What is the use for that water, anyhow? Isn’t Lake Nighthorse a rather expensive way to evaporate water? Couldn’t they have evaporated the same amount without the pumping? Or without…
We may not know your name, but we know your face, and every week when we give you your change, we look into your eyes and say a silent thank…
Later, I began to wonder about the long-term resiliency of our human community until I recalled a time when I looked the other way, avoiding eye contact just as someone…
From what I have seen in homes and in countless galleries, the definition of personal taste in art has an infinite variation. This variation makes the general acceptance of public…
If we didn’t have livestock on the forest and Bureau of Land Management land, you would see a lot more forest fires from the dry grass undergrowth. The farmers and…
First off, I do not appreciate him calling me a bigot, gun nut or Fox News junkie. I am, however, a Christian who is capable of getting along with others…
Such lost dollars to our shops will no doubt cost the city far more than the revenue from overpriced, over-supervised meters. Why not remove them all and have reasonable restrictions…
That’s life in the wild. We can’t change it and we shouldn’t try. Invasive species can devastate an ecosystem. It doesn’t matter if it’s a cute bunny in Australia or…
Come and get it! 3889 County Road 203. Sherri Libby Durango
The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office is an exception. I’ve been consistently impressed with the skill and dedication of the investigators as well as with the thoroughness of the investigations…
The spot you picked for me is most excellent, but I am a bit perplexed about the hubbub over my presence. I know, I know, there are usually differences of…
But here is what I find more atrocious: The sculpture cost $25,000. Instead, the city could have given $25,000 to Boys & Girls Club, or $25,000 to Annie’s Orphans, or…
It is my understanding that these individuals promulgate their wishes upon us via proxy since we lack any viable appreciation of the arts! In this instance, I am told, the…
What was the Art Council thinking? If this what they thought was the best of the three finalists, they should have thrown them all out and tried again. Being a…
He stands for better education, better health care and more jobs in the district. He knows that you can maintain the integrity of the environment that brings thousands to our…
One is the deputy chief of police in Woodstock, Illinois, and the other is a county commissioner in La Plata County. I know that both look at it as more…
It’s not surprising that Israel is outraged that the U.N. Human Rights Council is about to investigate Israel’s latest genocidal bash against civilians in the Gaza Strip. The investigative commission…
We once experienced a difficulty and needed to appear before the county board for final judgment. A member of his family had been guiding us through this process. The morning…
Upon reporting this incident to the U.S. Forest Service, we learned the hiker had trekked considerably out of her way to Silverton to report it to law enforcement. The incident…
Fame Large before us loom the entertainers Evoking raw emotion in each scene We share their lives, although they never know us They bare their souls upon the silver screen…
The education issue is simple. Democrats have been driving this one for 40 years. They tell me on the radio 1 in 6 teenagers drops out, that 1 in 6r…
CHAC would also like to thank Mercy Regional Medical Center’s Community Benefits Advisory Committee, which also financially supported CARES for 2014. This valuable program would not be possible without the…
But the sculpture is very welcoming. I like it and appreciate the message it sends to me, a new resident. Buddie Bertrand Durango
When we support Israel, we support her actions and become part of the same war crimes she’s been committing for decades. Consider the illegal blockade of Gaza that has been…
In his reference to the “Republicans’ relentless war on women,” there, I am afraid, Van Zee has found us out. It is a well-kept secret, but there are absolutely no…
What the public does not understand is that grazing on public lands is not free. Ranchers must buy the grazing permit. The price of the permit is calculated by the…
My private insurance policy was canceled under Obamacare and was immediately replaced with a better one for a fraction of the price. If that’s the pain of Obamacare, I say…
