Editorials - The Durango Herald

Wheeling, Montoya and Landis remain best choices in 2017 LPEA election

Votes for Montoya, Landis and Wheeling will sustain leadership for our co-op

DATE: May 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Purgatory’s 2016-17 season wraps, celebrates great snowfall and new investments

One of the best things James Coleman did upon purchasing Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort in February 2015 had nothing, and everything, to do with making money. He changed its name back ...

DATE: May 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Ruedi Bear: Like his developments, this proud American immigrant was a diamond in the rough

A good life leaves behind seeds that keep on growing. That post on the Facebook page of Ruedi Bear’s daughter, Barbara Frontella, sums up the life of a man who lived large and le...

DATE: May 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

House Bill 1321 should not be a shock to hunters and anglers

HB 1321 is a necessary, and expected, attempt to address funding shortfall

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Legislature’s efforts to fund state infrastructure may fall short for another year

DATE: May 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Canada geese

T he kids are all right. The Canada goslings, that is, the ones in the nest on the island below the pedestrian bridge between Rotary Park and the fish h...

DATE: May 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

National Monuments: Preserving our nation’s historic, cultural and natural heritage for over 100 years

President Donald Trump has asked Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review national monuments created using the Antiquities Act by presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama since Jan. 1, 1996. The re...

DATE: Apr 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Trees are the answer for Durango’s Arbor Day celebration

Arbor Day in Durango is not limited to the third or fourth Friday in April

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Chamber building purchase makes sense; parks must remain a priority

When something goes wrong or ends differently than expected, we may say, “The best laid plans (of mice and men) often go awry,” without knowledge of Robert Burns and this translation of his ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

LPEA vote on renewable energy is a step in the right, and future, direction

The unanimous vote last week by members of La Plata Electric Association’s board to double the amount of electricity from renewables is an indication of the changing mood locally, as well as...

DATE: Apr 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Shutting down pesticide studies will not make health risks to humans disappear

At the request of Dow Chemical and two other pesticide manufacturers, the Trump administration is poised to ignore federal scientists’ findings about the risks of three pesticides. ...

DATE: Apr 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

One wet year does not justify cuts to federal firefighting funds or crews

In southwest Colorado this past winter, high country snowfall was abundant – overly so, from the viewpoint of mountain dwellers who had few breaks during the season of snow removal. The snow...

DATE: Apr 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials