Editorials - The Durango Herald

Independence Day a fitting time to celebrate being American

Most holidays have both a celebratory quality and a deeper meaning. But while imbued with historical meaning, the Fourth of July need not be more than it is – a celebration of the United Sta...

DATE: Jul 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Panic presumes that Brexit is a done deal

The news has been full of frightful, even panicked, talk of the effects of the British vote to take that nation out of the European Union – a British exit or Brexit. Much seems to presume th...

DATE: Jun 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Supreme Court ruling bolsters women’s right to choose

The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term on a high note Monday. In the most important case involving abortion in more than 20 years, the court effectively said Monday that Texas cannot pull an ...

DATE: Jun 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

GOP health plan recognizes costs of providing health care

Lost in this past week’s news of fires, floods and the excesses and shortcomings of Donald Trump, was the release of the Republican Party’s leadership’s proposed health care plan for America...

DATE: Jun 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Supreme Court case erodes rights fundamental to American liberty

Toward the end of June, people across the country begin their preparations for the Fourth of July three-day weekend. Americans dearly love their holidays, and attention is often f...

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Lack of redundancy of fiber-optic system must be quickly remedied

A construction crew working in Cortez last week inadvertently cut a fiber-optic cable, and in doing so, exposed a serious defect in Southwest Colorado’s telecommunications. It is a weakness ...

DATE: Jun 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

No surprise that marijuana use among Colorado teens has not increased

A report released Monday by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says the stateâ€™s kids are not using marijuana more than before recreational pot was legalized. That sho...

DATE: Jun 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Scott Tipton deserves to be on November ballot

U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, is being challenged in the Republican primary by Alex Beinstein of Carbondale. While Beinstein earns points for ambition, initiative and civic involvement, ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Ban of Russia’s track and field Olympians appropriate

There will be no Russian track and field athletes participating in the Olympics set to begin in mid-August, and there is no question as to why. Widespread doping has been facilitated by the ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Champagne for district attorney, Frazier for GOP Senate nominee

Democratic voters should pick Christian Champagne for district attorney in the 6th Judicial District. While both candidates are capable, Champagne’s way of thinking better represents the fut...

DATE: Jun 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Rather than rehashing gun control arguments, first get facts

In the aftermath of the horrific killings in Orlando, Florida, arguments about gun violence flared up, with pundits and politicians calling for or denouncing various gun control proposals. I...

DATE: Jun 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

D.C. appeals court hands consumers a victory in ensuring net neutrality

On Tuesday, an appeals court upheld Federal Communications Commission rules that prohibit broadband companies from blocking or slowing web traffic to consumers from sites they choose to deny...

DATE: Jun 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials