Editorials - The Durango Herald

Back on track: Change in the weather lets the train resume daily trips to Silverton

A coal-burning locomotive pulling a full load of passengers left the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Station at 9 on Thursday morning for Silverton, where passengers were likely ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Unnamed: Great fires deserve names, not just a number

The most famous fires in human history would have to include the Great Fire of London in 1666; the Great Chicago Fire of 1871; and the San Francisco Fire in 1906. All were sensibly named for...

DATE: Jul 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Bold move

The announcement by Fort Lewis College that the school is purchasing a river running company may strike many in the Four Corners as an odd way to spend money at this point in time. ...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Community Fund: Generosity supports many affected by the 416 Fire

We wrote not long ago about how, as a tourist town, we are all in our recovery from the wildfire together. And the community has shown that we were not wrong. You have...

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Three words: Community’s thanks extend to everyone involved in the fight against the 416 Fire

Beyond the banners draped over storefronts and hung in restaurant windows; beyond the window paint. Beyond the hand-painted signs on fences and leaning against mailboxes on county roads, the...

DATE: Jul 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Object of wonder

The names applied to tropical storms and hurricanes stay in our memory, and often in infamy, due to the size and power of the storms and the devastation they cause. Katrina, Sand...

DATE: Jul 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Independence Day: July 4th deserves rememberance and reflection

Most Americans apparently didn’t pay much attention in their U.S. history classes, and many don’t understand how our government works, according to numerous studies and polls. And...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

What we do: At the Capital Gazette, and all across the U.S., journalists got right back to work

The news alerts flooded our email and social media feeds when an active shooter was reported Thursday at an office building in Maryland. We clicked on links and scanned wire feeds, as we alw...

DATE: Jul 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Ground them

It’s hard to imagine that a piece of federal legislation introduced this week by Colorado’s congressional delegation would have any opposition. In fact, the Securing Airspace for ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Object of wonder

The names applied to tropical storms and hurricanes stay in our memory, and often in infamy, due to the size and power of the storms and the devastation they cause. Katrina, Sand...

DATE: Jun 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Clean commute: Finding another, cleaner way to arrive at work this week

Organizers hope that a return of smoky skies over town in the mornings – a possibility due to the 416 Fire’s continued activity under dry and windy weather conditions – does not discourage p...

DATE: Jun 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

We will survive

When a large portion of your economy is based on tourism, there are a lot of terrifying scenarios of how it can get knocked off course. A devastating wildfire is one. But there a...

DATE: Jun 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials