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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

Letter: COVID-19 is real, masks save lives

I lost my dearly beloved mother-in-law to COVID-19 last month. She did not go gentle into that good night. Two days before her oxygen saturation levels cratered and she could no ...

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

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

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.