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Opinion/Editorials

SJBPH: 70 years helping residents achieve their highest potential for health, well-being

National Public Health Week kicks off on Monday. To mark the occasion and 70 years of working to protect human and environmental health, and inspire well-being in the communities they serve,...

DATE: Mar 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Clean water: Let’s not miss an opportunity to protect water quality from future mining impacts

The Herald editorial board applauds state Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango, for her bill introduced last week to hold future mine operators responsible for water contamination caused by the...

DATE: Mar 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

FLC President: Come meet the candidates, campus and community participation is encouraged

Late last May, Fort Lewis College President Dene Thomas announced she would retire as of June 30, 2018. At that time, the board of trustees set a selection process in motion that kicked off ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Public process: New engagement efforts designed for better decisions, responsive government

You have to go slow to go fast – or do it over.” Hindsight is 20-20, and La Plata County has had since 2011, if not decades, to benefit from its rear-view mirror and the wise words of Martin...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

March for our lives: Students are right, it’s time to end the national paralysis around gun violence

The first truth to understand about today’s March for Our Lives is that students really do fear for their lives. Their parents are fearful as well. Let’s not insult them by claiming that the...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

BOCC: Say “no” to the Lachelt recall; Westendorff comments not helpful

County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt, almost a year and a half into her second term, is under attack. Her critics accuse her of being too green in opposition to the fossil fuel industry, and of ...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Kuss legacy: Dolph Kuss introduced Durango, FLC to its future rooted in the great outdoors

For a 2016 graduate of Fort Lewis College, the climbing, rafting and hiking offered by the college’s Outdoor Pursuits program instilled self-confidence, leadership training and broadened hor...

DATE: Mar 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Public opinion: Elected officials and agency staff need to care what their constituents think

An important aspect of the decision-making process of governmental agencies is the gathering and analysis of public comments. Unfortunately, that essential component has experienced some sig...

DATE: Mar 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Immigration: Lawmakers abdicating responsibility, harm families, communities, economies

The issue of immigration – past and future – is at the top, or near of the top, of every political party poll in this country. If the strength of the economy and resulting employment is not ...

DATE: Mar 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Ag Expo: A great way to spend a day or two with the region’s many faces of agriculture

If you haven’t attended the Four States Agricultural Exposition in recent years, you’re likely to be surprised at the breadth of agriculture in the region. It goes far beyond cattle, hay and...

DATE: Mar 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Outdoor Pursuits: Outdoor offerings and natural setting, FLC recruitment should leverage both

Outdoor offerings and natural setting, FLC recruitment should leverage both

DATE: Mar 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Sunshine week: A yearly celebration of public and press access to government information

The belief that good government flourishes when it is well-supervised by citizens has been deeply held in this country since its founding. As firmly entrenched as that value is, Americans sh...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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