Recently, Primergy has offered to build a 155 MWac solar array project on unused land to the south of the community of Hesperus. A Stop Hesperus Solar group of local…
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case where North Carolina legislators are asking the court to grant them unfettered power to set rules for voting and elections, without state…
I found the guest column on Wednesday with the headline “Red Flag laws must be used to work,” most disturbing. This guest column was an attack on our county sheriffs…
In this season of giving (and receiving), I invite everyone to consider one way that we can all help make America great. As we stand in lengthy lines at checkouts,…
The homeless problem is very complicated and many contrasting opinions about it have been expressed in The Durango Herald. I am among those who do not wish to find someone…
Being a senior, I have been attending classes at the La Plata County Senior Center for six years now. I was happy to pay for my exercise class, $4 per…
Chip Thomas, a.k.a. Jetsonorama, is a doctor, artist and member of the Justseeds Artists Cooperative, which is “for like-minded, socially engaged artists.” I suspect that Monte Park LLC, a.k.a. Jury…
Utility scale solar is the most economically efficient and equitable way to do solar generation, but Hesperus is not the appropriate location. The appropriate location is where fossil fuel-based power…
The question of a parking garage addressed in The Durango Herald’s Sunday paper verifies discussions regarding parking congestion in the downtown area for at least 37 years. The answer to…
of impact might be worse than actual result in neighborhood
As a homeowner who lives just yards from these beautiful murals, I say keep them at any cost! Give Jury Krajack his letter of apology and get on with it.…
In reply to the editorial on Wednesday, “No-service tipping tough to negotiate,” I have this response. First, at full-service places, we tip about 20%, if product and service is at…
Anyone who has lived here for more than 15 minutes knows that city and county elected officials can’t get along. But this latest antagonism between the two over funding a…
Most who live in our diverse community want to just return home at the end of the day and feel safe in our own sanctuaries. The unhoused do not have…
A rail strike is possible and the result threatens our economy, along with national security. The union members want sick leave and management does not. Our government should utilize eminent…
So Lauren Boebert rode a flood of outside money to achieve a 0.16% margin of victory in a heavily Republican district. Hardly a vote of confidence. How will she spend…
The establishment of the new warming center in the heart of our community is a positive step forward in providing for the neediest among us, in and around Durango. I…
I have a practical solution to the controversy surrounding the bison mural in Mancos. Crowdsource funding for a new wall along the property line directly in front of that guy’s…
Compassion has two elements: first, recognizing the suffering and discomfort of others; and, second, taking action to alleviate that suffering and discomfort. Compassion, courage and political will were evident at…
How disappointing that Durango’s City Council denied funding to Community Compassion Outreach for a winter warming shelter. It demonstrates, yet again, the city’s complete lack of commitment to tackle homelessness.…
It would appear that QAnon, conspiracy theories, lies and toxic politics won the election in the 3rd Congressional District. Lauren Boebert will have two more years to serve as a…
Thank you for the article headlined, “When will the hole downtown be filled?” The project to build a modular-style five-story hotel downtown is a major mistake and it is time…
How does the San Juan Basin Public Health expect to form a new health department different from the one they ended up with, when they just keep leaving the same…
After all the ballyhoo predicting a crisis if Purple Cliffs were closed, including people dying, etcetera, I think we can all agree it went off quite well. La Plata County…
While laudable, Durango’s efforts in support of the Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency by offering various cost reductions is misguided. Direct monetary compensation for doing something evokes extrinsic motivation.…
Laura Pritchettcca Like many readers who gravitate towards books about this blue spinning ball we call home, I have a long and loving history with “A Sand County Almanac,” Aldo…
Recently, I had the privilege of watching Chip Thomas complete his mural in Mancos, thrilled that our community would be home to such a beautiful representation of our corner of…
I would like to believe that Colorado Parks and Wildlife is an honest broker in the wolf reintroduction plan, but evidence keeps suggesting it is not doing all it can…
The one thing that should be noted in the wake of the midterm elections is how candidates accepted losing. Generally speaking, they accepted it in the traditional way: civilly. There…
The City of Durango seems intent on killing the gold-laying goose with its plans to “redevelop” downtown into a suburban California shopping mall. Do these folks not realize why tourists…
