So, why are there laws to support this, yet no one enforces them? Why do citizens and businesses of the city of Durango and La Plata County continue to get…
Where is the Hollywood outrage? Are those tree-hugging left-wing liberals asleep? Don’t they know there is a presidential election coming up? Maybe the EPA can beg BP, Exxon, Haliburton, Conoco-Phillips,…
Hopefully, not much dissolution of the glassy material in that pretty slag pile, especially in a hard fall rain, has also been a source of potentially toxic metals released to…
But, in retrospect, it has become clear that the collaborative effort was a mistake. It appears to me that the EPA yielded to the wishes of the residents of San…
I currently reside in Texas and have been in the oil business all my career. The comparison between the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the response…
The basic problem has been Silverton’s and San Juan County’s repeated efforts to block Superfund designation. It is time we hold the Durango City Council, La Plata County commissioners, the…
I question whether a rebuild at Santa Rita, with all of the uncertainties of remodeling a plant that must operate 24/7, will result in the lowest sewer rates over the…
Durango serves down to High Bridge. South Durango Sanitation District serves south of that, which includes the major growth areas of Three Springs and along La Posta road. The foreseeable…
There were four of us hiking at Saul’s Creek just out of Bayfield recently. We hiked a short trail on the west side going back up toward Bayfield. We saw…
Well, fact is that heavy metals do not typically kill fish. But they do mess them up big time. First, the heavy metals will settle into the stream substrate (bottom).…
After looking at the damage done to the piece and consulting an art restoration expert, I do not believe that is true. Almost anything can be repaired, and while the…
I just wanted to share this poem with all the others who love our special town: Durango Melody Wrapped around a flowing river Nestled deep below the peaks, Full of…
Many of us are aware that the public is intentionally not being given all the disastrous details about the contamination of the Animas. Heavy metals such as cadmium, zinc, and…
I attended the last public meeting on the spill and was again reminded that if Mountain Studies Institute had not been “Johnny (or Joan) on the spot” regarding the plume…
To better reflect the enormity of the problem, we should be talking about “at least 3 million gallons” of toxic water, based on EPA estimates. The difference is far more…
Who would have thought that our precious Animas would fall victim to a toxic spill? And yet, we’ve known that Silverton, our neighbor to the north, has tons of undealt-with…
Donald Trump is the perfect representative for the modern day conservative movement. Sure, he’s offensive and has little regard for the facts, but this is the Fox News Republican party…
Twenty-five years ago, when Silverton was struggling to exist after the last mine closed, “Superfund site” was no welcome label. So a compromise was reached, doing the jobs piecemeal. I…
And when challenged, they threaten to lay off employees in an attempt to coerce hesitant county commissioners into supporting their devious requests. But the three or four new employees that…
“When the last tree is cut down, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late,…
I have a solution to this problem: Import more bears to the Tech Center area! While the bears were playing up there, panhandling came to a screeching halt. Walmart is…
Colorado is already paying the price of warming temperatures and unchecked carbon emissions via increased wildfires and a shrinking snowpack. It’s having a negative impact on our businesses, communities and…
Mines above Silverton have leached so many toxic chemicals into the Animas that several species of indigenous fish and insects to the river have all but disappeared. According to a…
The original play perfectly captures the flavor and tradition of Durango and the Strater Hotel. The professional performers create an engaging, comedic show that will make you laugh and even…
This is also a wake-up call to our community about the ongoing threat posed by abandoned hard-rock mines. There are an estimated 500,000 of these mines, affecting about 40 percent…
Small Business Majority’s scientific opinion polling found 87 percent of small-business owners believe improving clean-energy innovation and energy efficiency are good ways to increase prosperity for small businesses through job…
I am of the belief that there is no such thing as a bad dog, only bad dog owners. My wife and I enjoyed dogs in our family for more…
We launched in our kayaks thinking it was runoff from the Red Mountain pass area that made its way down the river, and didn’t think in our wildest dreams what…
All businesses should put a notice in their window saying don’t give money to the beggars. Chuck Norton Durango
Therefore, our La Plata County commissioners, our Durango City Council and hopefully the state of Colorado need to immediately join forces to demand Superfund status for these mines. They have…
