Three recent articles in The Journal shared three approaches to community issues. Pleasant View neighbors don’t want to see solar panels on their neighbor’s property because they’d rather see farming…
If you’re wondering how President Joe Biden or whoever is running (ruining) our country, has not been run out of Washington with the long list of poor decisions, horrid policy…
I have been in Durango for 44 years and I will finish my 41st season soon as a mountain biker. I have worked with Durango Trails over the years, helping…
If you’ve ever wondered why teachers and school administrators endure long hours, low salaries, masking and Zoom challenges, and the ire of unhappy parents, look no further than Jerry McBride’s…
Recently on “Fox News Sunday” a Republican congressman claimed and ranted about the Federal Bureau of Investigation, raiding Donald Trump’s residence. Mar-a-Lago is not a residence. Mar-a-Lago is an unsecured…
It was disappointing to read an opinion by Bill Roberts attacking the unhoused. I, too, do not condone using public property as a restroom. But suggesting most unhoused folks have…
One thing we can learn from Europe is the importance of having our renewable energy infrastructure in place before eliminating existing energy sources. Our neighbors rushed to terminate fossil fuels,…
American plutocrats knew how to monopolize entire markets by the 1890s and, eventually, how to control whole cultures by shaping consumer lifestyles (see video “The Century of the Self”). By…
Alzheimer’s disease is impacting more Colorado families than ever before. However, it disproportionately affects older Black and Hispanic Americans versus older Whites. Despite this, decades of Alzheimer’s research has not…
In Sunday’s The Denver Post an article describes Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman going undercover to the homeless camps. He found that all received donated food and cash on a daily…
In response to Bill Roberts’ editorial last Friday, I wish to state unequivocally that I do not condone using public spaces as a toilet. However, I firmly believe this is…
Now that the city has shown us how deceitful they really are with their scam surveys that were designed to promote their already chosen plans for Main Avenue, can we…
Thank you to whomever you are for putting up the tongue-in-cheek ( I hope) sign asking train riders to not wave! Like those who wish to silence the steam whistle,…
Vast numbers of middle-of-the-road Democrats have had enough and are going to vote Republican in the 2022 election. The new Republican Party is America’s party. A party based on common-sense…
U.S. for us? That is the question. It seems that we have become the victims of our own good intent by allowing our representatives and social media to so polarize…
We’ve seen The Durango Herald’s positive treatment of teaching critical race theory and appreciation for “diversity, inclusion and equity” ideology being taught in our schools. We’ve seen numerous snidely negative…
The whistle of the train, the laughter of playing children, the farmers market in the summer and fall, and the county courthouse bells are just some of the things that…
Calling all conservatives. The real ones. Not the phonies. Ones whose cornerstone values are the Constitution, the rule of law and institutions that make those possible. When are you going…
No one enjoys paying taxes, but they are the investment we make to maintain our high standards of living. Taxes fund clean drinking water, law enforcement and the courts, educational…
Regarding e-bikes and other dire issues of contention, life doesn’t have to be so hard. Don’t like e-bikes: Don’t ride one. Think of the money you will save. Don’t like…
In the early days of the pandemic, the city placed bump-outs downtown to help Durango’s restaurants survive tough times. The Boulevard Neighborhood Association took a “wait and see” approach. Our…
How typical to see U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s misleading claim that she “passed nine important provisions” to benefit 3rd Congressional District constituents in the recent 2023 Appropriations Act. To the…
My heart goes out to the friends and family of Scott Gallagher, another cyclist needlessly killed by a careless and reckless motorist. Recently, I moved to Durango Hills and regularly…
As a longtime atheist I have, nonetheless, become inured to the never-ending exhortations of deities to bless the United States, the troops, victims of tragedy, etc., from the mouths of…
Our U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert recently said, “The church is supposed to direct the government. The government is not supposed to direct the church. That is not how our Founding…
I believe I have the perfect solution for the half-dozen folks in Durango who don’t like the sound of the train whistle. Farmington, Aztec, Bloomfield, Cortez and Bayfield don’t have…
With former President Trump not taking a desperate second presidential term, without the illegal expected help from former Vice President Mike Pence, on the Jan. 6 insurrection, the move back…
I’d like to clarify some misconceptions. Many businesses oppose the Next Steps plan not because they’re afraid of change, but because there was no real consideration of how the construction…
History in the making seems to be a matter of lulls and big events with undercurrents flowing all the time. In some ways, it’s like geology, where forces are at…
I have a Rad Rover 6 Plus e-bike. This bike has seven gears, five levels of assist, 20 mph electric only full speed and a 40-mile range on battery. The…
