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There is a lot that is included in a land use code, and the La Plata County commissioners have now given residents a peek at their work, which incorporates input from multiple local working groups...
DATE: Jan. 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Should bicycles be allowed in wilderness areas? The question tends to provoke an immediate answer – thumbs up or thumbs down – and it is at the heart of the Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness...
DATE: Jan. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Outdoor recreation in Southwest Colorado is benefiting from a change in an operating date, and a much expanded resource. At McPhee Reservoir north of Cortez, boat launching will be possible in...
DATE: Jan. 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Our hats go off to Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Yuma) for standing up for Coloradans earlier this month and against what he viewed as the federal government trampling on the will of the voters in Colorado...
DATE: Jan. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
If Martin Luther King. Jr. were alive today, he would be 89 – younger than former presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush, younger than evangelist Billy Graham and younger than England’s Queen...
DATE: Jan. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Thursday’s economic forum, an annual event sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, provided multiple insights into Colorado’s and La Plata County’s economy. Housing costs, less-than-adequate wages and...
DATE: Jan. 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Today’s letter from Edward Packard, “Readers wonder about influence,” and another from Michael Black, “Did editorial constitute breach of ethics? (Herald, 12/18 ) got us thinking: it is time for an...
DATE: Jan. 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Reading Colorado Public Radio’s review of significant new state laws from the 2017 legislative session (Herald, Jan. 3 ), two shared characteristics stand out. The first is the amount of clear...
DATE: Jan. 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
When Durango High School ended its culinary arts program four years ago, it was not because the classes were unpopular with students. Quite the contrary. Students, parents and some local...
DATE: Jan. 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
If there is one thing we know to be true about any new year, it is that there is no shortage of issues to address. With as active and engaged a community as ours, one has reason to be encouraged....
DATE: Jan. 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Durango’s Chamber of Commerce has begun the planning for a new location and building between 22th and 24nd streets on Main Avenue, adjacent to Brookside Park across from the high school. The...
DATE: Jan. 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Colorado’s minimum wage quietly went up on Jan. 1, as planned by the passage of Amendment 70 in November 2016 with 55.4 percent of the vote. The second of four stepped increases the ballot measure...
DATE: Jan. 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Herald readers share their photos from the 416 Fire and support of firefighting efforts. If you have photos to share, please email claws@bcimedia.com. Reminder: do not go to the fire to take photos. Please stay clear of the area. Also, do not fly drones over the fire area; it is illegal.
