Editorials - The Durango Herald

Environmental assessment must do a better job of addressing public concerns

Silverton in winter is tough. That fact is one thing upon which most residents agree. The tiny mountain hamlet has struggled economically for years. Silverton Mountain and Silver...

DATE: Dec 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Election highlighted the need to beef up teaching basic civics

In Connecticut, elementary school students learning civics have gone back to the basics. But in a big way. As detailed by the Associated Press (Herald, Dec. 7), 4,400 fifth-grade ...

DATE: Dec 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Trump’s attorney general pick could have a huge impact on all of Colorado

In November, eight more states voted to legalize medical or recreational marijuana. In all, 29 states have approved the medicinal use of marijuana and only six have done nothing to ease the ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Fort Lewis College takes aim at this century’s students and their futures

Words. In an election year, they seem to lose their meaning. The avalanche of words we hear from candidates more interested in sounding sincere than in being sincere – much less truthful – c...

DATE: Dec 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Colorado gives

Uniting the power and generosity of people, a win for givers and receivers

DATE: Dec 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Welcome altruism

Landowner’s conservation easement will ensure ongoing public access

DATE: Dec 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Approach to housing must be specific and employ a mix of market and regulatory forces

Calling it an “affordable housing crisis” sounds alarming, but the numbers are staggering, and to keep pace with projected growth “crisis” is apt. For decades, La Plata County housing costs ...

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Offering much more than discount shopping, Noel Night not to be missed

If Thanksgiving, the cold snap and snowflakes in the air have failed to bring on the holiday mood, then let Durango’s merchants come to the rescue. It is Noel Night, and thanks t...

DATE: Dec 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Fort Lewis students who defaced ruins embarrassed themselves, their school

Responding to news that Fort Lewis students had defaced ancient Native American ruins in Utah, a college spokesman Mitch Davis said, “Our students know better than that.” Well, yes, one woul...

DATE: Dec 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Winter closures

While perhaps inconvenient, wildlife closures are essential for survival

DATE: Nov 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Because many will not ask for help, it is our responsibility to reach out

It is true. The holidays can be a hard, stressful time for many. Darkness, cold weather, solitude or forced closeness with relatives, pressures around gift-giving and a myriad other winter h...

DATE: Nov 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials