I notice that more and more, restaurant patrons of all ages bring out their “tip calculator card” when their bill is presented to them. It lists the tip value for…
But I think the public finds it a stretch to accept this mass of stones as art. Reynolds cites the use of stones by the ancients to mark trails or…
The DOI currently oversees the Bears Ears area and will continue to do so if a monument designation is made. A monument would increase management responsibility for the DOI. Will…
The county budget allocates sales taxes and property taxes to roads and bridges each year, but property tax revenues are dropping quickly with the decline locally of the gas and…
Our vibrant and diverse community gives us much in which to take pride, and this is always reinforced when I travel outside of town. While there are a lot of…
We should all encourage people to speak their minds and express their opinions, but it needs to be done in a respectful manner. To show this level of disrespect is…
I don’t care for one second what anyone else thinks about what you publish. If it isn’t a comment from someone telling how to become a millionaire, it’s a crude…
For her to assume that the party in question is “illegal” without having any proof is just another example of the hate Trump is stirring up around the country. Trump…
A simple Google search shows Wyoming was first in 1869, followed by Utah in 1870 and Washington in 1883. Granted, they were territories. But they were first, not Colorado. Where’s…
Trump’s defining characteristics are now clear for all to see: He is a massive liar, a raging narcissist and a welcher. He possesses no political ideology. He is largely ignorant…
Let’s play airplanes! Perhaps these business luminaries should each shave their heads, put on the Nehru jacket and practice saying, “$85 million,” with a smirk and the little finger tucked…
That I am white, and a senior citizen with no moving violations since 2011, carries no consequence. I was a citizen stopped for due reason, and I firmly believe that…
That said, I do not believe Hillary Clinton is a much better choice. She has too much baggage and, if elected, nothing would get done as the Republicans would make…
Menconi has a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Denver, was a two-term Eagle County commissioner, is father of two pre-teen children and is a self-proclaimed “Buddhist…
There is an easy solution. Take the Bridge to Nowhere and connect it through Ewing Mesa with a bypass to the northern side and have access points come out near…
One thing has become very clear in the McKnight campaign: If Gwen Lachelt’s opponent had any sense of responsibility to this community, he would be thanking Gwen for her years…
Is this city policy? Of course not. If a patrol car is seriously vandalized requiring expensive repairs, does the city abandon it to avoid “sending a message” to vandals that…
Why is the airport expansion being prioritized over other issues such as replacing Durango’s aging water and wastewater infrastructure? (Please see numerous Durango Herald articles regarding homes that have been…
However, there are ways to get answers to just about any question about ColoradoCare. The ColoradoCare website (www.coloradocare.org) has a great deal of information. You can also email ColoradoCare ([email protected])…
When these fuel taxes were enacted, they were designated for highway maintenance and construction exclusively. We now know that much of this money is diverted to pet projects of members…
It would help to know his positions on some of the many issues that effect the district: When will the War on Terror be over? Can the U.S. afford to…
ColoradoCare provides comprehensive health care for all, ensures equal opportunity, may reduce health care costs over time, saves lives, decreases bankruptcies due to health care debt, improves business productivity and…
Anyone who lives in Durango knows that bicyclists pay little or no attention to the lanes we provide for their safety and that of the motorists they share the road…
He didn’t call them “immigrants,” although most of them have risked their lives coming to this country because the places from where they’ve come threatened them with starvation, violent death…
Recently a Hispanic man was arrested for sexual assault on a child. There was a Durango Herald article online, and a way to add comments. Soon after, however, the comments…
Those of you who may know of me may think of me as the guy with the weed spraying business and the small farm on the Florida Mesa. Prior to…
Currently, $100 billion is spent on illegal drugs each year. Some of these revenues fund street-gang activity, while much of it returns to the source, the drug cartel kingpins. An…
If the “haters” didn’t participate in the process of choosing the artist and the art itself, they shouldn’t get to decide after the fact. There was ample opportunity for their…
Over the past months, the Herald has reported on multiple Animas issues including: unpleasant and odiferous conditions along the river parkway; the need to rebuild the Animas River above the…
During a time of climate change, where mass transit is one of the areas that can be utilized to mitigate the disastrous effects of this anomaly, cutting public transit service…
