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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

Letter: Don’t lecture me

In response to Dave Mehan’s recent letter (“How could you have been so duped?” Nov. 10), I had to shake my head when he questioned the values of conservative voters and President Trump’s sup...

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

Third term of the Obama presidency

Barack Obama – his policies and his posture – just won a third term. Joe Biden will be president because of his close association with Obama, because he espoused many of the sam...

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Find social connections to overcome loneliness

When stay-at-home restrictions, physical distancing and masking became important for reducing transmission of COVID-19, we all learned something about loneliness and the importance of our so...

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our view: What becomes a jury most

The Redwine trial has us questioning private information provided

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Update to comedy comparison of debate

On second thought, what I should have said about the Trump-Biden debate (Letters, Sept. 30) was we have a new act for a comedy routine on TV. Not Abbot and Costello, but the Smothers Brother...

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Colorado bucks partisanship to deliver Amendment B

By Kent Thiry, Michael Johnston and Joe Zimlich In 2003, Colorado voters were asked to repeal the state’s so-called Gallagher Amendment. Gallagher’s approach to property taxes was...

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our View: More self-expression, better behavior

Critical thinking, not criticism, in order for middle school students

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Reducing occupancy won’t reduce virus spread

Just finished reading your article on San Juan Basin Public Health reducing the capacity to 25% occupancy at businesses. I would like the SJBPH to show me proof that the spread o...

DATE: Nov 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our View: Back to school will require sacrifice

This fall, nearly every local student – at Fort Lewis College or in 9-R schools – had an option to learn in person. Nationally, only 19% of districts offered a full in-person opt...

DATE: Nov 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Porter-Norton expresses gratitude

Dear Durango Herald editors: I would like to thank the voters for selecting me as the next La Plata County commissioner from District 2. Thank you to the people who voted for me. ...

DATE: Nov 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns