Newsletter Opinion - The Durango Herald

Government growth got us into this mess, it won’t get us out

Like sunburns and mosquito swarms, the Special Legislative Session has become an unpleasant seasonal tradition in Colorado, courtesy of Gov. Jared Polis’ restless pen. For the third year in ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our view: It’s fair time

From Montezuma to Archuleta to La Plata, county fairs celebrate our heritage and shape our future

DATE: Jul 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our view: In George’s shadow

Selections from the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, which listed the inimical actions of the King of Great Britain – today, replicated by another king: – He has refused his Assent...

DATE: Jul 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our view: Art for all

Support those who bring creativity to our communities If you are in the mood or market for art, be sure to attend Durango’s First Fridays this Friday, June 6 in downtown Durango and in the S...

DATE: Jun 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorials

For waste and inefficiency, you really can’t beat corn ethanol

Corn ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, has been burned in gasoline engines and human stomachs since before Henry Ford was born. It’s hard on both, so until 35 years ago it never caught o...

DATE: May 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our view: GOP budget -Trillions in the dark

There are only days remaining in the House Republicans’ pledge to submit the coming year’s federal budget. While the larger components in play today are known, their fates and sizes are not....

DATE: May 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our view – Motorcycle safety: Riders wear a helmet, drivers slow down

Motorcycle riding has its risks, and here is the largest risk, with numbers: during 2024, 165 riders were killed in Colorado, which was about 25% of all vehicle-involved fatalities. What per...

DATE: May 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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DATE: May 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Rep. Hurd fights to protect national forests, advances bill to fix them before they burn again

Our forests are burning. And Washington can’t keep standing by, stuck in process and politics, while homes go up in smoke. Over the past decade, we’ve watched catastrophic wildfires sweep ac...

DATE: May 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our view: 50 years later

Vietnam still lingers At the end of World War II, the fear was that Communism was becoming a worldwide threat shaped and mostly controlled by the Soviet Union, and to some extent by China. ...

DATE: Apr 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Editorials

To protect Colorado families, Congress must protect clean energy credits

Costs are high everywhere these days, and skyrocketing energy bills are throwing a wrench in the finances of too many families in Colorado. We’re caught in the crosshairs of economic breakdo...

DATE: Apr 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our view: Bluegrass Rules!

The initiated will know the headline refers to a 1997 Grammy award winning album of the same name by Ricky Skaggs, an American new traditional country and bluegrass musician, singer, compose...

DATE: Apr 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion