As a physician who has practiced medicine in Colorado for 40 years, I want to make our community aware of the adverse health effects of air pollution, and invite you…
My political theory is that President Joe Biden wants to have power equivalent to Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Nicolás Maduro or Daniel Ortega. The management of his office indicates Biden…
The EPA’s Solar for All grants will help catalyze solar energy development in low-income and disadvantaged communities. Grants will be awarded to states, municipalities, Tribal governments,and some nonprofits for initiatives…
How about engaging children here in the U.S. to get along with children everywhere? And I believe everywhere. That includes innocents from countries that are poor/oil rich/democratic/dictatorships/any other leadership corrupt…
I am writing as a concerned citizen regarding the future of the Carpenter Natural Area in Cortez. I have used that area for many a walk and mountain bike ride,…
Two letters to the editor in July and August are entirely misleading on the role of the local Republican Party. The number one purpose of the local party is to…
I am writing in response to letters to the editor that names the Veterans of Foreign Wars. I want to make it clear that the VFW is a nonpartisan organization…
For the past five years, I have served as an elected (and unpaid) officer of VFW Post 4031 in Durango. VFW Post 4031 includes two large halls and a commercial…
Roberts Resorts is attempting to put a high-density glamping resort in the Animas Valley. Its new application, uploaded on Aug. 3, depicts 140 cabins and 137 luxury motorhome RV sites,…
Durango has a jail problem and a juvenile detention problem as well as a McMansion problem. Here’s how you fix the the myriad issues in juvenile justice that have plagued…
In Bill Roberts’ guest column on Sunday with the headline, “Tax the daylights out of some ammunition,” Roberts said, “most gun crimes involve only a few types of ammunition –…
Lyrics from “Big Yellow Taxi” by singer Joni Mitchell ring in my ears as I ponder the potential results of the planning application submitted to La Plata County by Roberts…
I don’t think any sentient person in the U.S. misunderstands that journalists are 95% liberals and the media reflects that fact. However, the linear growth of anti-conservative, anti-Republican reportage has…
Darcy Shoening, the chair of Moms for Liberty El Paso County, is scheduled to speak at the next meeting of La Plata County Republicans on Sept. 5 at the Veterans…
The city of Durango and the Southern Ute Tribe are accelerating the buildout of Three Springs. Development projects that generate synergistic long-term benefits usually are expensive. Completing the Three Springs…
I was super fortunate on a very hot day recently to jump into the Animas at Bakers Bridge. Came out of the water and saw yet another McMansion on steroids…
The city of Cortez’s Comprehensive Plan outlines directives for every government official to follow, clearly stating that all city government officials are to “be proactive in the prevention of problems”…
Dear people of the Southwest, I recently moved back to Durango after several years, and was deeply saddened and shocked to learn that the racist sign/statue by the Toh-Atin Gallery…
I urge the Cortez City Council to be more responsive to your community concerns and not change the zoning to industrial right next to the Carpenter Natural Area. Many people…
Thirty-one years ago, my family and I led the initiative that resulted in Catharine Carpenter donating 80 acres to the city of Cortez for a natural area. From the beginning,…
Concerning the Carpenter Natural Area, I’ve been watching the steady influx of materials and equipment line the borders of the west entrance. It seems the rate and volume of occupancy…
As our area schools resume classes and as we witness the local and nationwide shortage of teachers, a gentle reminder seems in order to review the magnitude and importance of…
In the recent article concerning the new Durango Casino in Las Vegas, I kind of had to chuckle. I was just talking with someone about this. Also, what others may…
We the people love the honorable U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. Keep up the good work, Lauren! Nanette Heaney Pueblo
In response to Gwen Lachelt’s comment in Sunday’s story about San Juan Basin Public Health in The Durango Herald, and the chaotic and demanding nature of the pandemic. Lachelt said,…
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert recently asked to meet with the La Plata County commissioners. I attended this meeting. In her statements, Boebert asserted that Colorado, and by association La Plata…
The story is told of a hiker who was hiking where it was very cold. He looked down and saw a rattlesnake, which was unable to move because of the…
As longtime residents of Cortez and a family who has enjoyed the peace, tranquility and natural habitat of the Carpenter Natural Area, we urge the city to say, “no!” to…
On Monday, the article about COVID-19 emergency pay at San Juan Basin Public Health was eye-opening, not surprising. Officials are going to great lengths to justify former Executive Director Liane…
The town of Pagosa Springs has leaped ahead of Durango in the pickleball challenge. Pagosa Springs just opened eight outdoor pickleball courts in its city park. Scores of Durango retirees…
