Newsletter - The Durango Herald

Our View: School leaders need PERA compromise

As rural schools struggle with teacher shortages, we need all capable hands on deck. Recent House bills signed into law helped retired teachers and other employees return to work without a r...

DATE: Aug 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Code talker Sandoval a hero

I was very saddened to learn of the passing of Navajo code talker Samuel Sandoval. I had the honor of introducing him at his talks at the Cortez Cultural Center for many years. The Navajo co...

DATE: Aug 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Thousands of ditches nothing less than beloved’

Annette Choszczyk lives in rural western Colorado these days, but when she was a kid, the Highline Canal in Denver was her summer paradise. “To us, it was river and a playground, complete wi...

DATE: Aug 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Climber rescued off El Diente peak as storm nears

Mesa Verde Helitack uses short-haul method to carry injured man off rugged 14er; multiple local rescue agencies responded

DATE: Aug 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Editorial cartoon: Purple Cliffs and pickleball

DATE: Jul 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Editorial cartoon: Pilot shortage

DATE: Jul 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

State grants $1 million for wildfire mitigation projects in Montezuma County

Mancos Conservation District awarded funds

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill Roberts: Dolphin program brings new perception

For more than 60 years, the U.S. Navy has used dolphins to detect underwater mines. It is a successful and cost-effective program that is now threatened by budget cuts. It is a threat made a...

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Editorial cartoon: Don’t want summer to end

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Turn on comfort TV, turn off the strife

Like you, I can watch anything I want to on television right now. Between cable, streaming and YouTube, I can experience any adventure, get involved in any romance or inhabit any world I fee...

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion