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Our View: Good reasons to celebrate (safely) in Durango this weekend

Demons football, Polar Express provide two good reasons to make merry (safely)

DATE: Dec 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: COVID-19 vaccines should be free

We’ve heard a lot of good news about coronavirus vaccines lately. From the Moderna vaccine to the Pfizer vaccine to the Oxford vaccine, science is working, and help is on the way. ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Surveillance success or Orwell come to pass?

City surveillance cameras catch girls, but do we want an Orwellian world?

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Bayfield schools’ COVID policies are unsafe

Bayfield School District Superintendent Kevin Aten and I agree that teachers believe kids learn best in person. However, what was missing from Aten’s recent Bayfield School Distri...

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our View: Council correct on mask ordinance

Council makes the courageous choice to protect the public from COVID-19

DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Mercy Family Medicine rises to the top

The Mercy Patient and Family Advisory Council brings the patient’s perspective to Mercy Family Medicine. We are dedicated to making Mercy Family Medicine one of the premier family practices....

DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Paul Krugman: Let’s hear it for Janet Yellen

It’s hard to overstate the enthusiasm among economists over Joe Biden’s selection of Janet Yellen as the next secretary of the Treasury. Some of this enthusiasm reflects the groundbreaking n...

DATE: Nov 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Missing the opportunity to comment

It appears that more and more Herald editorial pieces online are being closed to reader commentary. Too, the Colorado Sun and Writers on the Range pieces along with syndicated New York Times...

DATE: Nov 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Daniel Morgenstern: Housing issues must become top priority

Thanksgiving and the holidays are wonderful if you are sheltered, warm and fed. The holidays also provide a strong reminder for those of us who are comfortable that we have an obligation to ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Trump is a con artist and grifter

Shame on the new editorial page editor for printing this slanderous and uninformed letter from reader Dave Gibbons. He not only has no idea of Joe Biden’s accomplishments in service to his c...

DATE: Nov 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: FIS Worldpay building could be a winner for city

City could win with Worldpay building

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Deeper conversations make for more intimacy

C.S. Lewis once wrote that if you’d never met a human and suddenly encountered one, you’d be inclined to worship this creature. Every human is a miracle and is your superior in some way. The...

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | 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.