The idea that these homes would be affordable to the average Durango family is laughable. Wealthy people from Denver, Texas and California will move here and buy the homes. Middle…
After all, where do Texans go, Durango? Will we enforce our local precautions against our biggest tourist group? Time will tell, as well as monitoring the case loads – unfortunately,…
That these seven candidates are each willing to dedicate themselves and their time to the often thankless role of public service says a lot about them and their commitment to…
La Plata Electric is an owner of Tri-State and has an investment of well over $70 million in Tri-State. Unfortunately some of the board members and the management want to…
What is equally disgraceful is what happens to many – yes, many – white women who have to work two or more $7.25-an-hour jobs and juggle their finances because their…
You can almost feel it in the air, as more and more Southwest Colorado residents get vaccinated for COVID-19. Soon, this nightmare will be over, we are thinking. Soon, life…
I have known his children since they were born and remember him cycling his kids to school, one on the front and one on the back of his bike. He…
Melissa is an empathetic leader who listens. Melissa possesses outstanding leadership qualities and has the depth and breadth of experience to provide continuity on the City Council. Melissa has enhanced…
I saw this same work ethic over the last four years as Melissa served on City Council. Melissa’s character traits are what we need on council for another term. She…
Lisa is compassionate, considerate, and committed to our community. She has worked to build her family business with her husband, David, and spent numerous years dedicated to youth in our…
My son experienced the punitive approach of the local and state legal judicial system. He had undiagnosed depression and anxiety and in retrospect he self-medicated with substances to the point…
But as a patron and mother, the 5-year-old boy’s drowning Jan. 17 in the hot spring pools was devastating news. I am not the only person in Durango deeply concerned…
Nice stage design. Based on the 1930s Othala Rune, used as a Nazi symbol. Some “very fine” people. Then the golden Trump statue was rolled in. American flag shorts (you…
Relocating the golf course to provide for in-town affordable housing would truly set Durango and the county on a long-term path toward sustainability. In-town housing addresses many long-term societal and…
I recently provided a Durango Herald for each of the students in my class so they could read the Jan. 29 article, “A new search for a camp,” about the…
My father passed before we could visit the homestead. I realized tha I had no idea how to locate the homestead, or even the cabin where he lived his first…
She responded with poise, clear-headedness, and decency. She has earned re-election. She helped get us through the rapids; let us hope she is given the chance to guide us through…
Motel conversion may be the quickest, most affordable way to add housing units to ease Durango’s housing deficit. It’s been done here successfully in the past. City officials are keen…
Last summer, camo-clad, flag-waving, armed counter-protesters threatened Black Lives Matter protesters at Buckley Park, all of whom, with their children, were armed with picnic baskets. The gall of them to…
In the interest of full disclosure, I will begin by saying that I am a retired sex offender treatment provider and a retired domestic violence treatment provider. I know the…
The sight of all people wearing masks just intensifies ones fear that the virus is coming to get them. The governments have taken away every right that they can. They…
I want to go back to normal as much as anyone, but I have a job that allows me to work from home, so I can wait. As far as…
A Washington Post editorial on the same page has this quote: “Republicans need to make the first move to build trust so that the national unity around common values is…
Prior to her election there was a community perception about the lack of transparency on the part of several council members. During her tenure she has proven to be a…
I am a mental health professional and would specifically like to offer feedback around the recent sentencing of Preston Pitcher. In the interest of transparency, I am currently employed at…
That was inconvenient, maybe more than inconvenient. Approximately 54,000 Americans were killed (dead) over a ten-year period in Vietnam. Now, 500,000 (and counting) Americans have been killed (dead) by the…
Therefore, my question is, If there’s another invasion of our Capitol by domestic terrorists, who is she going to shoot at?? Will it be the Capitol Police, other Congressional representatives…
Along with many readers, we winced when reading in the Herald’s Feb. 20 front-page article, “An agent for change,” that Woods favors rehabilitation to jail time for many convicted criminals.…
Preston Pitcher worked as a youth leader at his church for 10 years and was accused of molesting five young adults whom he had mentored at the church. He signed…
