Editorials - The Durango Herald

Smoke screen: President’s ill-timed dismissal of Comey calls for special prosecutor investigation

A fair and transparent election process is at the core of the democratic process. It must exist at every level of government, and it especially cannot be threatened by foreign leaders. ...

DATE: May 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Rig to flip: Even seasoned boaters need to take Santa Rita’s new rapids seriously

Last week the city of Durango issued a statement urging Animas River users to practice caution due to a new set of rapids at Santa Rita Park. The city might be better served by a ...

DATE: May 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

San Juan Wilderness: The act, overdue for support and passage by Congress, gets another try

Springtime is the season of renewal, so it is appropriate that efforts to pass the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act are ramping up right now. Introduced in 2009 and last consider...

DATE: May 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Childhood poverty rates affect Southwest Colorado

Childhood poverty can harm entire communities, and generations as well

DATE: May 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Firestone blast: Governor Hickenlooper is right to demand maps from producers

The most expensive single purchase most people will ever make is a home. They deserve reasonable certainty that it is not going to explode. Last month, in a new housing developmen...

DATE: May 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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