I was on a small bush plane bound for Jackson, Wyoming. I was one of eight college students selected for EcoFlight’s 11th annual Flight Across America Program. This year, in…
Although this vicious virus isn’t spreading as fast as people originally anticipated, slowly, the number of people to contract Ebola is increasing, and the health-care apparatus here in the United…
I strongly urge The Durango Herald to reconsider and discontinue this recent style change. Nadine Marks Durango Editor’s note: The Herald has moved obituaries back to the paper’s A section.
As the Common Reading Experience celebrated its ninth year, and the community joined in as it always does, I am reminded that we live in a community of people willing…
Also important, but not discussed, is the rehabilitation protocol after any joint-replacement surgery. Optimally, physical therapy should start while the person is still in the hospital and should continue uninterrupted…
If I taught and reinforced such bad habits with my kids, or even my dog, I’d have the worst kids and dog in the world. But yet, we just did…
Just knowing that the people of Colorado voted against this amendment – yet again – fills me with hope that Americans are not as dim as they seem. Women reserve…
Many of our current juniors and seniors will have more than enough credits to graduate, thanks to the switch from trimesters to semesters during their time at DHS. Students who…
But perhaps the major reason that Durango needs more and better airline service is to attract more major businesses/employers to our area. Almost all such businesses have employees who need…
While I am not a fan of it, it makes me crazy to see all of the immature and childish comments about it that have been published. How are you…
Well, things seem to have shaken out a little differently this past Election Day. Say what you want. Color it with whatever hue you wish. Conservatism came roaring back, with…
This is wrong. As a student of Bayfield High School, I can say that this doesn’t make sense. We sit in a way that, should a shooter enter the classroom,…
It seems like there is room for long overdue improvements. For instance, in a June 2003 Durango Telegraph story, CDOT said it was about to install “inexpensive” synchronized traffic lights…
For this project, I chose to study the regulation of marijuana, seeing as the sale of it is banned in Bayfield city limits. How exactly does the town have the…
I want to apologize. Even though I didn’t cause the accident, I also didn’t take the time to ensure that he was OK, leaving that job to his riding partner.…
Congratulations to them for being selected by the Colorado State Thespian Conference to perform Dec. 5 on the conference’s main stage. A perfect score by the state judge got them…
What will this truly achieve? It will achieve more crime, more victims of the criminals who have guns illegally, law-abiding responsible gun owners becoming defenseless and fill up more of…
This doesn’t mean that the closures won’t become permanent. These closures don’t only affect people who Jeep the trails. It affects everyone in the community! People need to have outdoor…
The next idea that will be sold is how it is good for the local police and state government. No police state is good for our republic. Daniel Rinke Durango
First of all, what is hydraulic fracking? Hydraulic fracking is a way to help extract oil and natural gas out of the earth. Why do people consider fracking controversial? For…
However, this is not always the case. It seems to be that when discussing the minimum wage, the topic of economic inflation arises. People are afraid of raising the minimum…
One of their tasks was educating the idiots, which they assigned to unions to implement! The documentary revealed CODA’s strategy, dirty tricks, who they targeted and who they bought. So…
In 2011, 506 megawatts of wind capacity was added to our state; in 2012, it was 496 megawatts; and in 2013, there were just 31.8 megawatts added. As years pass,…
No single person will ever gain a true perspective of wilderness, seeing as we can’t be a tree or a rock or a mountain stream. However, the EcoFlight program got…
Many people face financial complications when their salary is based solely on a minimum-wage job. Many are not able to pay the bills necessary for a comfortable living lifestyle. People…
I chose to become an active citizen by informing others about same-sex marriage. As of recently, same-sex marriage has been legalized in Colorado. Although 32 states have same-sex marriage legalized,…
Nathen Winters Senior, Bayfield High School
The police of all states have gotten 79,288 automatic assault rifles, 205 grenade launchers and mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles. There was an incident in May in which a toddler, named Bounkham…
Whoever put the head on that thing, I salute you, and if you would come back and put it on, you will have everyone in Durango’s, and certainly my, eternal…
