Let me offer similar scenarios to put some flesh on the arguments against fixing downtown Durango. While living in Westport, Connecticut, in the 1990s, our village with colonial roots was…
Hundreds of families are eagerly anticipating the fall 2023 opening of Ascent Classical Academy of Durango. I have met so many people through my work toward the opening of this…
I moved to Aztec, New Mexico, a year ago and previously lived in Henderson, Nevada, for 30 years. Throughout those years, I spent a great deal of time visiting Durango…
Remember the $1,400 stimulus payment we received as part of the American Rescue Plan? I was happy to get it. For many it meant the difference between paying rent during…
The Journal’s March 4 guest column, “Commissioners unite to oppose collective bargaining,” demonstrates the commissioners of Montezuma and La Plata counties haven’t really thought out the consequences of SB22-230. They…
Now is the time. Ascent Classical Academy supporters need to unite, write letters and show up to any public meetings that we can! Publicly funded, privately operated charter schools give…
Do the citizens of Durango understand what is going to happen to their downtown? This year, the City Council and planning department hired a consulting firm to redesign Main Avenue.…
Please look up the definition of the word socialist, and thanks for your political opinions. By The Herald publishing your letter, it shows that democracy is alive and well in…
Thank goodness we have Mike Sigman to mansplain the abortion issue to us! His previously stated “facts” and depth of knowledge about seditious conspiracy, voting audits, climate change and the…
When did downtown Durango become broken? Main Avenue and the historic district are a beautiful, authentic showcase for generations past and future. Does the city of Durango need to spend…
Thank you for publishing the poignant, practical article on May 8 with the headline “How climate scientists keep hope alive as damage worsens.” It was the perfect Mother’s Day gift.…
Durango is an inviting town with lots to offer in terms of outdoor activities, a plethora of low paying and poor-training jobs, and environmental disasters that make most natives wish…
Growing up in an agricultural home raising livestock, it was good to see the recent articles about the Bayfield Future Farmers of America plant sale and Ignacio students learning about…
As a property owner on Main Avenue in town, I am sympathetic to my fellow businesses and do my best to support them. I am also acutely aware of my…
Thank God, the bill proposed by the Abortion Death Squad, which would legally allow abortions up until the birth of a child, was defeated. In December 2002, Scott Peterson murdered…
Since when did The Journal become such a leftist newspaper. Belittling Lauren Boebert and Ron DeSantis but uplifting “creepy Uncle Joe.“ When did the U.S. become such a socialist country?…
I wish more people would educate themselves before they jump on a bandwagon. Emotions are high when it comes to Roe v. Wade. Abortion is not a constitutional issue. If…
As voters consider whom to support in our upcoming Republican election, both Democrats and Republicans should consider who will best represent their positions on the issues most important to our…
Lauren Boebert doesn’t really want to represent me in Congress. I have contacted her multiple times through her official website and by phone, but I have not received a response…
Although a lot of superficially informed people are yelling and screaming about the current Roe v. Wade kerfuffle, it might help to mention a few clarifying comments. First of all,…
Congratulations to Kelly Bennett and Guy Winzenread, new owners of Oscar’s restaurant, now carrying the torch for a business that was established over 40 years ago. Mark Deitch purchased the…
My first thought upon reading the draft opinion on abortion was to wonder just how many pregnancies Mr. Alito has brought to term? My second thought was that if men…
As construction arrives back into Durango (as though it ever left) with spring flowers, pollen and tourists, I’ve found myself once again questioning, why are we unable to effectively merge?…
Lead us not into groomed failure. Corporate power is buying the best government money can buy (Citizens United). State by state, the members of the American Legislative Exchange Council promote…
The 21-year-old Durango Air Tanker Base, operated by the San Juan National Forest, is in dire need of maintenance. A recent engineering study revealed the need to resurface the base…
When the Supreme Court has five members who were placed on the bench more because of political leanings than merit, when the Supreme Court has five members who were appointed…
To the thousands of registered Democrats in Congressional District 3, it is time to unite. We must remove the right-wing radical, QAnon conspiracist and national embarrassment Lauren Boebert from office…
Last weekend was May Day and also International Workers Day – a celebration of laborers and the working classes. How ironic then that at the very same time, the La…
On April 29, Bill Roberts wrote of the case concerning the Bremerton, Wash., football coach who was fired for praying on the 50-yard line. Roberts spoke of our nation that…
I’m sure none of us are real thrilled about restrictions to our water usage. Most of us aren’t thrilled about seeing dry river and lakebeds either. The Durango City Council…
