Durango Herald Opinion

03/05/2025

The Herald’s editorial board would like to call readers’ attention to tomorrow’s “Protect My Public Media Day,” (visit protectmypublicmedia.org), a day our public media colleagues are working to put t...

03/03/2025

https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/our-view-reproductive-health-care-abortion-needed-now/

In mid-February, The New York Times reported on a national crisis at Planned Parenthood that has resulted in the closing of one-third of its clinics in the past 30-plus years, the aftershocks of wh...

02/24/2025

https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/our-view-not-the-durango-way/

Our View: Not the Durango Way

02/21/2025

https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/our-view-our-house-is-on-fire/

Conflagration. “A large, intense, and uncontrolled fire. It can also refer to a violent conflict or war.” That’s what we are witnessing in our federal government as the Executive Branch disregards all...

02/12/2025

The city of Durango’s 2025 Clean Commute week kicked off Saturday and culminates on Friday at the 13th annual Winter Bike to Work Day taking place at six different stations around town in the morning ...

02/05/2025

https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/our-view-9-r-durango-a-community-of-acceptance-and-support/

Welcome to February, and Black History Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness of African Americans’ struggle for freedom and equal opportunity, and celebrating the accomplishments of Black peopl...

01/29/2025

Game on, Durango. It’s SNOWtime! The 46th annual running of Snowdown, Durango’s midwinter festival, filled with fun and games (real ones this year), is off to another great start with a clever and cre...

01/26/2025

It’s been a roller coaster of a week for women’s and civil rights. Last Friday, in the ninth inning of his presidency, Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment law. “It’s the 28th Amendment to th...

01/22/2025

Found guilty, pleaded so or charged, 1,600 individuals who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 are free, or will be within hours or days. For most, there was no doubt as to the extent of their involve...

01/14/2025

Much has been written about Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States who served from 1977 to 1981, and died at 100 on Dec. 29. People will tell you he was a decent, honest and ethical man...

01/06/2025

So many incredible people make up our community. A few we said 'goodbye, and thank you' to in 2024... Jack Llewellyn, Jessica Matlock, Christian Champagne, Mary Monroe Brown, Karyn Gabaldon., Kurt Blair, and a dozen more.

Our community is made up of incredible people. Talented, dedicated, working to make our little corner of the state a better place. Every year we lose some of the best, prematurely or naturally, and th...

01/06/2025

It's official! First full-time day back in the saddle at The Durango Herald and Journal in Cortez.

With reasoned, informed debate and discussion, Durango Herald Opinion and the Journal in Cortez help you keep your finger on the pulse of Southwest Colorado.

Let us hear from you! [email protected] and https://www.the-journal.com/opinion/. Have an idea for a column? Email [email protected].

In the new year, Ellen Stein will assume the full-time responsibilities of Opinion Editor for The Durango Herald and The Journal in Cortez after significantly contributing to the varied content of the...

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanzaa or whatever you may celebrate ~

In a fun twist on the White House tradition of sparing the life of at least one turkey around Thanksgiving, the mayor of Florida’s Miami-Dade County has for the seventh year running issued a ceremonia...

12/10/2024

The forensic audit of Visit Durango’s books showed nothing illegal, no one living extravagantly or pocketing any cash, only incidents of seemingly questionable judgment (Herald, Nov. 22). The audit re...

11/29/2024

https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/our-view-giving-thanks-and-a-little-history/

The holiday season is upon us with a flurry of activity from Thanksgiving to New Years, when family celebrations, holiday parties and friend gatherings flourish. For many, especially children and pare...

11/12/2024

It has been a decade since Lake Nighthorse filled with about 124,000 acre feet of water, and the two tribes that collectively own almost half of it are asking when they will be able to put it to use. ...

11/01/2024

After a few years hiatus, the Durango Herald Opinion platform is back to share this year's Endorsements for the 2024 General Election.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5th. Ballots are due by 7 p.m. at any one of the following La Plata County locations: • Durango La Plata County Clerk & Recorder, 679 Turner Dr., Ste C – drive by • L...