Editorials - The Durango Herald

Stillwater Music

Nonprofit’s move to Crossroads Center creates a new hub for music in town

DATE: Jan 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Proposed development could stimulate re-development; many questions remain

Fittingly, the headline ended with a question mark: “A new hotel on Camino del Rio?” It is the first of many to be prompted by Monday’s news of an 86-room hotel being proposed fo...

DATE: Jan 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Montrose legislator should prove a worthy successor to Ellen Roberts

As expected, state Rep. Don Coram, has been named to succeed state Sen. Ellen Roberts. He is a good fit for the district and can be expected to do the job well. The Montrose Repub...

DATE: Jan 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Restaurant’s response to October fire inspires extraordinary volunteer results

The fire itself was out of the ordinary, out of the blue. Not due to negligence or an act of anger or arson, the early morning fire at El Moro Spirits & Tavern in early October st...

DATE: Jan 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Mental health

Task force rightly recommends new policy to end jailing the mentally ill

DATE: Jan 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Dairy Queen: Closing of iconic spot marked with nostalgia, concerns of change

What is more American than fast food? It is quite possibly one of our most successful exports. Durango’s Dairy Queen, which closed in June after 39 years on North Main Avenue, started in 193...

DATE: Jan 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Women’s access to family planning key to social, economic and health gains

Government can be a force for good, a woman has a right to choose and there are too many guns in the world. These three statements are creeds passed down from Morley Cowles Ballantine, Duran...

DATE: Jan 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Gary Kubiak

Popular coach will be remembered as an important part of Broncos’ success

DATE: Jan 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Disturbing Colorado case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court next Monday

A strange facet of a Colorado law will be the central feature of a U.S. Supreme Court case to be heard by the high court on Jan. 9. It is an interesting case and worthy of attention in that ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

The year ahead

Citizen participation in community conversations key to a shared future

DATE: Jan 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Lifetime parks pass for seniors goes up substantially but is still bargain

Nary a dissenting voice was heard on the floor when Congress passed the National Park Service Centennial Act earlier this month. The bill, signed into law by President Obama on De...

DATE: Dec 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials