I say it depends. Today, while on the river trail by the recreation center, I noticed trash cans OVERFLOWING with discarded lunch bags; as it turns out, hundreds of them.…
First, in a sharp and undemocratic action, the City Council reduced speaking time at our city meetings. Second, the city is now attempting to move our homeless population to live…
Scott Tipton is part of the problem, as he consistently supports the oil and gas industry and cares more about their financial support than our way of life in Colorado.…
She brought in training for us on how to use accounting and banking technologies to make the office more effective and efficient. We implemented many electronic ways for our customers…
Once again, the Trump administration is using “taking a knee” as theater to distract the public from its rampant impurities and corruption that define the executive branch and to further…
The train could use natural gas as fuel and keep the steam engine. The success of an alternate fuel to heat the boiler for the same authentic engine is solely…
The agency will focus on these areas while also formulating a larger, more comprehensive and long-term plan for the entire district, which is comprised of a total of 48 sites.…
And can someone please explain why, in this age of technological and engineering know-how, the train cannot be operated such that the appearance of smoke is created? (Maybe steam could…
In addition to these skills, his management style, sense of humor and willingness to collaborate and build partnerships are an extra plus for the county. The County Treasurer will need…
Approximately 11 million people with disabilities across the country, including 4,346 people in our state, rely on SNAP to survive. We know that all too often food insecurity and disability…
Residents returning to their homes let us hope that worst of 416 Fire is over
If you have a mortgage on your residential home, most likely your escrow company has paid your tax – no more worries! If you do not have an escrow account,…
Come on, the Silverton train (Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad) made Durango. It brought tourists here and helped all of the businesses. The owners are an asset to the…
It breaks my heart to know I can say “I told you so.” Andie Sheffield Bayfield
Courtesy of Dan Bender – An air tanker drops retardant on the 416 Fire north of Durango.du1-i-syn They may have seen the highlight of the summer of 2018. That’s a…
Now, I don’t want to seem insensitive to your plight. I’m sure it’s scary facing your looming irrelevance in an increasingly diverse society. Seeing women, people of color, non-Christians and,…
If you have a mortgage on your residential home, most likely your escrow company has paid your tax – no more worries! If you do not have an escrow account,…
Mary Shinn/Durango Herald – La Plata County Treasurer Allison Aichele, right, speaks with Mary Ann McCarthy at Needham Elementary during the Democratic caucuses. Aichele is competing against Business Improvement District…
No, you don’t get it. If you did, you would see the pattern regarding how the chipping away at public participation has been a gradual and deliberate strategy. Several years…
Field grasses crunch, even at 8,000 feet. Evergreens look sickly. Beetles are attacking and killing more trees. It’s now drier than it was 2002, and we know how that turned…
Here in Southwest Colorado, seven counties have been labeled “primary natural disaster areas” by the USDA and another 10 have been deemed eligible for disaster relief. That includes La Plata…
But that experience is costing us, the taxpayers, $24,000 a year for the next two years. Why the extra cost to the county? Because an audit two years into her…
The letters were: “As the drought continues pray for rain,” “Democracy in Durango is fading away,” “Private parking for oversized vehicles” and “Print the Rockies’ scores and standings.” I mean…
I knew it would be best because being an emergency medical technician student, I’ve seen risky behavior outcomes gone wrong when under the influence of alcohol. I never operate a…
Adults do have common sense, or should have, and rights, and are personally responsible for kids. Several of those rights are acknowledged by the U.S. Constitution. Notice the absence of…
