I have delayed expressing my thanks until the election was over, so that this singular courtesy would be properly noticed. Thanks from an 82-year-old fan. Telford A. Davis Durango
This past summer, I received the city’s “Important Notice” regarding the adopted procedures for permitting existing ADUs. The documents delivered, as promised, a fair approach of inspection, fees and permitting…
Permissive attitudes have shown their ugly and evil faces in many other websites where everyone of us have been appalled. One horrifying adult website called Silk Road stands out in…
The U.S. health-care system cannot handle an Ebola outbreak. The four institutions capable of “curing” an Ebola patient can care for no more than a few patients at a time.…
Then the city wanted to recycle yogurt cups and toilet-paper holders, so they bought a machine for over $500,000, again expecting to make money. The staff added more staff to…
Unfortunately, we found that we didn’t get all the pellets out of the meat and now are concerned about lead poisoning. What a waste of meat and life because someone…
In December 1973, my father passed away, and I had to come home. I enrolled at Fort Lewis College. Times were difficult for my mother and our family. Sammy Willis…
I do believe that every county and town has a right to decide what is legal in its borders, just like how Colorado made the decision to make marijuana legal.…
It will not make a huge difference if it is banned, but we just need to know which way it is going to go. Gov. John Hickenlooper needs to stop…
The accident in Arizona where the little girl accidentally shot and killed her shooting instructor could have been prevented by not letting her use an automatic weapon on her own.…
She has always been interested in cooperation, collaboration, and working across academic departments and the community at large including her leadership with the Red Cross and the Women’s Resource Center.…
This is where I ask for your help. Can we, as a community, allow the wisdom of nature to be welcome in our town parks? Can we see beauty in…
Those trails are on city, county, private and BLM lands. Trails 2000 worked with the city of Durango and La Plata County to get Horse Gulch Road repaired in record…
Marijuana can also provide a lot of cellulose that can be converted into a biofuel that can do anything that gasoline can do. Instead of contracting cellulose from corn and…
Don’t get me wrong, the city of Durango has done much in the last 25 years to greatly improve the quantity and quality of the recycling options available to city…
He had shot and killed his mother’s boyfriend (with the boyfriend’s gun) when, in front of his eyes, that man beat his mother so badly, she lost consciousness and probably…
I recently had my flu shot, so I would be healthy and not miss a day of work. Instead, I am now in great pain suffering myositis. This was a…
This incompetence is highly visible in the nonresponse of the federal government to the arrival of Ebola in this country. The only way to ensure that no more people come…
The ideas in Sister Helen’s book, Dead Man Walking, were enriched by music, drama, photography, panel discussions, class presentations, and films that added depth and breadth to Sister Helen’s eloquent…
Topics discussed were as moving and inspiring as the photographs. Fielder eloquently presented the importance of preserving wilderness for the beauty, but also for critical issues such as mitigating climate…
I began work for the Southwest regional library system in the mid-80s. On my first day on the job, Durango Public Library services were cut off for county residents due…
But I wanted to make clear that although a judge, Native tribal leader or the couple themselves may sign the license, we as Unitarian Universalist clergy have been performing wedding…
The EPA ignored overwhelming scientific evidence showing its harm to human health and the environment; 2,4-D has been linked to cancer, Parkinson’s disease and reproductive problems. It is highly volatile…
First of all, Udall deliberately lied in his promises that everyone could keep their doctor, their insurance, etc., under Obamacare. Udall knew that wasn’t true and he even voted down…
When our area was evacuated, and we left our new home with only our clothes, papers and dogs, we were extremely anxious about leaving all our possessions behind. Upon assembling…
Since I don’t know any of the proponents, I will accept for the moment that they are honest people with a difference of opinion with respect to the ability of…
