Editorials - The Durango Herald

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

Our View: Musings on office jargon

A couple of surveys published this summer highlight the most annoying examples of office jargon. At The Durango Herald, we compared notes to see what gets under our skin the most. The langua...

DATE: Sep 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Buck right to debunk untruths about Jan. 6 defendants

Who does state GOP most represent – conservatives, populists or patriots?

DATE: Sep 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Durango VFW squeezed with parents protesting Mothers for Liberty

Durango’s Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4031, found itself in a tricky spot last night. Moms for Liberty, a conservative parental rights group focused on education, had joined the La Plata ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Placing public art part of our purview

The newest piece of public art, created in a thorough citizen effort, is in limbo. Fortunately, for the city of Durango, we are here to help. Add to our many skills, an expertise in placing ...

DATE: Sep 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Encouraged by Haley’s campaign, grounded in reality

On the debate stage a week ago in Milwaukee, GOP presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley came closest to melding conservative ideals with America’s realities. A winning combination, her r...

DATE: Aug 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Trump should be on debate stage

“Enough about me” are words you’ll likely never hear coming from Donald Trump. Still, we insist that Trump run a presidential campaign focused on America’s problems, not his own. So why didn...

DATE: Aug 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: 1984’s Mountain Gravel v. City of Cortez reinforces ‘no’ to industrial rezone

Residents in north Cortez’s Montview neighborhood remembered hearing about a lawsuit won in the early 1980s in a fight against nearby industrial activity, similar to their quest to stop Inde...

DATE: Aug 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Interrogate 9-R school board candidates

Ask difficult questions so voters know what’s ahead

DATE: Aug 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Keep unaffiliated voting in primaries

It’s an interesting choice for attorney John Eastman to represent the Colorado GOP in its lawsuit to block unaffiliated voters from Republican primaries. The lawsuit alleges Proposition 108,...

DATE: Aug 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Positive moments with kids beats politics of childrearing

Just before the school year begins, we notice how our students have changed over the summer. Whether they are 4 inches taller or moodier or chattier or hanging with a new crowd, open to othe...

DATE: Aug 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion