Leaked methane gas is one of the most significant contributors to human-caused climate change. Its unregulated release into the environment is bad for my family, bad for our state and…
May our state legislators continue to embrace what’s missing nationally
We do, however, have very different reasons for reaching that conclusion. I appreciate Gardner’s sudden, uncharacteristic testosterone surge that enabled him to call out Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump as…
As owner/operator of the McDonald’s restaurants in the Four Corners area, we have hired four additional employees for each location with kiosks. We have increased crew labor overall by a…
Rants of a cranky angryman, the tweets of the president of the United States are not government policy. Policy goes through official government channels. POTUS tweets are denied or dismissed…
The return of a culinary program proves popular with all kinds of DHS students
Let’s compare: On the economy, one enacted crushing regulations on businesses and industries, demanded and passed punitive tax rates, indicated “America’s best days were behind her,” said 1.5 percent economic…
This warning, delivered most often by Republicans, is one with which I concur. Currently, the yearly interest on the debt is around $250 billion. Certainly, there are better ways to…
The laws against marijuana were democratically passed and enacted: they should be enforced, as all laws are supposed to be. This is not the Obama administration, where law enforcement was…
An explosion of a star right here in our fair city has occurred on the corner of 13th and Main Avenue in the Crossroads Shopping Center. Call NASA. Call the…
The community waited for us, anticipating the arrival of hope after a year of struggle. We made ourselves at home on the benches underneath the tarp. “It’s nice to see…
Big problem with this survey is most won’t be able to fully understand it, or read it all if they don’t have all day to do so. The county needs…
Gannon gets excited each week to see the trash trucks come by, but mostly the street sweeper truck. The driver of this truck is named Mike. Every time he goes…
Wells tells a fanciful tale of calling the Blanding Chamber of Commerce and being treated poorly by a spokesman for the organization. As a result, he calls for a “boycott…
With as active and engaged a community as ours, one has reason to be encouraged. We live among problem-solvers, people who are willing to put their minds, and time, to…
According to Durango Police Department transcripts, an officer spoke with Tom Petit in the afternoon on that fateful day. Tom expressed remorse for the note and explained that he had…
I was stunned by the beauty and openness of the land here. I felt safe and truly believed I had found a home. I have raised four kids in this…
The Durango Chamber of Commerce building is planned to replace the existing A-Frame formerly home to La Plata Youth Services on north Main Avenue.Courtesy city of Durango Instead, the Chamber…
My recent visit coincided with the Dec. 29 issue and its look back at the biggest stories of 2017. What a great read! Durango is lucky to have such a…
I have been a resident of Southwest Colorado for a number of years and I am seeing a change that I didn’t expect to see. We – the residents of…
“Hi, I’m a 12-year Durango resident and live downtown, and I am very concerned about your black billowing clouds of smoke. I’m happy for you that you make lots of…
