Ad
60°
Opinion/Editorials

Our View: What Sept. 11 wrought

Twenty years ago, life changed for Americans, likely never to return. The immediate severity of the defensive responses to the airborne attacks that collapsed the World Trade Center towers a...

DATE: Sep 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Occam’s Razorettes

An oversimplification of Occam’s Razor is: “The simplest solution is almost always the best.” It is a problem-solving principle arguing simplicity is better than complexity. Our family cabin...

DATE: Sep 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Redistricting

Proposed 3rd Congressional District could benefit Western Slope

DATE: Sep 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Oh, Afghanistan

The 20-year involvement of the United States and its allies in Afghanistan resulted in the death of the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on our soil and prevented Afghanistan from b...

DATE: Sep 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: City boss

Last August, The Durango Herald informally endorsed José Madrigal as the right candidate for Durango city manager, a position that had been open for almost a year after the departure of R...

DATE: Sep 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Native schools

On Aug. 23, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe opened its new charter school, Kwiyagat Community Academy in Towaoc, to kindergarten and first grade students. Kwiyagat means “bear” in the Ute langua...

DATE: Sep 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Council takes a big step toward humane housing

Last week, the city of Durango, through its elected City Council members, took a first step indicating the seriousness of the city’s commitment to deal with the seemingly intractable problem...

DATE: Aug 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Churches

Ministers are struggling through COVID-19, too Like everyone else, we have found ourselves considering the costs that COVID-19 so far has exacted from our lives and our community, and recent...

DATE: Aug 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Ethics

Lauren Boebert’s tardy disclosure shows spouse earns big from oil and gas industry

DATE: Aug 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Ohana Kuleana

Community garden should be saved

DATE: Aug 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Tree tales

Once upon a time in a small university town, a college president about the height of Napoleon and with a matching complex decided he wanted to build a parking lot on the site of a large park...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Fire district

Complicated history influences school property sale

DATE: Aug 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Ballantine Communications, Inc.
Durango Herald Durango Herald Store The Journal The Tri-City Record
DGO Directory Plus BCI Media Services
Events Four Corners Expos Browse Local Jobs Careers With Us
Contact Us
News tip/feedback Letter to the Editor Submit Local Brief FAQs About/History
Report a paper delivery issue/suspend delivery Advertise with Us Staff/Contact
Find Us
E-Edition
RSS Alexa

Choose from several print and digital subscription packages

Get The Herald

Sign up for our daily email newsletter or to receive breaking news delivered to your inbox:

© 2025 Durango Herald | Ballantine Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy