It has come to our attention that the Lewis-Arriola Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization has a 9 mm handgun as an item to be auctioned off at the annual Hoedown…
Over the last four months, I have had the honor of getting to know both Dave Woodruff and Gilda Yazzie. Let me tell you this: Durango is in good hands.…
In spring she moves from her old space underground to the stairs curving straight to the attic door. Her path strewn with books, books falling past her and before her,…
The GOP has become an entirely performative, own-the-libs clown troupe. I give you our own Congressional sad harlequin, Lauren Boebert. In her time in Congress, she hasn’t sponsored a single…
On the one hand, Colorado Democrat U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen has recently proposed legislation to understand and stem the import and flow of illicit drugs, such as fentanyl via a…
I read the three letters on gun control on Sunday in The Durango Herald. One letter made a very good point, which encouraged me to think about this issue in…
Carbondale resident Russ Andrews has tossed his hat into the ring as a Republican contender against Lauren Boebert. Andrews is not an “ultra-MAGA” follower. He believes Boebert is a “dividing…
Over a year ago, local papers welcomed a family of wolves reintroducing themselves in northern Colorado and having pups. Early this year, three were tortured and killed by Wyoming hunters,…
See men feeding upon men like so many fevers incubated from concrete. Birds with beaks of filth force through the haze escape. Mind, the Great Mind, and as her lover,…
Toes up, heels down. Toes up, heels down. Dusty ankles left, dusty ankles right. Pesky pebbles, prickly pine needles. Toe stub, heel rub. Frigid wade in mountain creek. Toes down,…
The Democrats started the game of “lawfare,” as it came to be called, with the serial indictments of Republican Tom DeLay. Basically, if you get a Democrat prosecutor to empanel…
Showing the Democrat administration’s bent toward authoritarianism, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new rules governing tailpipe emissions. The new rules are not proposed because of pollution or risk of…
A local meeting was supposed to be a community discussion about gun violence. It turned into a “patriots” circle jerk. They took over the meeting. The patriots are very much…
When will this madness stop? The Manhattan district attorney indicted former President Donald Trump on charges that at least two left-leaning federal and state prosecutors previously passed on after looking…
Published on April 5 in The Durango Herald, George Sharpe said, “There is absolutely no evidence that people living near those wells are in any danger whatsoever.” He has no…
Over 20 years ago, the FDA approved the use of mifepristone, a very safe drug used in more than half of U.S. abortions. On Friday, a single Trump-appointed judge, Matthew…
White winter slumber Offers peace to all of us When we stop to feel Pat Rauscher Cortez
A letter to the editor and city councilors: As a former member of Durango’s Library Advisory Board, I respectfully write to share my thoughts directly with the councilors about their…
Minstrel shows are outlawed because they depict a minority group in what some claim is an unflattering way. Professional sports teams are spending big bucks to have mascots that mimic…
Assault rifle by definition: a rapid-fire magazine-fed automatic rifle designed for infantry use. An AR-15 is not an assault rifle. Just to educate the unknowing, AR does not stand for…
When politicians and others call out for more gun laws, they seem to forget the simple fact that laws only affect law abiding people. If laws stopped people from doing…
Our right to keep and bear arms is clearly stated in our U.S. Constitution. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of…
(To Linda, for our 55th) Like a sailor facing wave and wind Yet holding steady to a course that’s true I am safely bound for journey’s end Anchored in the…
On Aug. 5, 1881, the Rio Grande Railroad opened the Silverton Branch. In 1981, Charles Bradshaw bought the railroad from the Rio Grande, saving both towns and the railroad. His…
Help me understand Lord I don’t know the reason why For I’ve lost my precious loved one And my mind is all awry. As I seek to understand Lord Did…
Over the last few months – years – school shootings have increased. As I understood one newscaster, this year alone there have been more than 100 to date. While several…
Today, I went to the lab at Mercy Family Medicine Horse Gulch to do my routine – but frequent – blood draw. I was notified that the next time I…
The school shooter in Nashville communicated with a gal friend about this horrific event about to happen. The friend called law enforcement right away in the morning. Law enforcement did…
This City Council election has provided me with a sense of hope that I haven’t experienced in a local election before. As a young working professional, I’m thrilled to see…
The root problem with mass shootings is not the guns, it is the hate. When a person is consumed with hate, he or she becomes incapable of feeling any empathy…
