Editorials - The Durango Herald

Our View: Prioritize Indigenous groups for major lunar standstill

We are among the many disappointed that Chimney Rock National Monument, the Puebloan archaeological site between Bayfield and Pagosa Springs, will close to the public when the major lunar st...

DATE: Jul 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Worker retention new measure of business success

In 1977, David Allen Coe wrote the song “Take this job and shove it” that soared to No. 1 on the country music chart for artist Johnny Paycheck. Listeners could relate. The 1970s saw rapid i...

DATE: Jul 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Call for letters to the editor. What’s on your mind?

A favorite task in our Opinion section is to review letters to the editor, with readers sharing what’s on their minds with us and other community members. We revel in the exchange of ideas....

DATE: Jul 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Burnett fresh, gaining traction in CD3

At the beginning of the arc of momentum for our 2024 3rd Congressional District election, we can say with certainty challenger for the Democratic nomination, veterinarian and business owner ...

DATE: Jul 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Tough time for trees at schools

9-R cites safety, water concerns over improved canopies

DATE: Jul 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Fireworks envy

Durango drone show a dud as neighbors equate patriotism with explosives

DATE: Jul 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Socioeconomically disadvantaged students need break on college admission

Saying goes, talent exists everywhere; opportunity does not

DATE: Jul 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Literary garden newest Durango place of delight

If your household was one of the lucky ones randomly selected for the city of Durango’s livability survey, you know how thorough it is. Questions about quality of life, infrastructure, parks...

DATE: Jul 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: More arguments coming on free speech, conduct after wedding site decision

Instead of waiting for a real case with real people and actual harm done, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6 to 3 vote sided with Lorie Smith, a Littleton, Colorado, web designer opposed to same ...

DATE: Jul 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Yard sign represents very American value

This editorial is about a very American thing – the modest yard sign. The simple act of making or purchasing a sign to share political views or demand some kind of action or display an inspi...

DATE: Jul 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: A councilor is a councilor at any city business meeting

Durango City Council member Olivier Bosmans has argued that he did not violate the city’s code of ethics when he attended a Library Advisory Board meeting to speak as a private resident, not...

DATE: Jun 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Work of Durango land acknowledgment in sincerity of words

In the comedy series “Reservation Dogs” about four Native American teens growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma, one scene parodies land acknowledgments. A visiting doctoral student...

DATE: Jun 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion