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Road show: Montezuma County claims over historic routes not in public’s interest

SHANNON LIVICK/STAR<br><br>A SECTION OF road on in the Boggy Draw area shows deep ruts. This road , 527.J, is proposed…

July 30, 2018

Parker: Feeling sorry for Trump? That’s the plan

du1-i-syn There’s the reality of 4.1 percent economic growth, full employment, a declining trade deficit and some wage growth. And…

July 30, 2018

Bears Ears: Don’t dismantle the sacred spirit of the land

It is the belief of indigenous people here in the Southwest that the land within the Bears Ears National Monument…

July 26, 2018

We can agree: Candidates for governor vow to continue some of Hickenlooper’s work

FILE – In this May 4, 2017, file photo, workers dismantle the charred remains of a house where an explosion…

July 26, 2018

Kathleen Parker

Parker: Scrappy pilot versus Bigfoot hunter in Tennessee

du1-i-syn Not. Kidding. Nickloes and I sat down Wednesday at the Yee-Haw Brewing Co. and talked about her decision to…

July 23, 2018

Editorials

Congress vs Nature: Tipton’s forest proposals are really no help at all

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald06-10-18- Durango- The 416 Fire races down the south side of Hermosa Creek on Sunday afternoon as it…

July 23, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Time for intervention to halt immigration

As other presidents have done, this one needs to stop the problem at the source. Both Honduras and El Salvador…

July 19, 2018

Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: Get ready for the coming welfare wars

du1-i-syn Should the government require welfare recipients either to get a job or to train for one? It’s a philosophical…

July 19, 2018

Editorials

Party in the Park

Perhaps what we need most is a big summertime celebration. And that makes KSUT’s 15th annual Party in the Park…

July 19, 2018

For goodness sake, stop stereotyping us

When the first letter was delivered, I took the time to speak to the author but was not impressed by…

July 16, 2018

Whither Wheeler: Will Pruitt’s replacement at EPA be an improvement?

In this April, 2018, photo provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler poses for a photo in Washington (EPA…

July 16, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Treatment of Hooten has been deplorable

If I sent in a story about three boys in school who started to pick on one of their fellow…

July 12, 2018

Editorials

A pass on arson

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, June…

July 12, 2018

From the Mayor

Sheek: A question of transparency

du1-i-syn Navigating four lanes of fast-moving traffic is tricky but will be much safer with the completion of this project.…

July 12, 2018

Michael Gerson

Gerson: Feds should take note of prison reform successes

Michael Gerson, Washington Postdu1-i-syn This is largely because of the efforts of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who, in common…

July 9, 2018

Editorials

Bold move

du1-i-syn After all, FLC, which has seen an 11 percent drop in enrollment over the past nine years, announced a…

July 9, 2018

Left’s anger may well hand Trump a second term

du1-i-syn Axios reports that Democrats are targeting the “20 percent of Trump’s voters (who) told exit pollsters they didn’t like…

July 5, 2018

What we do: At the Capital Gazette, and all across the U.S., journalists got right back to work

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)du1-i-syn Then the details came: Five dead. Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis. Reporters tweeting from under their desks.…

July 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Board recall will have a chilling effect

Examining the minutes going back to January 2016, there is nothing to indicate that the votes of the two board…

July 2, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Cortez kindness was most appreciated

He was so well taken care of it was amazing. All the doctors, nurses and staff were considerate to not…

July 2, 2018

Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: Why our neo-isolationism will not work

du1-i-syn Keep this in mind on the Fourth. Let us assume – for the sake of argument – that Trump…

July 2, 2018

Editorials

Independence Day

Jerry McBride/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn And that’s likely not just a 21st-century problem – the acerbic Winston Churchill once said, “The best…

July 2, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Who will pay if public lands are private?

Without a doubt, they would in time sell off those lands to the highest bidder, and the American people will…

June 28, 2018

Editorials

Governor’s race: With big money in the campaign, we appeal for civility

FILE – In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, the gold-covered dome on the State Capitol shines in the late…

June 28, 2018