By most accounts, the Electoral College was a political compromise crafted to reject direct democracy and one-person, one-vote. The original design was envisioned as a corrective – through voting by…
The cause of the Camp Fire in California was found immediately and went bankrupt. What about you, Al Harper? What about your coal-burning train that started the fire during extraordinary…
Teens need comprehensive sex ed because most parents aren’t experts and it’s uncomfortable for them to answer our questions. And we have questions that we don’t want to try to…
My recollection is he cost the Durango area several million dollars in the 2013 shutdown. Think about that. Our congressman votes to intentionally hurt his constituents and his district’s economy.…
I would urge all readers to call the White House switchboard and demand all troops be withdrawn from Syria. Call Rep. Tipton, Sen. Gardner, and Sen. Bennet, urging them to…
I am a grandmotherly type who, when he asked me to mend his clothes, I did it. When his sink stopped up, we found he had been putting cat hair…
And it becomes somebody’s right to dismember that child and sell its body parts. In celebration of the passage of this disgusting law, New York legislators rose to their feet,…
Maybe there are deer on the road. Maybe the vehicles following that driver should not punch the gas and pass a vehicle braking hard on a highway. Maybe it’s for…
I wonder if she stopped to consider that second homeowners pay the same school taxes as locals and never send kids to our schools? These people pay annual property taxes…
As a candidate for City Council, I would suggest the following information be provided, preferably in a public forum that is videotaped and shared on the city’s website. By answering…
Linguists have long known that the best indication of an author attributing inner life to a character is in making them the subject of mental verbs, such as think, know,…
On Jan. 29, I was quoted $2.734 per gallon from “big fish” propane who bought up my former supplier. They own the tank, they call the shots and it is…
I was Snowdown’s webmaster from 1996 through 2005 and I recall getting an email from the Hill Stompers asking if they could be in the 2004 Light Parade. In those…
As a board member of Consumers for Quality Care, a coalition dedicated to patients and their right to affordable, high-quality health care, I champion any efforts to provide more clarity…
This was not a rational letter. It was a hate piece, bashing our president, spewing lies and not worthy of print. I appreciate all opinions, respect First Amendment rights and…
Obviously, Mr. Fredrickson is an anomaly. Evidently, Mr. Fredrickson has never made a mistake. One mistake does not define a man’s career. Having worked with Mr. Snowberger on projects in…
Durango city limits are right at the corner of Three Springs Boulevard and U.S. 160. With the development of Hope Springs across the road and the eventual re-routing of Farmington…
I also find the proposal objectionable because it taxes us just outside the city limits, but we can’t vote on it. The majority of new residents here are retirees buying…
It is the way of despots to muzzle the press, imprison or kill reporters and control news outlets. The press is absolutely essential to democracy, to expose government malfeasance, lies…
We are recent transplants to the Durango area but know there are a number of second homes in the region, many of which are used to generate income. In almost…
Too many signs actually has the opposite of the desired effect of directing our fine citizens. One has the tendency to tune out all the clutter. Recently, I counted the…
The Republican base that supports him must also be non-believers or they wouldn’t follow his unchristian beliefs of hate and greed Baby Huey will continue to destroy this country with…
The sub-headline of the story says, “School principals express support for Snowberger.” And the article follows that “all 11 principals in School District 9-R joined in support of Superintendent Dan…
Upon inspection, the parking ticket I received was for an “expired registration.” Guilty until proven innocent! My registration was not expired. Someone had removed the red 2019 sticker from my…
The put-in at Memorial Park II was just remodeled, and Lake Nighthorse is now available for paddle boarding. I feel like adding a parking lot and increased traffic will destroy…
A simple fact-check of Mike Sigman’s letter would illustrate my point. By simply reading the AP and Washington Post articles, it becomes clear that the diplomat “downgrades” did actually happen…
Unfortunately, the Herald added the headline: “Farrakhan has done good things, too.” That headline in no way represented me or my beliefs. Perhaps it’s not surprising that a casual reader…
No one asked if I wanted or needed a huge bear resistant trash can. I only produce enough trash to fill it less than a quarter full each week (reduce,…
It was just last year property taxes were increased. Then, because La Plate county is a tourist mecca, the county receives revenues equivalent to a much more populous county. The…
I’m not a Trump fan, but compared to liberal journalists, Trump is a truth-telling saint. The “downgrading” that the AP and The Washington Post, and now the Herald were moaning…
