Newsletter Opinion - The Durango Herald

There aren’t two sides to this debate, y’all

Good grief. Must we continue to read and hear the blather in letters like “ It is not unsettled, y’all. It is not a political issue, y’all. There is no “other side of the debate,” y’all. ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Can you please help with mask-wearing?

Over the course of this pandemic, I have observed numerous occasions when the With so much evolving and sometimes misleading information floating around about masks, I appeal to the Herald...

DATE: Nov 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Thanks, I will always be available for you

I am honored and humbled to be reelected as your House District 59 representative. As I continue to advocate for rural economic development, education, water rights and clean air, I will lis...

DATE: Nov 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Treat 9-R super with deserved respect

It’s always a welcome sign of democracy when citizens attend Durango 9-R board meetings to voice concerns and even more so as we struggle to right the wrongs of America’s past (News: “ S...

DATE: Nov 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: These were my mentors â€“ who are yours?

Two mentors in my life passed this spring, and I feel sure they are spreading the energy they shared while on Earth to other worlds needing their attention: Anne Isgar, a lifetime resident o...

DATE: Nov 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bret Stephens: On the compromises that are fatal to liberalism

In January, in what now seems like a bygone age, writer George Packer delivered a memorable speech, “The Enemies of Writing,” for the honor of winning the Hitchens Prize. “Why is...

DATE: Nov 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our view: Why not reparations?

Compensating its victims for slavery is an idea whose time has always come

DATE: Nov 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Please stop with the cultural awareness

I grew up in Durango, left at 20 to join the military and am middle-aged now. I stumbled on this Tyler Smith Topeka, Kansas ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Why don’t we check IDs at restaurants?

While we continue to look for ways of slowing COVID-19, some of it just doesn’t make any sense. We get excited about masks and distancing and ignore the vehicles coming to Durango every day ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: What if police ignored the drunk driver?

You speed you get a ticket; run a red light, you are cited; drive drunk and it’s jail time. All to protect the public. Now we have blatant disregard for laws to protect us and nothing being ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: Lessons learned from Jimmy Carter

We still have lessons to learn from the presidency of Jimmy Carter

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

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.