Editorials - The Durango Herald

Cruz and Kasich spoiler deal was too little, too late and too manipulative

This week, GOP presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz and John Kasich agreed, briefly, on a plan that might have helped deny frontrunner Donald Trump enough delegates to avoid a contested convention...

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Wedding Cakes: Court reaffirms Colorado’s anti-discrimination law

Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of an appellate court ruling that the owners of Masterpiece Cakeshop broke the law in refusing to sell a wedding cake to a same...

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Reinstating Colorado’s primary makes sense; letting everyone vote does not

Following Colorado’s confusing and poorly handled 2016 caucuses, a number of voices have called for reinstating a presidential primary election. That makes perfect sense. What does not is th...

DATE: Apr 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

New retirement rules should help workers make best choices

A lot of money is invested in individual retirement accounts in this country, some $7 trillion – with a T – according to The Wall Street Journal, and sometimes the decisions which are made i...

DATE: Apr 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

La Plata Electric Association election will keep co-op moving forward

The members of La Plata Electric Association are fortunate to have nine good people step forward to fill four spots on the co-op’s board of directors. That gives the membership a welcome cha...

DATE: Apr 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Colorado should grant mill levy dollars to charter schools

Over the past decade, K-12 education in Colorado has undergone a significant expansion in options for educational models. Charter schools have been instrumental in this shift statewide, with...

DATE: Apr 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Senate energy bill promotes efficiency, renewables, clean technology

The U.S. Senate passed an energy bill on Wednesday that would spend $32 billion over five years to improve energy efficiency, invest in clean energy technology, capture harmful emissions fro...

DATE: Apr 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Democrats’ choice of former state Sen. Gail Schwartz promises good contest

Democrats’ choice of former state senator promises a good contest

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Barking dogs ordinance reflects changing neighborhoods

As La Plata County’s population has steadily grown in recent years, the concurrent challenges of adding more people – and their dogs – to the community’s rural areas require attention from p...

DATE: Apr 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

State lawmakers right to ensure clarity of medical facilities’ costs

The lack of transparency in health care delivery in the U.S. continues to cause confusion on many fronts, and in response to this, the Colorado Legislature is considering playing a role. The...

DATE: Apr 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Whitewater Park

Project revisions and consequencesput the city of Durango on the hook

DATE: Apr 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Congress’ beating up of EPA no substitute for real fix

Wednesday, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a subpoena ordering Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy or Assistant Administrator Mathy Stanislaus to testify a...

DATE: Apr 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials