Ironically, this letter was placed directly above and adjacent to a column by Robert Samuelson discussing the recent international conference in Paris on global warming. He wrote, “Nearly 200 countries…
On Dec. 21, Aztec approved a new electrical contract during a little known special session. The real winners of this new contract are Guzman Energy and the power elite at…
To offset these slightly higher energy costs, half the proceeds could be refunded to low- and middle-income households. A border adjustment for imports and exports would protect domestic manufacturers. This…
In the past five years, I’ve been embarrassed to call that airport home, and you should be too! The person that is hired to run it and the people that…
These days, from our president and from Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton, we hear that our effort to defeat ISIL is “right where it should be.” From both Obama and…
We are taught today that the word regulated means controlled by legal process. Well, even today, that is not the only meaning. For example, in engineering it means “to an…
The reasoning is that ice melting at high latitudes results in the meltwater moving to lower latitudes, which increases the moment of inertia which slows rotation. Although this is theoretically…
I see signs and hear people say that you must share the road. What I do not understand is why it is OK for bicyclists to ride three or four…
One area of confusion seems to be the difference between caucuses and primaries. Colorado no longer has a presidential primary; your caucus is your opportunity to help select a presidential…
Could it be, instead, that voters simply do not trust the county enough to give $50 million, especially in light of the crowing county officials have done about their multimillion…
Toward this end, the NRA disingenuously conflates “regulation” with “abridgement of the right to bear” and has used this obfuscation in its propaganda to undermine government regulation of firearms. Because…
Piercing cobalt Christmas skies, Envelopes me in quiet peace, No city folk would recognize. For here, in silence Christmas speaks To hearts and minds with hope-filled eyes, Not in raucous,…
On all occasions, the police responded to the accident. Fortunately, there were no physical injuries; people, horses and pets were barely missed. All accidents created a mess to be cleaned…
A large dog came at the window with a roar (not a bark) at my eye level only a few inches away. I screamed, side stepped into my husband on…
But to now remove all glass recycling sites and make everyone drive out to the Durango Recycle Center? What is this, 1990? I am disappointed and frustrated that this is…
I have lived in La Plata County for more than 30 years and on U.S. Highway 550 south for 27. I find it inexcusable that our highway has remained a…
Wait, I need my own personal militia to protect me from what the Second Amendment has caused in America! Who is worried about ISIS (besides Fox News)? We should be…
Trump said we should kill not only the terrorists but also members of their families (mass murder, war crime). Cruz, a favorite of Christian evangelicals, said he would kill, kill,…
Removing the recycle bins to build an enormous, expensive and unnecessary pedestrian overpass across the west side of 32nd Street Bridge is the real tragedy. If the city wants to…
I wish to express my deepest, most sincere thanks to the kind soul who stopped on the side of the road to render aid to my 12-year-old son after the…
Identifying community and regional historical artifacts and learning about their function and significance; Explaining the past through oral or written firsthand accounts of history; Comparing and contrasting past and present…
I have been hoping to see an outcry from the public, but most of the outcry has come from overseas. Instead, Trump’s poll numbers rise and candidates behind him in…
My concern is that when the Fort Lewis College mountain bike team was first place nationally, the competitors did not receive comparable coverage. Please help me understand why. Durango definitely…
Lakeside In southern Colorado, high among the peaks from snowy crags an icy wind, stirs ripples on a lake. The rough and rutted rocky road through aspen trees does wind.…
A couple of years ago, the sites stopped accepting plastic. That caused difficulties and added expense for residents. In some cases, valuable plastic simply went into the trash. Now the…
I greatly appreciate the Herald editorial and would like to point readers to an earlier and more detailed description of the killing of HB 1194, the first 2015 LARC funding…
My theory goes like this: Trump is actually a liberal. He and the Clintons got together and decided that even the more rational Republican candidates (by comparison) were unacceptable to…
Melissa took her own life at the young age of 33. So many of you share and shared the same pain in your lives. Our condolences go out to you.…
Obviously calming down is always good – hard to argue with that. This multi-modal design experiment is currently a national trend and it is also is a great resume-builder for…
