ADU owners might prefer to own larger homes, independent of rental income. However, access to this privilege is not afforded to everyone. Renting out an ADU to help pay a…
At this writing, 89 Coptic churches (Christian) have been burned to the ground. Coptic women are being raped, children are beaten by the members of the Muslim Brotherhood. This world…
The delegation of U.N. chemical investigators, as of this writing, have not set foot in Syria at the invitation of President Bashar Assad. I question if Assad and his ally,…
In both cases, The Durango Herald should have covered the events in all their gory details even though it’s a horrible burden on the Caldwell family survivors. For them, the…
Their distemper-induced demands are particularly odious when regarded against the recent attempt at a mass shooting at a school in Decatur, Ga., attended by 800 students ranging from prekindergarten to…
Everyone who has at least one registered car will get a portion of their hard-earned money back that was wasted on that project. The beauty of this idea is Durango…
We live on the north end of Durango with an alley behind our home. Our trash is picked up in the alley. Our garage and drive is off the alley.…
I would also suggest that Young investigate why primary-care doctors limit the number of Medicare and Medicaid patients they accept into their practices. Based on current reimbursement rates, these providers…
In the 1890s, long before Obama was born, science had achieved the capability to measure the flux of solar energy reaching planet Earth and determine that the rate of energy…
This woman felt like she had no choice, but to end her life and take her two daughters with her. As a community, we reach out to those who need…
However, why draw the line with the major commercial outlets in Durango? I believe the council could better establish its creds by including the Durango Herald plastic bags on home-delivered…
First, while the plastic bags now used by local merchants aren’t recyclable, other types of plastic bags apparently are. We’ve recently received some items ordered by Internet or phone that…
That statement would appear to be a mistake. James Veach Bayfield Editor’s note: The fees collected on Aug. 17 included those for recycled electronics, a service the city now offers…
The story states that Durango Compost and Phoenix Recycling recycle construction waste, and make nonmanure compost from wood chips – an alternative for organic farmers who want to avoid the…
Capital – money – is like water. When the flow is well balanced, it can grow a lot of good stuff for all of us. When the balance is off,…
The Herald failed to report that literally thousands of low-temperature records were set during July. From the Dakotas to Texas to the East Coast, the nation was cool. There has…
You couldn’t even tell who the story was about because it kept bringing up gory details about everything else that had happened on the railroad. Have some compassion, for heavens…
I didn’t feel the family of the 2001 suicide needed to be reminded of that death, either. I think both stories that I read in your paper almost seemed to…
Was the Herald out to pile hurt upon hurt to the family by digging up the memory of his mother? All that needed to be said was: “He was preceded…
Colorado Statutes 42-4-1013 says, “A person shall not drive a motor vehicle in the passing lane of a highway if the speed limit is 65 mph or more unless such…
What’s with all the emphasis on foes – a minority of city residents and many from the county who are ineligible to vote in the city. Because the Herald left…
Meanwhile, I’m thinking that blogging about this situation in Durango is a good idea. Reckon tourists who visit, parents of college students and people coming to Durango because they were…
Also, thanks to Doreen Hunter (Opinion, Herald, July 28) for shining a light on a glaring lack of equity in our country even today in 2013. Bias and our prejudice…
What’s going on in the schools? Are they prepared for the coming school year? How did the summer tourist season compare to last? How about the massive increase in housing…
All interested parties, whether for or against retail stores and regulations, should make plans to attend and be heard. As a community we are entitled to speak to our elected…
But what about those of us who aren’t into football but would love to see news, weather and politics from the state we live in? What a shame we can’t…
However, the word “moronic” was edited out by the Herald. A while later I read a letter from Maurice Harrigan (Herald, July 2) about Vi McCoy in which she was…
