b...

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Special COVID-19 treatments for the powerful are unfair

When Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani recently spoke after his COVID-19 hospital stay, he bragged about receiving “celebrity treatment.” There is no doubt in many minds that the 300,0...

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Let’s get the CORE Act passed in 2021

The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, the biggest public land protection effort in Colorado in over a decade, almost made it across the finish line this fall. But not quite. The C...

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Squeaks the mountain lion gives us hope

Mountain lion’s journey inspires hope

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Farhad Manjoo: Our mental health is worst in two decades

Nine long, deadly months into the pandemic, Americans report severe psychic distress. According to a new Gallup survey, Americans’ assessment of our mental health is “worse than it has been ...

DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns