Editorials - The Durango Herald

Bill Roberts: Bicyclists must respect rules of road

‘Should be treated no differently than misbehaving motorists’

DATE: Aug 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: School leaders need PERA compromise

As rural schools struggle with teacher shortages, we need all capable hands on deck. Recent House bills signed into law helped retired teachers and other employees return to work without a r...

DATE: Aug 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Spend excess revenue on new purposes

It’s a good problem to have roughly $1.2 million, the equivalent of two years’ worth of excess lodgers tax revenue, to either refund to residents or keep and spend. City Council has asked fo...

DATE: Jul 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Bill Roberts: Dolphin program brings new perception

For more than 60 years, the U.S. Navy has used dolphins to detect underwater mines. It is a successful and cost-effective program that is now threatened by budget cuts. It is a threat made a...

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Survivalist companies profit off fears

Have the Jan. 6 hearings galvanized the already prolific marketing for 4Patriots, the survivalist company out of Nashville? 4Patriots’ ads popped up everywhere soon after the attack on the C...

DATE: Jul 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Pulling plug on city’s broadcasts reasonable

Following a June 25 story in The Durango Herald on the City of Durango potentially scrapping its DGOV broadcast services, one commenter wrote: “Lip service to transparency is just that.” Tra...

DATE: Jul 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Who exactly is Heidi Ganahl?

It’s a bit of a surprise that Heidi Ganahl, Colorado’s Republican nominee for governor, selected an election denier as her running mate. Navy veteran and business consultant Danny Moore was ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Colorado River

The West’s water demands unwavering attention

DATE: Jul 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: International teachers good hires

Ignacio School District is reaching out to the far corners of the planet in recruiting teachers. Literally. Ignacio is hiring a teacher from the Philippines and one from Lebanon for the 2022...

DATE: Jul 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Fire, city make right turn toward station solution

Apparently, there wasn’t a single moment that stands out when things shifted between the City of Durango and DFPD. But now, there’s a right turn toward a solution with the memorandum of unde...

DATE: Jul 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Prioritize parking

‘Durango is not some urban planner’s dream’

DATE: Jul 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Cartoonists deserve Pulitzers

Prestigious prizes are awarded annually to cartoonists and illustrators for journalism excellence, and the Pulitzer Prize is as distinguished as they come. It’s the highest honor, the crowni...

DATE: Jul 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion