If cars were sold as a $7,000 per year “transportation service,” I wonder how many people would buy them? All of a sudden, $360 for an annual bus pass seems…
First, 2017 is a reappraisal year when, in May, we let all property owners know the new value of their property as if it had sold on June 30, 2016.…
I was surprised when I read a recent letter to the editor (Herald, Oct. 28) calling the most recent session “a distraction.” Dan goes to great lengths to distill the…
How long will it take for someone who is depressed or has other mental problems to harm himself or herself because of the time change, and the unhappiness it causes,…
It’s disturbing that a significant change in the planet’s environment is noted in a narrow manner. Many view the changing climate within the scope of how it affects their neighborhood…
We have a president who spoke of acts toward women that are repulsive and he was still elected. We had a violent gang-rape of a woman in our community. We’ve…
For many Americans, each tax season begins with gathering W-2s and selecting a tax software program. While these programs are a godsend, selecting and accurately reporting the correct information is…
The current administration is absolutely the most transparent of any in memory. Like the president or not, he broadcasts his opinion on every subject many times a day. He does…
On Oct. 21, a cyclist ran into a hunter on the trail at Cascade Creek, knocking him to the ground. Rather than checking to see if he was OK, the…
Gwen Lacheltdu1-i-syn When Lachelt gets involved in conservation issues in the county, as she should, is she fully viewing the issues as one of three county commissioners representing about 57,000…
du1-i-syn Swastikas were painted on the home of a Jewish family living in Three Springs twice in recent weeks. The first episode was reported to Three Springs management. No action…
When it comes to income taxes, the top 10 percent of earners pay 70 percent of income taxes and the bottom 50 percent pay less than three percent. Mr. Wishon…
In April 2015, Three eggs showed up in a nest below the Arc of History sculpture (that has also had a dinosaur and a dragon head placed on it).Jerry McBride/Durango…
du1-i-syn Ski resorts, Colorado state and out-of-state water entities are funding AgI np deposited on wilderness, ranches, backyards and humans. Industrial snow is falling in Colorado, “permitted” for another 5…
This is a reminder to all small town businesses to perfect the basics of customer service and make the local people happy with what you are providing. Not a day…
Prior to an open HOA meeting this summer, ballots were sent to the residents regarding the subject of trash collection. The HOA board proposed using only one vendor, not three,…
du1-i-syn However, my career would have ended in 2011 and I would not have made it through any of the subsequent years had it not been for Mike and Nancy…
Tiffany Parker, center, cuts a ribbon for a ceremonial opening of the motor vehicle registration renewal kiosk at the Pine River Public Library on Sept. 16. Shelley Walchak, the director…
du1-i-syn Sen. Cantwell used her opening remarks to condemn the makeup of the panel, many of whom traveled thousands of miles from their home in and around ANWR to testify…
A diagnosis of COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, comes with many physical and emotional challenges that can affect the person’s family and circle of friends. This November, during…
Sam Green/The Journaldu1-i-syn That’s a fair topic to review, especially if corresponding reviews exist of actions that potentially burden other uses on public lands that are managed for multiple use.…
One alternative, advocated by most economists and a growing number of conservative business and political leaders, is a revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend program. Citizens’ Climate Lobby and the conservative…
We would have agreed, except for the interaction we had with a lovely couple in Three Springs on the same day. The couple came in to see and connect with…
The act, ironically named National Monument Creation and Protection Act, would make the creation of new national monuments to protect public lands nearly impossible. It would also endanger existing parks…
First, 4 p.m. is not a good time for anyone who may have wanted to attend. I suspect that 80 to 90 percent of the county taxpayers are either still…
