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Inspired leadership marks Snowberger’s tenure

As a colleague of Dan Snowberger, I am writing to acknowledge and appreciate his nine-year tenure, dedication and tenacity as the superintendent of Durango 9-R School District. Following my ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Snowberger prompted progress for 9-R

We write to offer our sincere thanks to Dan Snowberger for his nine years of service to Durango School District 9-R and to all of us within the district – parents, staff and taxpayers. Just ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Porter-Norton’s campaign was divisive

Marsha Porter-Norton’s self-congratulatory letter in the Herald (Nov. 20) is hypocritical. Her deeds during the campaign do not support her statement, “To all the residents of La Plata Count...

DATE: Nov 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Transition work necessary for transfer of power

When one lives in Washington, D.C., unique opportunities may occasionally come along. Such was the case in 1992 when I was invited to be a member of the transition team at the Department of ...

DATE: Nov 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Winter 2020

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Dave Marston: Drought moves Colorado toward water speculation

There’s a concept called “demand management” in the news in Colorado, and here’s a simple definition: Landowners get paid to temporarily stop irrigating, and that water gets sent downstream ...

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Durango Estates is unamanaged, unruly

I live adjacent to Durango Estates, a 420-lot subdivision in Junction Creek, which was aggressively blocked from development by the county and the Colorado Court of Appeals in the â€™80s. ...

DATE: Nov 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Hickenlooper understands ambitious transitions

Congratulations to Senator-elect John Hickenlooper for his recent win to represent Colorado in the U.S. Senate. As a geologist, he understands the science and the urgency to transition to a ...

DATE: Nov 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Biden is a clueless wimp of a politician

Well, you got what you wanted – a clueless wimp of a politician for president of this country, who would probably be blown down in a 10-mph wind in his size 32-short suit. He’s never had a r...

DATE: Nov 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Jennifer Senior: Biden is old. That’s a good thing.

When Joe Biden is sworn in on Inauguration Day, he will be 78, the oldest president to take the oath of office since the birth of our republic. No shortage of observers on the left and the r...

DATE: Nov 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Chairman’s Note: Herald has a new editorial page editor

Veteran journalist Hollis Walker has joined the Herald as its editorial page editor. Walker has journalism degrees from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, and wrote a...

DATE: Nov 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Council won’t enforce COVID rules

On June 17, Durango City Council signed off on Order 2020-10, requiring masks in all public places and referencing Section 1-16 as the penalty, which allows a fine of $1,000, and/or up to 90...

DATE: Nov 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor