Broad support from a diverse group of local stakeholders, bipartisan leadership in Congress and perseverance is how we turned six years of negotiations and a community-supported bill into law. Without…
During the last three years, the Herald has refused to publicly acknowledge and interview a group of concerned residents who, with their persistence, were able to get LPEA to offer…
That’s all changed. I received a notice that the tax credit I had went down. The plan went up in price, and as a result of this, my affordable monthly…
First, a nice comfortable setting for questioning is a must. A fireside chat in plush leather chairs would probably be suitable. A bear-skin rug is optional. If the agency is…
When will insanity end? We don’t have to be sacrificial lambs in the hands of powers that preach negative outcomes. Enlightened individuals from around the globe need to break bread…
Beyond offering higher education, the Fort brings a broad array of cultural events including theater, music and continuing education – plus, of course, a variety of athletic programs. Its students…
I was a registered nurse at SJBHD for over 20 years. I resigned abruptly without notice because I could no longer represent our agency and maintain my integrity. The administration…
The Federal Communications Commission has to decide on final rules, and we’ve made their job very easy for them. Millions of Americans, President Obama, hundreds of businesses and hundreds of…
Durango is not far behind in the national-mindfulness movement. The community takes seriously the well-documented research in medicine, mental health and education that demonstrates that training the mind to be…
Snowberger has been charged with improving the quality of our children’s education and keeping up with both our evolving understanding of best educational practices and the accountability measures imposed on…
Penn State University College of Agricultural Sciences offers an accredited course with Northeastern Organic Farming Association in organic land care, and Ohio State University is also offering the aforementioned program.…
So, off we went, and she thought Santa was really neat as well as “The Fetching Image Pet Photography” that donated its services – with all proceeds going to the…
To believe that all these numbers really represent children in all their amazing complexity, natural intelligence and creativity, or to believe that these numbers measure the skill and dedication of…
Because he doesn’t want us to prepare for Christmas, the Grinch is giving those of us who already have an ACA Plan until Dec. 15 to either A) find a…
Really? Maybe so, but a large number of people who were paying at least a little attention knew it was a huge mistake right from the beginning. Ah, but those…
Wouldn’t it make sense to allow all such costs to be deductible from gross-adjusted income? I suppose they prefer to “give” us some visible benefit like ACA (Obamacare) rather than…
You are invited to join us for funeral services Friday, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church followed by the release of doves and a reception also…
The company has no solutions for the enormous increase in truck traffic, which is devastating to the unimproved roads, poses a risk to road safety and is a continuous source…
The author generalizes that because the protesters “like anarchy they . . . like vigilantism . . . trying to undo the civil-rights work of the 1960s by making this…
I just came back home after being gone for two years, and I guess this is a hot topic here, but hey this isn’t Aspen, Telluride or California. If people…
Thanks to Basset and shame on The Durango Herald! Paul Bynum Durango
This administration’s obsession with testing and data collection is relentless. About $1 million sorely needed elsewhere was diverted for these purposes. In 2013, 9-R and Bayfield hired a software company…
I wonder if Mason ever had the thought that the Cheyenne, Arapaho and all the other Native American tribes might have had similar feelings as we did on Sept. 11.…
His over-the-top parodies of the right wing never fail to crack me up! That line about the Ferguson cop being “one defenseless white guy” still has me chuckling. Steve Caplan…
“Harold Furchtgott-Roth, a former commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, has been saying for months that if the Internet is reclassified as a telephone service – as Mr. Obama is…
If not for that organization when I was growing up, we would not have had Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. I never fail to smile and donate when I see the…
1. Don’t walk down the middle of the street waving the spoils from your latest strong-arm robbery. 2. If a cop tells you to do something, just do it. 3.…
They do not want the police to do their jobs of protecting the general public, its properties and even themselves. In this case, they’ve made it where the police can’t…
Gruber is an economics professor at MIT and was commissioned by the federal government to develop the language for the bill that became Obamacare. As shown in the video clips…
