I don’t mind paying taxes for government services like schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, health and safety inspectors, environmental protection and astronauts. But I am taxed more than should be because…
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, leads applause for House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, along with Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers,…
The recreation addicts, nature lovers, and Native American tribes see every juniper tree and jackrabbit as part of a holistic, spiritual, environmentally rich landscape. This is evident in Patagonia’s homepage…
The president’s action will ravage pristine places, put wildlife in danger and jeopardize scientific and archaeological history, including sacred Native American sites. Not only is this decision environmentally irresponsible, it…
Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, along with many elves, initiate the lighting of Durango’s downtown Christmas tree at Buckley Park on Friday night. The religious emphasis remains fully available to…
While I am opposed to their lamentable, despicable opinions of the United States, I am happy to have fought for, and I devoutly support, their right to exhibit those opinions…
I learned that going to universal health care – where everyone is covered – with “single party payer” (the government paying the bills, from our taxes, but no regulating doctors)…
During the Eisenhower presidency, a Republican president, the highest tax rate approached 90 percent. Then, we had the needed funds for education (like the veteran’s GI bill), research and technology,…
With that in mind, I can only conclude that the La Plata County Land Plan must have been written by socialists. The whole document smacks of a “taking” and a…
These accidents occur because drivers try to “beat” the traffic when the yellow light is flashing. Why not change the lights to a green arrow at this busy intersection, like…
It seems to me that her interpretation of the criticism is misguided: Twitter is an excellent channel for communication. The criticism for the president’s use of it is not that…
The tax cut didn’t bring jobs. It didn’t help the economy. It led to the Great Recession of 2007. Ask any CEO today and he or she will tell you…
The county is pursuing zoning of a sort that can have large impacts as to types of uses, density and other restrictions. If you have not attended a public meeting…
Harvard on the Animas? Stanford La Plata? Perhaps, as well, if the deck chairs on the Titanic had been rearranged, that disaster might not have occurred. To torture the metaphor…
The ribbon of snow I skied did not just appear from nowhere. It takes a lot of money for electricity to run for the pumps to push the millions of…
Higher facility fee income to airports won’t be enough to fully pay for airport upgrades but it will help. Have any of our county officials looked for other ways to…
“Tonight’s results are clear – the people of Alabama deemed Roy Moore unfit to serve in the U.S. Senate. I hope Senator-elect Doug Jones will do the right thing and…
If you have ever wondered if all the talk about Christianity is true – or wondered why, after 2,000 years, people are still willing to die rather than renounce the…
FILE – In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, the gold-covered dome on the State Capitol shines in the late afternoon sun in downtown Denver. A politically divided legislature, which…
A pipe dream? It doesn’t have to be. According to T.R. Reid in The Healing of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Switzerland and Germany are among the many…
While I strongly agree with your view that brute-strength partisanship is no way to govern our nation, I can’t help but wonder where your collective editorial voice was when the…
It’s still left-wing drivel, but at least it’s local. Dennis Pierce Durango
Pulling for Roy Moore, whitewashing the president’s nonsense, defending the confederacy… seriously? You are killin’ it, big guy! Hitting it right out of the park! This isn’t hypocrisy. I’ll give…
On Nov. 10, during a Friday-afternoon walk south on historic Main Avenue in Durango, I encountered four aftershave cologne clouds. One guy’s “man perfume” I could actually taste. Time to…
SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald – Danielle Chick of Urban Market restocks the shelves of the Main Avenue store. It is a busy time of year and many of us have been…
