I recommend taking a vote from the Native American people who are purportedly offended by his presence. There are more than 100,000 members of the numerous tribal reservations in the…
Whose customer dollar is more important to them? The folks following the mask requirement or the folks who refuse to comply and expose employees and the rest of their customers…
We appreciate your maturity and care for both the health of others and the viability of businesses by wearing masks. Particular thanks for those who demonstrate wearing masks correctly, over…
Please, beloved citizens of my native hometown, let our City Council know better than to hand off managing Durango to either of two out-of-state male contenders, one of them from…
I want to congratulate the citizens of Durango for behaving appropriately. Although I quietly disagreed with the first speaker, the evening was lovely and the hatred present elsewhere was absent…
Joe Biden has been in politics a long time and what has he done? Enrich his son? He is a Democrat; Democrats have a history of making promises indicating that…
This shift in priorities was significant enough that the state Legislature felt a full-time professional staff was needed for the commission to focus on key areas such as wildlife, the…
Jeff Bleecker begins his letter on a humorous note, “We have a national outbreak of leftism sweeping our country.” Don’t I wish. Then it quickly turns ugly, claiming we “threaten…
The reporter left out that she has headed her own consulting business for 20 years. She facilitates, leads and mediates meetings about controversial, tough community issues. Her platform is simple:…
Driving home from Phoenix after a Broncos game, we had a great discussion on what the future would bring to this country and Durango. He was optimistic about both and…
In this horrid year of the Plague, we were heartened to see the City Council call the right shot on masks and social distancing. To us this is not a…
I, too, remember the images, books, movies and other icons of my past. However, I’m 60 years old and now realize how many of those things I once enjoyed were…
Polis acted decisively shutting down the state in March, successfully curbing the spread; and the virus was real back then just like it is now. As cases declined, Polis tried…
It is sacred, there are Ancestral Puebloan ruins there. A better location at Fort Lewis College would be in the natural spaces between the soccer field and Aspen Hall. This…
To mask or not to mask is a question that could drive one nuts, just trying to make sense of statements from government officials. “Only health care workers should have…
So when people ignored public health decrees, declaring them to be arbitrary and in some cases punitive, no one should have been shocked or offended. How in the world can…
The argument has now changed to promote an urban versus rural issue. England writes the college’s purpose was to protect those of us who live in small states. Not so.…
Although it’s correct that the city has $65,000 as stated in July 7 Herald article from the sources mentioned (“Durango receives grant funding to build electric vehicle charging stations”), it…
She was recently characterized in a Herald article as being involved in Operation Healthy Communities and “nonprofits.” This is true and in talking with Marsha, she is very proud of…
In those days, kids learned to respect others at schools where the richest kid in town could be seated next to the poorest. Fort Lewis College was considered a place…
First, they try to prevent disaster by signaling that certain activities are potentially dangerous. Second, they firm up the rules that can hold people accountable for their actions. When a…
Evidently, out-of-state money is not wanted or needed so that those concerned may not be exposed to the virus. Here is the flip side: When I go shopping in Farmington,…
As ownership, we never received any communication from SJBPH as to what the protocol is as an employer who needs to deal with a COVID-positive employee in this stressful situation.…
It is surprising that it took staff members to notice the improper payments to a fictitious company rather than paid professional audit firms examining Durango’s records over a 20-year period.…
Sidewalks are outdoor space, but it’s not always easy to social distance when there is a group spread across a walkway. It’s economically necessary to have people visiting our town,…
If someone from any culture says that something is offensive, or racist, then it is. If you do not understand that what you must do is to listen to the…
“We the People of the United States,” begins our Constitution, symbolized by the stars and stripes of our flag. At its ratification, all free citizens of every race and creed…
For 20 years since, I have held my breath as Buckley Park has mostly withstood efforts to make it into a “real” city park with structures, sidewalks and even parking…
LWCF has been bipartisan since its inception over 50 years ago. For years it was Sen. Michael Bennet and Sen. Richard Burr leading the charge on conservation and parks funded…
The thistle is Scotland’s national flower and for good reason. Invasive? Hardly! Legend has it the thistle aided the Scots in repelling an invasion of Norsemen who removed their footwear…
