It was interesting to see all four city council candidates in person and to listen to them answer questions. The questions, posed by Durango residents, covered a wide range of…
GCC’s dust control plan is to spread 1½ cups of water per 20 square feet on the hot dusty road twice a week. Predictably, that takes care of the problem…
So the question is, where will the passengers come from? Are they tourists? If so, who is building hotel space and associated infrastructure? Are they business folk? If so, where…
In several reviews of the airport, people have said that the airport doesn’t have much to offer, and it is a bore if you have a long delay. If a…
If the city of Durango, Purgatory (thanks for the name change) and the owner of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad want to make this a destination, make a…
This will bring in revenue for the state of Colorado; therefore, the state of Colorado should supply the funding. Andrea Zelinski Bayfield
What few people realize is that Israel, under its Likud Party, is palpably in violation of international law as specified by Articles 2 and 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.…
We all know that our federal government is broken and our state government, with the recent budget battles and increasing partisanship, is not far behind. These governing bodies spiraling into…
Mineral rights and surface rights equally are important property-rights issues. Taking away the property rights of mineral owners without due process is against the spirit of what America was founded…
They have done a dedicated, great job on council over the last four years, and I believe they deserve to be re-elected. Thank you, Dick and Sweetie. Scott Graham Durango
As its full name – “Southern Ute Community Action Programs” – suggests, the initial impetus for SUCAP, as part of the Great Society CAP legislation of the 1960s, was the…
Nonprofit organizations are essential to children, families and our local communities. They serve children and youth by providing child care and health services, nutritional assistance, tutoring time, recreational opportunities, scholarships…
White cares about Durango and wants to make sure it remains the great small city it is. A recent letter to the editor mocked him for his commitment to sustainability,…
We have Mother Nature to thank for the natural recreation choices surrounding Durango, but who gets credit for the human-made ones? Back in 1999, voters approved a half-cent sales tax…
Debate has value for Waddell because it gives him perspective to make the best choice he can make with the given information, and he cares about other people’s views. Appreciating…
Marijuana is a much easier drug to get nowadays because of the legalization. Yes, there are people who might need it for medical reasons, but we also need to put…
My uncle, Archie Bodo, was not a local rancher. He owned and operated Archie Bodo Machine Shop, on Seventh Street between Second and Third avenues, for many years. The land…
What needs to be done to decrease the amount of illegal users is better control and higher levels of punishment. Higher levels of punishment will threaten underaged possessors and teach…
One such drug is Adderall. Dosomething.org says that “Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4 percent in 2009 to 7.5 percent this…
President Barack Obama wants Congress to deal with it. It is the responsibility of the Justice Department to update and enforce the CSA: They can transfer drugs from one schedule…
I used to be a guy who hung out with the stoner group, and now, being a senior in high school, most of those people I used to hang out…
Sydney and Miki Spies have both written letters to the Herald regarding Sydney’s yearbook photo. Sydney submitted a senior photo that was deemed inappropriate. In her senior photo, she was…
Really? That’s the best we could do? Here’s a call to action for us: In the news recently, it featured a story of a group working to put a woman’s…
Expression is a wonderful thing, but when it crosses the line from being expressive to provocative, the school has the authority to step in and say “No” because the dress…
Showing girls that this is OK is what is making our society the way it is. If we tell young girls the only way to be confident in yourself is…
Then there is the cost of the upkeep of the dirt roads due to the fact that some of the road washes away every time it rains or snows. This…
I came here permanently in 1991 and, being a German citizen, I still have to go through the tedious, expensive and sometimes frustrating process to have my Permanent Resident card…
