The news that our local Republican leader Shelli Shaw refused to sign off on the November election results does it for me. It cements my opinion that this Republican Party…
I enjoyed reading the story, “I gotta do what I gotta do.” Armando Leiva and his wife, Heidi, are responsible parents, working multiple jobs to support their two children. It…
Give me a break, cattle growers. You’ve been on government dole for decades, running your stock all over our national forests and Bureau of Land Management public lands. Vicious government,…
How exciting that Durango 9-R’s Career Innovation Center has reached fruition. It was the brainchild of former Superintendent Dan Snowberger, school board members and committed educators. Dr. Nancy Stubbs, Andy…
cca Nearly two decades ago, I moved to the mountains to be a ski bum, chasing snow. I was a stereotype – an East Coast kid pulled West by the…
You can wrap the flag around what you are doing, then try to sell that package as “patriotism” and, perhaps, some people will buy it. That is why con men…
Recent research shows that giving can increase your lifespan and make living more pleasurable. According to sources, giving or serving can lower your blood pressure, reduce your levels of cortisol,…
At my 6th birthday party, the egg dropped from my spoon in the race. Since it was my birthday, I felt entitled to win, so I whined and pouted. My…
Hyperbole it is not. It’s clear the leading candidate for the Republican nomination for president is a fascist. Criminally indicted, he is running to keep himself out of prison. And…
The Gaza Strip is less than one-tenth the size of La Plata County. Gaza’s population is 38 times the population of La Plata County – 2,100,000 versus 56,000. Half the…
Thursday, Dec. 7, was a day to remember what happened at Pearl Harbor. What would all those sailors entombed in the sunken USS Arizona think about our country right now?…
There are many reasons to oppose the Roberts Village Camp Durango proposal. The density of the Roberts Resorts proposal is incompatible with the area. It increases concern for ecosystems in…
I am shocked that the local Planning Department is so short of staff that they have to hire an out-of-town firm to study the feasibility of Roberts Resorts RV Park,…
Although a candidate’s age can statistically increase or decrease the chances of becoming incapacitated during a term in office, there is no guarantee that a younger individual would prove any…
Shelli Shaw’s refusal to verify the November election illustrates the need for her to step down as head of the LaPlata County Republican Party. Her belief in – and support…
The name of the street that runs alongside the new location of the Durango Fire Protection District building should be named Dunaway Street. Born in Durango, Mike and Linda, 1966…
I am a student at Fort Lewis College who is deeply concerned about the climate crisis. I often hear about individual carbon footprint reduction, but the main cause of the…
Two and two will always equal four. Unless printing presses manned by Congress are used as calculators to figure out how to manage the outrageous national debt, increasing by the…
The last four times any of my family has attempted to fly from or to Durango, there have been massive problems at the airlines’ hubs. Two forced overnights and two…
I hope people are watching the news reports of childhood pneumonia outbreaks in China and Europe. There are many. Why no coverage in The Durango Herald or The Journal? Notice…
On Wednesday, as we all went about our days in relative safety with all the trivial cares of the world on our minds, there was man who was standing the…
What has happened to a once-proud, efficient U.S. government department in the past few years? I have lived across the U.S., enjoying world-class mail service for much of my life.…
With the holidays coming up, many Coloradans are trying to budget for everything from seasonal decorations to elaborate dinners to gasoline for long car trips. With smart energy policies we…
Mention “mass tourism” and one city that comes to mind is Venice, Italy, with multitudes of tourists walking its narrow streets and riding in gondolas over fragile gray-brown canals. During…
has this archaic brand of basketball been able to exist?
Richard Ballantinedu1-i-syn Dear Readers, Inserted in today’s Durango Herald is the Noel Night gift guide that features more than 40 local businesses that are welcoming shoppers this Friday evening. The…
On Dec. 4, the City Planning Commission will consider names for the street that enters Camino Del Rio from River City Hall and Durango’s fire station. City Council will vote…
Last week, when perusing upcoming events in Durango to plan my week, I noticed that the Toh-Atin Gallery off Main Street was hosting two “Navajo/Diné Winter Clothing & Food Drive”…
Recently, Rep. Lauren Boebert voted to cut all funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Not just reduce their budgets, but pull…
I am writing to let the city planning department know I know of nobody, except maybe Alvie Moore and Craig Roser, who have driven the soon to be named roadway…
