In the course of fall 2016 and winter and spring of 2017, our family was in need of the DFPD in emergency situations due to my elderly father’s declining health…
Isn’t it time to stop bringing up Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky again? Gerald Sheldon Durango
Charter members of The Herald’s new editorial advisory board met at the Herald offices on Oct. 7.du1-i-syn They all serve as charter members of The Durango Herald’s Editorial Advisory Board.…
Emily will serve as a solid and steady bridge between our school district and the mental health community and bring administrative expertise and experience as well. She is a licensed…
For the future of this country, Trump needs to go, either by resignation or impeachment. Please pass this letter around to everyone you know and have them ask their congressmen…
The problem is they are not all-of-the-above equally polluting our air, water and atmosphere. As for jobs – wind and solar create almost three times as many jobs as gas,…
We are so grateful to them. My dad was James Gore, who passed away in 2013. In the last few years of his life, he was constantly falling. My mother…
Immune to irony, Roy now declares God as his copilot as he grimly rams his theology into the vulnerable structure of our political system). Sen. Cory Gardener, chairman of the…
I’m thinking about how we can leverage the incredible immense energy that we collectively have toward the healing of indigenous nations. That is a hard question, right? A lot of…
I was impressed with how he downplayed his own accomplishments while emphasizing those of others. Todd would seem to be a fine person as well as an accomplished athlete –…
Regarding Colin Rand Kaepernick, I want to remind my dear fellow Americans, whether Republican or Democrat, whichever political persuasion you choose to align yourself under, that to kneel during a…
Funny how those living in Durango seem to have little interest in Bayfield or Ignacio until they see something we do better. There are good reasons Ignacio and Bayfield have…
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn Now, what to do to improve the existing terminal with its limited space? The airport commission is proposing to use operating profits to make some additions to…
On that same date, the Bayfield Downtown Farmers Market was created and more than seven vendors joined in an effort to promote healthy food choices and personal care items for…
As Colorado outdoor businesses, we understand the importance of public lands and wild places – not only to our bottom lines, but also to our personal lives. The threats facing…
As a writer and mental health practitioner, I know the power of story matters at a fundamental level. At a community level, the role of the Herald in removing the…
As a veteran and a voter, I am very concerned. When in the U.S. Navy I qualified “expert” with an M-1 rifle and a .45 pistol; it was not an…
du1-i-syn With gardens at Needham Elementary, Manna and at 30th St. and 6th Ave., and smaller plots at all the other schools, the appreciation of garden to kitchen begins at…
Once again, the current president is saying “believe me” as he claims his proposal for massive tax cuts won’t personally benefit his own finances. Yet, his only tax return that…
An acceleration and flurry of activity is “bigly” (jocular adverb) inundating our little burg. I sure hope our city and county planning people are coordinating what’s going on here, so…
du1-i-syn “‘No way to prevent this,’ says the only country in the world where this happens regularly.’” Richard Gillam Durango
Photo Felix Monteagudo<br><br>A stabilized wall at Yucca House National Monument.du1-i-syn Thanks are due as well to Bernard and Nancy Karwick for donating the 160-acre parcel, and to Larry Pickens for…
The BLM has put some stipulations on the sale, such as not being able to build within 50 feet of ephemeral streambanks, and says no further environmental analysis is necessary.…
In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, the gold-covered dome on the State Capitol shines in the late afternoon sun in downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)du1-i-syn Last summer, when…
We are requesting a 2.5 mill increase to address your fire district’s highest priority quality of service and response. We are your emergency response agency, and it’s going to take…
