Once again, rural education funding needs have been put on the back burner in favor of Front Range projects. And yet this new building is desperately needed at FLC. All…
But one thing she didn’t mention was that other than in the off-leash dog park on the north side of Smelter Mountain, all dogs must be on a leash on…
Undoubtedly, the NRA loves the fact that the Second Amendment exists, but clearly, the NRA exists to protect the big-business interests of those who manufacture guns. And meanwhile it keeps…
GMOs benefit Big Agra companies – not farmers, not consumers and not people facing food shortages. Food shortages can be addressed through better birth control. There is undeniable scientific evidence…
Clubs, groups, associations, charities, orders, religions and most other organizations and all trade and commerce are funded by the voluntary contributions of their members and participants. If an individual is…
LPEA is facing some critical issues. We are losing some senior management. We are in a battle with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, our wholesale power provider, over the question…
One reason for the lack of accurate scientific tests on GMOs is that the biotech companies like Monsanto refuse to release their seeds so they can be accurately tested by…
My challenge to The Durango Herald is to undertake investigative reporting through filing Freedom of Information Act requests to the city of Durango for all correspondence, emails, memorandums, records of…
From this baseline, I’d characterize the following as representative NRA extremist notions: 1) The Second Amendment gives us a right to conceal and carry. Plainly, it doesn’t. 2) Any limitations…
Instead of worrying about bears, perhaps our attention should be focused on deer
District 9-R’s reduction in the number of students disciplined reflects good work
He starts by writing about fracking and ends up claiming that gas-and-oil companies should submit themselves to the requirements of the Toxics Release Inventory. It is implied that petroleum and…
I’m finished voting for people taking corporate money in exchange for supporting corporate policy-making. James Watt Bayfield
Is it not hypocritical, then, for the city to try and steamroll a private entity, the Durango Gun Club, when no one with a straight face would deny that publicly…
I don’t mind walking a few blocks; I’m tired of the frustration. The only solution I see is to build a parking ramp. Employees and residents need a place to…
Legislature should hold off until aircrafts’ effectiveness is better understood
The city does not provide funds to operate the gun club; we are self-funding. The agreement was made 60 years ago. The latest agreement was to last until the county…
We both say practically every day, “I can’t believe we get to live here.” However, the only thing puzzling me is how fast is seems people drive, even downtown on…
These topics have a common thread: systemic inflammation. What causes this inflammation doesn’t seem to be as much of a pressing question as which drugs do the best job. But…
I’d like to thank Rep. Scott Tipton for championing this legislation in the House and ensuring it moves to the House floor for a full vote in the coming months.…
I would hardly call Melanie divisive. She and Carole bring us the local news every week. Mel prints two columnists in the paper and almost every letter to the editor…
How about the United Nations, do they want the American people armed? The government and the national media are always trying to divide the American people. Here’s just one example:…
