The policy laid out in Proposition 118 is modest, yet the Herald argues 12 weeks is too expensive. Would eight weeks be enough? Maybe, but 12 weeks is Proposition 118’s…
Trump’s tax cuts performed as they were designed. Adjusted Gross Income gained 5.7% in 2019. But the laughable part is Ohman’s adoration of Joe Biden, whose dealings with China and…
Maybe you don’t think it’s important for him to think POWs are important. I guess we’ll find out in November. Mike LarsonBayfield
I assume Vigil was present when Trump made that statement, or how would he have no doubt? However, there are several high-level officials who were there who dispute that claim.…
Why in the world would you not have a single word about 9/11? Every other news source in the country did not forget it! Andy SametDurango
She can’t repeal the ACA and protect Coloradans at the same time. And she has not spelled out her health care plans. I have specific plans to improve health care…
The Climate Reality Project summarized the four ways the climate crisis is impacting Colorado: Heat. Colorado temperatures have increased two degrees in the last 30 years. Increased heat translates to…
One bill – the Great America Outdoors Act – does not make him an environmental champion. He opposed limiting the profligate release of methane. He opposes the bipartisan Colorado wilderness…
Why are rural residents being asked to accommodate an enormous increase in traffic volume and noise? Why does Southwest Land Services owner and president Brian Kimmel decline to say who…
This property should have been purchased back in 2009 when the city could have gotten all three properties along the river at a bargain price. And this property next to…
The trail is 6 feet wide in much of this loop, so if one is encountering someone going the other way, it is barely possible to maintain a safe social…
Perry also questions whether we should be concerned about the impact of wolves on Southwest Colorado elk populations. Most western Colorado elk management units are at or above Colorado Parks…
It turns out that Hillary Clinton was correct! The commander in chief’s followers are indeed deplorables. Maybe we should send them to the nearest front line to see if they…
Another example of not being trustworthy is his chameleon party affiliation. He was a Republican for ages. Fine, if that’s your value system, claim it. He then switched to a…
There are many important issues in La Plata County’s future such as housing affordability, economic development and the urban-rural divide. Some combination of the four of us will be helping…
The same La Plata County Republican Party that used to send mailers to its members encouraging them to request a mail-in ballot – what do they have to say about…
On April 21, 2018, she sent a tweet: “I absolutely support Medicare for All.” She followed that on May 3, 2018: “The majority of Americans … are looking for more…
Shame on her for keeping her dog in the midst of such danger for so darn long. She should have been a responsible animal owner and departed at the first…
No one wants to be a snitch but with a lack of official enforcement, how are we to know where to shop? I would support a list of non-complying businesses,…
Self-quarantining at the grocery store without covering his mouth and nose! Such idiotic behavior obviously defeats the purposes of contact tracing and isolation. It’s precisely this mindless lack of consideration…
Our teachers, who are guiding our next generation of leaders, have been forced to take a pay cut. In these unprecedented times, could we please be sure our teachers have…
For example, recently, President Trump installed a mega-donor confederate as postmaster general, and this fellow fired 23 key executives in the Postal Service, evidently to facilitate Trump’s project of slowing…
I know they scared the sweet bejeezus out of us. What we hoped would be a quiet outing at the park with our dog turned out to be anything but.…
That kind of thinking has resulted in Durango having three commissioners, and districts 1 and 3 are underrepresented. District 1 Commissioner Clyde Church lost in the geographic district by more…
Climate models offer the only way to understand the consequences of burning fossil fuels. But the warming is documented by measurement, not modeling. The planet will be hotter still by…
However, what scares me about Trump is that he has total control of his base and has many of them brainwashed. They believe he can do no wrong and blindly…
As a straight-shooter, Diane Mitsch Bush is clear that she supports the Second Amendment. And, like the majority of both Republicans and Democrats, she believes in common-sense gun ownership. Her…
Allowing a street party is lunacy; I don’t care what the Harley shop owners say, there is no way to enforce social distancing. This event imperils Durango! Organizers of Snowdown…
Luckily, I have found Amazon and other online sources for my needs. I have always bought local. If local businesses do not care about me and do not follow mask…
