While putting my groceries into my car, I was approached by a man with a small girl asking for money for food. It was hot, and they looked hungry. They…
Harris says the dropping of the atomic bomb actually saved millions of lives. He uses quotations to support this theory: “It is estimated that by using the atomic bomb, millions…
Now, I may be wrong on this one, but isn’t a one-time expense such as a sewer plant or an airport terminal best funded through a bond issue? To me,…
Hence, the standard rule of conduct for responding to a black bear attack: Fight for your life. As one example of what I’m getting at, about eight years ago, on…
Maybe he didn’t see the two private rafts that launched with us, but how could he miss the catamaran deftly piloted by the father of one of the rafting company…
The politics of personal destruction from these groups say more about them than it does about Sen. Roberts. As a state House representative and now president pro tem of the…
Another man downtown had a sign saying, “Help wanted, God Bless you,” Well, I think he had that mixed up. He should be looking for a sign that says “Help…
Nevertheless, Jackson’s highest achievement when he eventually became president, was to kick the foreign central bankers out. This made him the people’s greatest president. And said banksters have never forgotten…
There is a plethora of worthy projects and causes in our area, and plenty of other needed infrastructure improvements. While the sum requested by the Powerhouse may be relatively modest,…
But there’s another bear (or more) out there training to replace this one. Bears don’t need trash-strewn wooded areas to come sniffing around. For a taste of used coffee cup…
Does anyone else find this absurd? Who is the bigger threat to society? Erica Max Hesperus
We all learned a lot and gained a deeper appreciation of our shared home from his reporting and words. Best of luck to him on his new journalistic trails. Ken…
Did the city of Durango’s Parks and Recreation really spend millions of dollars on a whitewater park that the vast majority of river users can’t use? Because what else explains…
The latest in its series of hit pieces against Sen. Roberts had little news – few are surprised that Roberts will not run for the United States Senate at this…
The Herald (or maybe the “Democrat” once again ) supposedly limits letters from any one individual to once a month. If the letter happens to be one in which Sen.…
Oh wait, oops, my bad. The shooter was Muslim. And, oh heck, that was merely workplace violence. Whatever was I thinking – that just wouldn’t play into the racial-division agenda.…
We are frequent flyers and will do almost anything to avoid flying out of our Durango-La Plata County Airport. Three of our last four flights have been canceled or delayed,…
The owner managed to pull him off of me. It was a terrifying experience. I had to have stitches and shots. If that dog hadn’t been on a leash, my…
I understand all of the bleeding-heart arguments about why they are here. But my children and I have a right to feel safe and not have our personal space invaded…
The diesel and dust means there are no picnics to be had in the vicinity, not even on Sunday because 120 trucks is 240 trips, every day, and on through…
Andrew Jackson, who is pictured on the $20 bill was, as the Herald rightly noted, something of a scoundrel and racist, so replacing his likeness with some woman’s likeness would…
I spent part of Sunday afternoon at Hillcrest watching the Navajo Trail Open. I saw good players on a superbly conditioned course. It looked more like golf. Ed Fowler Durango
The piece highlighted the folly of a donation of marijuana. Indeed, that is amusing, but the real story is that local vets need our help. I encourage everyone to send…
As Gardner pointed out, the community deserves answers. As was mentioned in our letter to the community, the board felt it had no other option but to close. Given our…
Brandon is a quadriplegic who uses a wheelchair. So Dish Network fired him and the court ruled that it had a right to do so. But that doesn’t mean that…
I do take exception to his notion that this nation had “ruthless disdain” for other people by using the atomic bomb during World War II against Japan. It is estimated…
Superb passing and ball movement. Reversing the ball from one side to the other is big in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference with the 35-second clock. Even with the 24-second…
I was disappointed by the realization that perhaps our country is letting this day become just another day. Since America has been at war for years now, maybe we’ve just…
This type of threat to the Antiquities Act is why I was in Washington, D.C., recently visiting U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner and Rep. Scott Tipton to thank…
Along with current information from Tulane University and the American Veterinary Medicine Association (www.avma.org), legitimate research indicates that breed is not a factor in dog-bite related incidents. Rather, there are…
