La Plata County GIS maps plainly show he can accomplish his objectives by improving an existing, older road starting from his CR 203 properties. I respect Zink’s right to develop…
A detailed review of the petition revealed only 186 of the 900 signatures were valid by city rules used for recall petitions. A large number of signatures were from people…
Durango Fire & Rescue Authority formed in 2002 by cooperative agreement between the city of Durango, Animas Fire Protection District and the Hermosa Cliffs Fire Protection District. Since then, it…
Most people living here benefit from the alliance’s efforts, but only a few of us support it financially. In a region with a population approaching a quarter of million people,…
The USFS purchased the land in 1992 after a years-long complicated and masterful effort by dedicated local residents, conservancy groups, Native American tribes, congressmen, county officials, outdoors enthusiasts and our…
How long do we have to go without the temperature measurements showing any increase before you stop beating the man-made global warming drum and realize the hockey stick is broken?…
Could it be that the mall event is really more important to our government because Kenya, being the homeland of President Barack Obama’s father, warrants the president’s and the attorney…
Based on the modern design and the request for a variance to the commercial height limit, it’s clear the hotel will be the dominant feature of south Main, Second and…
It is seldom given to any of us to make a big difference. Fires, floods and mudslides can have a huge negative effect on our lives. Clean water, sewer systems…
Come join millions of people across America for an evening or two of encouragement and hope that is so vital for our lives today – a satellite video presentation by…
The residents now on East Third Avenue are treated like minorities without much say as to height restrictions on the East Second commercial blocks. Unlike poor minorities, we are regarded…
When the government shuts down Oct. 1, they get paid, but the military gets IOUs, and the recovering economy is sure to tank. Doesn’t Tipton feel guilty about cashing his…
Well, by print time, the House had passed a bill to fully fund the government with the exception of Obamacare – the law that is unpopular with the vast majority…
Bravo to your City Council that is thinking ahead for the future of your community. A grocery-bag fee is the right direction for saving money in the long run. And…
The change in Army regulations was issued in March 1993, while Clinton was president. It was not issued as an executive order but rather by the Army, pursuant to a…
It was hard to imagine flooding when we were in the middle of a hot, dry weather pattern, but Knowlton went ahead quickly and set into place a system of…
Why is the Third Avenue Historical Board silent about this? Because it’s on the south side of College, who cares? But it sets a precedent for the next block of…
Let’s all “do the right thing” and bag the tax on plastic and paper bags that the Durango City Council decided to impose on us. Vote against the bag tax…
Late this summer, my wife and I took our three grandchildren on a float from Oxbow to the 33rd Street put-in. The experience was awesome, and we reveled in the…
Ellen Roberts, our state senator from this area, seems to be doing nothing and rejects anything that involves any type of gun restriction, including background checks. This is inexcusable if…
First of all, my husband, Ted Garcia, was far more than a “culinary-trained chef” as recounted by his brother, Skip. He was, in fact, formally trained and educated at the…
This five-story complex running the entire block along Second Avenue between Third and Fourth streets would dominate the landscape anywhere in Durango. Not only is it devastating to imagine two…
The topography creates a natural separation of the large preserve (35-plus acres), the park and beach area – where most activity will take place – and the parking zone along…
It also makes me laugh when I hear someone reciting the Fox “scandal” talking-points of Benghazi, IRS and NSA. What is much less humorous to me is this talk of…
I graduated from a Southern California high school in 1959, when that system was considered the best in the nation. The cost per student for the 1960-61 school year was…
This ability is foundational to the freedom of the people and was demonstrated recently in Durango when some concerned residents decided to object to the progressive, liberal City Council (except…
Thanks to the left we have “gun-free zones” and of course we all know that any criminal or murderer worth his salt, will quake in his boots and flee, doing…
