Editorials - The Durango Herald

Our View: Cannabis industry needs SAFER Banking Act

Perlmutter, Polis instrumental to legitimate regulations

DATE: Oct 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Systemic challenges mean USPS could lose ‘S’ for service

A few decades ago, do you remembering hearing old-timers say that a solid, great job for life was one with the U.S. Postal Service? Well, that career advice has not stood the test of time. I...

DATE: Oct 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Contemplating values in potential new Durango logo

On Sept. 19, Durango City Council voted 4-1 for city staff to explore the feasibility of creating and implementing a new city logo that reflects the community’s contemporary values – and det...

DATE: Sep 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Shutdown season more tiresome than pumpkin spice

Effects would ripple through Southwest

DATE: Sep 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Colorado librarian wins settlement, our admiration

Librarians really are champions for every patron who walks through their doors. Yes, they get books and information into the hands of people whose lives will be enhanced by them, and take ca...

DATE: Sep 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Students without tickets burned in Coach Prime’s light

University of Colorado Boulder football coach Deion Sanders has sure brought the razzle-dazzle to college football. And Sanders is delivering. With his stellar resume as a Hall of Fame corne...

DATE: Sep 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Sawdust fire ‘risk could remain long after’ ILC

I have concerns about the rezoning to industrial for the land at 1050 Lebanon Road, Cortez. The proposed use of this land is to include a sawmill. The noise from a sawmill would subject the ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

My View: ‘Biased,’ ‘No 1st Amendment,’ ‘censors’ – strong words

It’s not every day I see my name on a sign at a demonstration in front of The Durango Herald. This was the case on Sept. 12, when about 20 demonstrators, including La Plata County Republican...

DATE: Sep 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Many questionable dealings of Biden family’

Over the past year, many questionable dealings of Joe Biden and his family have come to light. There is evidence of bribery, extortion, wire fraud, tax evasion, money laundering, conspiracy,...

DATE: Sep 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Boebert, others like her ‘really are idiots’

A government shutdown and other serious issues loom and what is our congresswoman doing? She is getting ushered out of a Denver theater for vaping, being groped by her date and behaving like...

DATE: Sep 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Use joint sales tax dollars for Hermosa to Durango Bike Trail

A burst of tailwind is pushing forward the proposed Hermosa to Durango Bike Trail. And the city of Durango and La Plata County’s joint sales tax dollars are ideal to seed this project as ear...

DATE: Sep 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Celebrating 5 years, ‘The Colorado Sun’ inspires

“We belong to you, Colorado.” Larry Ryckman, editor and co-founder of The Colorado Sun said this to readers on Sunday, which marked the fifth anniversary of this journalist-owned, nonpartisa...

DATE: Sep 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion