I can vividly remember treating 3-year-olds with rampant dental decay from Pagosa Springs. The pain and suffering that they had to endure, and the realization that the experience would be…
In 2014, our foundation provided the first 3D printers to Fort Lewis College. Brookie attended the 1st demonstration to learn their potential. Also in 2015, Brookie, serving as mayor, stood…
the sun shine on the actions of government, see the full light of day
As it turned out, the decision to serve in AmeriCorps was even more impactful than my military service. It changed my life and led to my current career as a…
The anti-fluoride movement’s tactics ignore the vast body of scientific, peer-reviewed research that overwhelmingly supports the benefits of fluoridation. Their fears are reminiscent of the anti-Communist hysteria of the 1950s,…
would hurt rural communities and diminish our media landscape
Sodium fluoride is not needed to make our water drinkable for safety reasons. It is also not a nutrient. Officials have been putting sodium fluoride in our water for medical…
Well, seems he is engaged in the new national pastime of presenting “alternative facts.” I examined a dozen different brands and did not find a single fluoride warning. But Mr.…
The current plan as stated in recent articles is to cut spending by city and county employees, implement multiple small cost-saving measures, reduce services and hours, and possibly tax the…
And the worst of the ego-driven complaints and questionably unconstitutional moves is the immigration and refugee crisis. All from one man’s misinformed, dreadful actions. The darkest part of the xenophobia…
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until…
The Arctic Coastal Plain, where drilling is again proposed, is the calving grounds for the porcupine caribou herd that migrates from their winter grounds in Canada. There are 180 species…
I know about extension and soil work because my father was a university soil scientist who worked with extension employees. I applaud extension agent Francis’ focus on bioremediation in addition…
According to federal data, the U.S. already suffers hundreds of pipeline accidents every year, and we can’t afford more oil spills. These pipelines would also harm our climate by carrying…
Yes, this letter is about President Donald Trump, whose one-hour-and-six-minute speech to the joint Congress I watched last night. Those of you who read this and are upset that I’m…
It is very important to understand that this is a falsehood. There is more than one type of fluoride and there is huge difference between calcium fluoride — a naturally…
Liane Jollon, RN Durango Ed. Note: Liane Jollon is Executive Director, San Juan Basin Public Health
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br><br>Durango – 08/14/12- Steve Stahl gives his son Rory, 6, a push down the hill at rank Park in a soap box car as the family dog Ringo…
First and foremost, Sheryl Kaufman and Rob Dean did a great job of hosting district basketball the weekend of Feb. 24. I was an official on one of the earlier…
McHenry supports affordable housing through mixed-use development of North Main, and expansion of accessory dwelling units to more neighborhoods with reasonable protections, including owner occupancy. McHenry would also like to…
Rule against me and you are a “so-called judge.” Speak against me and you are a “second-rate actress, very over rated.” Report against me and you are “the lying press,…
The southbound lane on U.S. 550 is higher than the path, with no guard rail and a speed limit of 50 mph. A car going off the road here would…
I submit that the Herald does not fully comprehend the third “R:” “Rithmetic” Jim Cross Durango
We have a chance here in Durango to end water fluoridation. This does not mean that fluoride is being taken away from our teeth. We can still reap any benefits…
I am concerned about the use of quotes in the letter, as what is in the quotes, “I want to hear only the negative. I’ll be your voice in Congress.…
The real conflict is that liberal journalism wants to claim that it is objective, but at the same time the liberal media openly states that it is in the business…
du1-i-syn Planning 2.0, developed over three years with extensive stakeholder input, modernized inefficient 1980s-era planning regulations that drive land use planning processes, specifically Resource Management Plans, often decades in the…
of addiction problems in Craig shows that no community is immune
