From the map city planner Vicki Vandegrift sent me, you can see the city will only annex the northeast shore of the lake. They are not annexing any land between…
I want to thank Gulliford for this interesting and very thought-provoking essay. It made me think about everything going on in our country at this time and to see that…
As an enthusiastic supporter of Fort Lewis for more than 50 years, I hope this incident does not diminish Gulliford’s reputation in any way. I am glad he will remain…
As one who obtained around 100 of the signatures, I found most acquaintances and strangers that I approached to be in full support. Obtaining these signatures was easy. Of those…
It’s not whether or not women are drinking alcohol. It’s unrelated to the clothes they are wearing – or not wearing. Accepting a ride home with friends of friends shouldn’t…
Sens. Corker, McCain and Flake are fighting for the return of the soul and sanity of the Republican party. The racist, bigoted, white nationalist, unsavory business people – and, of…
I’m speaking as a concerned but proud citizen of the United States of America. I do not believe anyone should be allowed to enter this country illegally, let alone come…
du1-i-syn Just a year after tax proposals to fund a new airport terminal and much-needed county road repairs were defeated, we wondered if DFPD’s efforts would share a similar fate.…
I would like to ask how he and people who share his liberal views feel now with yet another terrorist attack in the streets of New York (where I think…
In oil, it would be drilling a “gusher” without leasing the land, or in poker, staying in the game with no chips and getting a royal flush! Colorado’s Department of…
I am going to pass judgement on the Herald’s lack of discretion in the recent article about the sad situation with the three young men and the young women that…
Kurt Patton and his wife Colleen Patton, with Combat Veterans Association, holds a sign up as more the 150 Veterans and supporters rallied in a parking lot at Children’s Hospital…
du1-i-syn I researched what the Center for Disease Control stated would slow down suicide in our communities and a lot of it would need laws to change within our state…
There are many more “victims” of this alleged assault, albeit none even close to the original victim. I am the grandmother of one of the accused men, and filled with…
Warming temperatures (predicted for decades) dries out vegetation (both live and dead) sooner in the season, which then burns easier and faster. Fire seasons have grown longer and fire intensity…
du1-i-syn While demographics and economics are working against all but the most exclusive colleges and research universities in the country – the number of high school graduates across the nation…
du1-i-syn Whether the additional revenue is justified, or not, is a separate issue. Attempting to raise it via increased property taxes is just plain unfair. Those requesting this increase need…
A herd of musk ox graze in an area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, known as Area 1002, in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/Arctic National Wildlife…
When I hear stories from my classmates back home in respect to their onerous tax burdens, I find myself grateful once more for the state, county and town in which…
Big Pharma’s opioid epidemic, rape and pillage of our land, air and water by the oil and gas industry, high-cost education that is often also low-quality, expensive “health care” that…
How times have changed when elected representative Scott Tipton takes every action possible to desecrate, destroy and abolish “America’s Best Idea,” our national parks and monuments. He no longer represents…
The very first national park created by that Act was Mesa Verde National Park. Before becoming a public servant, Tipton earned a fortune selling Mesa Verde Pottery to the concessionaire…
Well, what short and select memories Democrats in general and, specifically, here at this liberal paper, have. The original deceptive and lie-filled bill called for a huge expansion of Medicaid,…
du1-i-syn On Ballot Question 2A/4A, asking both Durango residents (2A) and La Plata County voters covered by the Durango Fire Protection District (4A) to approve a 2.5 mill levy increase…
I invite all the members of our community to join me in giving them the funding they need to continue to serve us so well by providing outstanding fire protection…
We already pay more for fire protection with our property taxes than we pay for our fire insurance with our homeowners policies. Do you want your money going towards a…
