The cats who lived at the health department were just trying to survive and weren’t hurting anyone. Where is the compassion? Michelle Brawley Durango
As veteran employees depart, public health is losing decades of experience, expertise, specialized training and key relationships with partners in the community and the public. This mass exodus is not…
When I returned home and unpacked, I discovered that personal items and gifts I had bought were missing. If you have family visiting, please, advise them to be on alert,…
It was once said that a country should be judged on how it treats its most vulnerable citizens – the children, the infirmed and the aged. One local group operating…
Wikipedia says: “A rider is an additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the…
Before dealing with the issue Fowler was writing about, it should be noted that Caudill is wrong on several points: The two cats born on the health department property were…
As the co-chairman of the task force reviewing the state’s oil and gas regulations, it is important that she understand the fundamental facts of gas and oil development. In a…
Thanks goes to Michele Redding, owner of the Animas City Theatre, for seeing that Durango is one of many cities around the world with showings. Michele’s persistent efforts have paid…
Our overall rates of marijuana use are lower than those cited in the article, but that’s likely because we include younger students in the sample. We purposely include middle schoolers…
Hermosa Creek is a year-round playground for many outdoor men and women, and thanks to their leadership and commitment, it will stay wild and rugged for generations to come. I…
Each week, I spend an average of five or more hours volunteering in my children’s school. The fear of reprisal that I have witnessed from teachers who express concerns or…
On the one hand, it has to be weighed that Islamic fundamentalist terrorists are pathological – lacking utterly in conscience and thus believing entirely that their actions are justified. It…
Fifty years ago, or so, a few of us questioned the San Juan Forest’s management plan for Hermosa Creek. Basically, the west side of the watershed was designated to be…
Thank you for your placement of these important notices in a more appropriate section of your publication. H. Louden Kiracofe Durango
A warm, heart-felt thank you goes out to Rep. Scott Tipton and Sen. Michael Bennet in their ongoing efforts to protect this special place. The Hermosa Creek bill preserved our…
I am writing this for Annie’s Orphans and for those dogs that do not have everything our buddies have at home. But these dogs are loved by a dear person.…
But here are all the beautiful side-benefits for the United States and the entire world from dropping oil prices: 1) Russia needs oil to be at $100 a barrel just…
We appreciate the generosity of the Durango/La Plata County Emergency Communications Center and Durango Joe’s Coffee who helped us with meeting space and donations. To our moderator, Steve List, it…
Our mission is to help all wrestlers, from pee wees to adults, to become better and more competitive athletes; as well as instilling values, respect, sportsmanship and an understanding of…
Task-force members have extremely different experiences, access to power and points of view concerning gas and oil activities. Nevertheless, members have been patient and respectful to each other throughout. The…
