It alarmed me, so I went to the fws.gov “Threats to Birds” web page for more information. I discovered that wind turbines (which kill up to 328,000 birds a year,…
Tourism and second-home owners may benefit segments of our economy, but they also have significant negative impacts and increase costs, including driving home prices up, increasing traffic and parking congestion,…
The community foundation had the privilege of partnering with the city in this granting effort. The foundation’s work facilitating community generosity is one of the many supportive roles we play…
Recently she introduced the Paris Agreement Constitutional Treaty Act. It prohibits any actions being taken or money spent to carry out the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement before Senate…
Housing affordability is now one of our biggest challenges. Attainable housing requires low-priced land and low-priced infrastructure. The challenge is that there are very few places that meets those requirements.…
Biden’s pause on leases is prudent
It stands to reason then that if thousands of windmills are spread across the United States, many birds will become extinct. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that windmill turbines…
I have tried to come up with some reasonable answers. It appears they don’t want Americans to have good paying jobs; they want open borders so that America can be…
Some people find the actions of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her radical far-left “squad” to be disturbing. And some find the actions of Marjorie Taylor Greene and the radical far-right “gang”…
Market and regulatory pressures continue to mount. We are in the midst of an energy transition, whether we want to be or not. Will we take the lead and shape…
The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act would help ensure the future of our hunting and fishing heritage and the prosperity of our outdoor recreation economy by protecting vital…
Collectively, they represent the decidedly American value of personal responsibility. Let’s get one thing straight: We are not opposed to guns. Guns are part of Western American culture, these days…
But what she doesn’t seem to understand is that the small-town quality of life here in Durango is under siege as tourist numbers grow every year. And with those tourists…
Davitt M. Armstrong Oracle, Ariz.
State your objections to wood burning, and have your voice heard. Will the authorities put this into action, while allowing a coal-belching, smoking train to operate. I’ll bet locals’ comfort…
Like many, I missed our cabin-fever reliever. I truly missed my January family of fellow Snowdown revelers and “Folliespians.” This is not what I had imagined 2021 to be when…
It will not stop my yearly trek to the “real” mountains. San Diego, too, is a tourist destination, and our tax on lodging is 10.5%. That does not seem to…
I find it hard to believe that he is unable to find a suitable home within city limits that also fits his budget. The position of city manager lists a…
Not everyone realizes we are in a constant state of symbiosis with the world around us. While these relationships are beneficial for us. they can be damaging to our surroundings…
So it is that “Beyond Our Means,” the issue of homelessness and affordable housing, became one of the four FOCUS 2021 topics the Herald will be considering in depth on…
Certainly violations of the emoluments clause, graft, violations of the Hatch Act, inciting insurrection, election interference, soliciting foreign involvement in his election (from Russia and Ukraine), obstruction of justice and…
Wood smoke contains toxic chemicals similar to cigarette smoke as well as tiny PM2.5 particles that, when breathed in, can transfer to the bloodstream and deposit thousands of these particles…
Republican elected officials must begin to speak truth to their constituents, rather than take the mercenary and shallow way forward and merely say they are representing their voter’s views. When…
It’s the right time for the proposed crossing
Therefore, is our scientifically highly advanced country in a crisis when half a million U.S. deaths make up 25% of the world’s fatalities, despite having only 5% of the world’s…
Are we going to stand up for our freedom? Are we going to stand up for our country and our Constitution? Are we going to stand in our power –…
Yes, there is decent broadband in a few places, but most of us are stuck with mediocre service at best. This is because there is no real incentive for our…
Why on earth you would protest the director of San Juan Basin Public Health for doing her job? It is her job to enforce mandates. Those mandates and the SJBPH…
According to Amnesty International, 400,000 Iraqi civilians, in the third-largest oil-rich nation, unnecessarily died during the reign of George W. Bush, and most recently 400,000 American civilians unnecessarily died under…
