The funny thing about this city Parks and Recreation-sanctified dumping ground is that it is in full view of everyone at Rivergate Lofts and anyone who uses the park or…
I was privileged in the early ’60s to be at West Point when General Douglas MacArthur gave an impromptu speech to the corps of cadets. He spoke about leadership and…
Furthermore, for the Herald to print the results of the couple of precincts it happened to check and then (Herald, March 3) print Champagne’s quote about his “smashing success” was…
All Durango residents and visitors feel the loss of Francisco’s restaurant. The added loss of the portico would be unacceptable to the majority of Durango residents. Our vote is to…
The Korean War lasted about three years, nothing accomplished but the death and wounding of personnel and lots of money spent. The Vietnam War (some say not a real war)…
He had traveled up to Durango and tested the sediment along the banks of the Animas River. He found that the sediment contained 1,100 to 1,500 parts per million of…
First of all, Lavoy Finicum was not “gunned down” by agents of the federal government, he was shot and killed by the Oregon State Patrol. This occurred after he fled…
Several Northern abolitionists supported secession including William Lloyd Garrison and Lysander Spooner. Relevant to the cause of the war is a New York Times editorial: “The commercial bearing of the…
Maysmith did not report in his letter that the bill was amended at its Feb. 11 hearing to only apply to biochar. The bill still has strong support from the…
When the cost of the meters was raised, not only did it deter me and my employees from parking at a meter, but more importantly, our customers. Locals do most…
One is the rise to the east that should have been leveled. But the most dangerous problem is the exit lane for Highway 160 eastbound onto CR 225A. When you…
This appears to be another waste of the public’s money and job creation. Should a private resident made such contact, the Parks and Wildlife would have placed a blue collar…
I live in La Plata County and have six double gas wells within a half mile of my home. We are surrounded by pipelines, compressor stations, an injection site (which…
There is tremendous and broad support nationwide for AmeriCorps programming, something that seems increasingly rare. This broad support occurs because it is an extremely effective way to make positive changes…
King Coal II is served by 19th Century farm-to-market roads. For the load that GCC Energy is proposing, county code requires a 24-foot-wide paved road with three-foot shoulders and a…
That struts and tromps his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more; it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.”…
The answer: Fencing will guide the animals to the underpass. A still camera mounted inside our recently constructed underpass at U.S. Highway 550 north of Ridgway shows animals large and…
I had the privilege of living in Durango in 1998 and consider Durango my second home. My grandparents were born and raised in Durango as well as my mom. My…
We spent $60 for two films we were unable to see. For one of us, this is the second year in a row this has happened. This situation flies in…
This is 2016, not 1966. Today, there are a significant number of women who choose to send X-rated pictures of themselves to others, so I doubt they are embarrassed by…
Senator’s choice is a fitting reminder of the best and worst of American history
The Hammonds were convicted of domestic terrorism for burning 127 acres of government-controlled land covered with juniper and sage brush by setting a backfire to protect their winter feed from…
