Opinion

Lawsuits, ‘bathroom bills’ constitute fearful overreaction to non-issue

This comes after a mirror-image situation in North Carolina where, in response to an anti-discrimination ordinance passed by the city…

Limit type and number of boats on lake

Uniqueness. We have Vallecito and Navajo and McPhee all in easy, motorized reach. We have no other lakes easily accessible…

Congress, media leaving voters wanting

So the perception is once again that the American people are left with a choice of the lesser of two…

Closer ties to Vietnam make could have happened long ago

That reflects an oddity of American history: It seems to take us longer to forgive enemies we do not crush.…

Brown not so out of touch on climate

Scientific truth is determined by data. The data showed no global warming for 15 years, during which one-third of all…

City calls on public for lake comments

This board is aware of the strong community support for recreation at Lake Nighthorse. Our Parks, Open Space, Trails and…

Colorado’s Hickenlooper increasingly mentioned as Clinton running mate

Hickenlooper would likely make a good vice president. As the former mayor of a major city and a two-term governor,…

Champagne brings integrity, leadership

My confidence in his integrity, leadership and experience has increased during a number of formal and informal encounters. When I…

Was ‘child sex sting’ about terrorism?

The story did not directly say that an advertisement “to lure people in the Four Corners interested in paying for…

Think about the high cost of not voting

Not voting also affects us locally. Take for example the recent La Plata Electric Association election in which many of…

House vote shows an unusual alliance in opposition to divisive old symbol

The vote was on an amendment to a bill funding the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects. The…

Greed in Durango?

Lawsuits greedy, but access issue real

The way the guy went about this was inappropriate, but so is denying people access because of their disability. Please…

Lammons the better candidate for D.A.

Lammons favors stringent sentencing requirements for violent offenders. But, according to examples taken directly from the Herald, Champagne’s record appears…

Still time to change plan for sewer plant

As a veteran of 35 years of major engineering projects, I have a few thoughts and questions for the city.…

Any options to save quiet on Nighthorse?

I, too, recall those many meetings in early 2011 when it was made abundantly clear to all in the room…

Is greater Navajo release a new threat?

Does this mean our government or the Environmental Protection Agency is not telling us the whole truth? This season, on…

Lake plans must protect water quality

This would be hard to do on a reservoir as small as Lake Nighthorse. Non-body-contact water-based recreation, particularly the use…

Legislative success, governor’s signature enables process that may be the answer to new airport

Not that SB 168 does anything directly to the airport. The bill allows counties and cities to enter into authorities…

Lammons has qualities needed in D.A.

That means an effective district attorney in the 6th Judicial District must have the experience associated with the knowledge of…

Stories were reminders of ’70s episode

When I lost my job, and my 1969 Datsun 1600 broke down, my mental capabilities were at an all-time low.…

Brown is correct to doubt global warming

The theory has become more political than scientific, as communities are pressed to enact useless and expensive legislation to fix…

Are you or your mechanic ready for self-driving cars?

Of course, the process of turning the automobile into a true auto-mobile has been going on since its invention. Crank…

Election year calls for tolerance, humility

I am the daughter of an extraordinary man who experienced the oppressive communist regime of the former Czechoslovakia. Chased by…