Editorials - The Durango Herald

Our View: The Sunflower Theatre enriches former arts desert in Four Corners

Since the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez opened its doors in January 2015, the intimate, elegant space with wood floors, tin ceilings, cut stone – even resident ghosts – has brought art, cultur...

DATE: Jun 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Need presidential debate moderator like Denver anchor Kyle Clark

Televised political debates can go in any number of directions. Sometimes wacky or even out of this world. For former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, it was the lone question about UFOs duri...

DATE: Jun 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Need presidential debate moderator like Denver anchor Kyle Clark

Televised political debates can go in any number of directions. Sometimes they’re wacky or even out of this world. For former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, it was the lone question about U...

DATE: Jun 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Dolores monument proposal depends on compromise

Varied mix of users coming together over possibilities

DATE: Jun 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Trail rerouting off Bosmans’ property comes down to semantics

In early spring, frequent hikers of the trail named for Charles Dale Rea, along the east side of the Animas River downstream from Demon Bridge, asked a city of Durango crew why the trail was...

DATE: Jun 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Colorado GOP chair Williams must go

In conversations with GOP candidates and Republican voters, we’ve been detecting an undercurrent of frustration – growing more seismic by the day – within their own party. They want to win s...

DATE: Jun 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Hurd out to ‘make local – not national – headlines’

Former Aspen city councilor Adam Frisch, whom we endorsed in the 2022 3rd Congressional District race narrowly won by Lauren Boebert, remains the lone Democratic candidate. In considering wh...

DATE: Jun 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Visit Durango’s accounting needs serious transparency

Tourism organization’s invoices much too vague

DATE: Jun 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Trump supporters know better – invoices, signed checks prove guilt

Despite the sizzle and spectacle that was the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, the case came down to documents. The wattage of porn star Stormy Daniels; catch-and-kill sto...

DATE: Jun 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

My View: What person spreads tacks to take out Iron Horse riders?

What kind of person (or persons) would spread industrial-duty tacks to take out riders of Memorial Day weekend’s 52nd Iron Horse Bicycle Classic? One (or more) overly weighted with that gri...

DATE: Jun 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Time for permanent Southern Ute flags at Ignacio schools

As flags represent identities, values, cultural heritage and aspirations, it makes good sense that Southern Ute Indian Tribe students attending Ignacio schools see their tribal flag flying a...

DATE: May 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion