On Aug. 5, 1881, the Rio Grande Railroad opened the Silverton Branch. In 1981, Charles Bradshaw bought the railroad from the Rio Grande, saving both towns and the railroad. His…
Help me understand Lord I don’t know the reason why For I’ve lost my precious loved one And my mind is all awry. As I seek to understand Lord Did…
Over the last few months – years – school shootings have increased. As I understood one newscaster, this year alone there have been more than 100 to date. While several…
Today, I went to the lab at Mercy Family Medicine Horse Gulch to do my routine – but frequent – blood draw. I was notified that the next time I…
The school shooter in Nashville communicated with a gal friend about this horrific event about to happen. The friend called law enforcement right away in the morning. Law enforcement did…
This City Council election has provided me with a sense of hope that I haven’t experienced in a local election before. As a young working professional, I’m thrilled to see…
The root problem with mass shootings is not the guns, it is the hate. When a person is consumed with hate, he or she becomes incapable of feeling any empathy…
After repeated pleas for U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert to address water issues in the West, after a plethora of embarrassing antics intended to shame her political opponents that backfired –…
We are Durango kids and we support Harrison Wendt for City Council. Harrison makes us feel comfortable sharing our thoughts. He pushes us to do our best, has a great…
Durango’s City Council election is a chance to compare those committed individuals willing to do this difficult, thankless job. But it’s also is a referendum on the kind of city…
Another school shooting, this time in Nashville. Three children and three school staff members killed. So far, 128 mass shootings this year, more than one per day. Fifty-one school shootings…
Recently, I stopped at the Durango Post Office drive-through to put my mail in. The outside box was completely full with mail falling out onto the ground. Extra mail was…
April 4, the last day of voting for Durango’s City Council election is almost here. It’s high time to decide whom to vote for and drop off your ballot. I…
I am generally not one to extol the virtue of this area’s hidden gems. The internet and social media’s popularization of the Ice Lakes Trail and the ensuing closure of…
I’ve had the impression for many years that the Fox News Channel is not journalism. I think it’s storytelling and entertainment with little distinction between fiction and nonfiction. The network…
I just read a recent newsletter from Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, warning me and all in the 3rd Congressional District that President Joe Biden plans to infringe on our Second Amendment…
The City of Durango is about to make a tremendous mistake by paving one of the few downtown green spaces west of the Animas River. The city proposes to put…
On behalf of the medical staff at Pagosa Springs Medical Center, we respectfully request those in power to reconsider the decision to dissolve the 80-year relationship between Archuleta and La…
I am in agreement with residents objecting to a planned 306-stall RV park in the Animas Valley. The reasons for my objections are many – some based on aesthetics, others…
I am writing to send a shoutout to deputies with the Bayfield Marshal’s Office. I left the Pine River Library at 7 p.m. the other night and I saw a…
I have never been one to be excited about voting, especially in a local setting. There was no one who represented the people I worked with, the people I live…
This week, I had the opportunity to speak with Carter Rogers, candidate for Durango City Council, and I was pleasantly surprised. I was particularly impressed by his stance on affordable…
In The Durango Herald on March 9, Harrison Wendt, a City Council candidate, expressed a desire to reallocate portions of the soon to be sun-setting 2005 quarter-cent tax to housing.…
In the upcoming city election, we have the opportunity to halt Next Steps, the redesign of Main Avenue, by electing the right candidates. Gilda Yazzie opposes the redesign of downtown…
I am writing to encourage Durango residents to vote for Harrison Wendt on April 4. I know Harrison well and respect his drive, his impeccable integrity and, most of all,…
I truly believe that Durango City Council has desperately been needing someone like Harrison Wendt. In a recent forum of City Council candidates, I heard several good ideas, but it…
I am writing this letter to give my wholehearted support for Harrison Wendt for City Council. I have had the pleasure of knowing him for the past couple of years.…
I first met Harrison Wendt at a fall folk festival in Pagosa Springs. I maybe got a little overexcited. Yes, it was after hours and the band was playing. I…
I have been doing my homework on who would make a great, new City Council member; one with experience and a new perspective. I went to forums, read candidate statements,…
It’s time to say no. Our City Council authorized a new design for Main Avenue that will destroy the historic downtown. Councilors are spending hundreds of thousands on an engineering…
