Opinion

Dragon could propel Durango globally

Just think, if the Durango Area Tourism Office were to have a picture of the “Arc dragon” go viral, we’re…

Parents’ rights bill dangerous, unneeded

How will children who are abused by their parents be protected? The trusted adults whom children go to for help…

Vaccination – or not – is parents’ choice

Holly Hott Ignacio

Parents’ rights bill needs expansion

If it is a parent’s right to decide whether his or her child can go to school packing measles, mumps,…

Health care should not be profit-driven

Not only do we allow all this, the corporations are consistently paying off congressmen, making it even more profitable for…

Tipton and FLC

Federal help with Native American tuition costs would be welcome

Purgatory again

Now, can we have “Sixes” back, too? Durango Mountain Resort never did exactly roll off the tongue. It was, perhaps…

Limit sweets and eat whole foods

Those that may offer some so-called nutritional benefits would need to be eaten in quantities considered excessive in order to…

Property tax funds are child abuse

Also, real estate values should never have been used to determine property taxes. Think what this would do for real…

Task force

and oil panel served its purpose, but impasse over control remains

Wild horses

Bait-trapping is the humane answer to unnecessary helicopter round-ups

Nobody works as hard as Sweetie

She does all this with a smile on her face and a kind word for everyone! Nobody works harder for…

Half-cent tax has paid big dividends

Michael Burke Durango

Global warming effects take time

At the onset of the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago, carbon dioxide was at 280 ppm. Due to the relentless…

Disasters

Successful application of predictive technology could save lives, money

Herald communication needs boost

I was never informed that when I put The Durango Herald on vacation hold, my access to the E-Herald was…

Religious discrimination

Beliefs do not trump legal obligations

Trash on Highway 550 is disgusting

I live and travel on 550 daily. Many times, I witness garbage trucks traveling south on the highway, spewing trash…

Olson column was wrong on many levels

This column is an absurd misrepresentation of reality. It is wrong on many levels. Olson cites the International Monetary Fund…

Re-electing Mayor Marbury is no contest

Sweetie has an enviable ability to see the silver lining in any situation. During her first term, the city very…

‘Islamic radicals’

Insulting the world’s Muslims would not help defeat America’s enemies

Steam Park

There is a war against the homeless

It is illegal to sleep in the parks at night, forcing most homeless people to sleep during the day –…

AP climate stories are opinion, not fact

Seriously, I realize that the goal is to keep the uninformed liberal voters in the dark about what is really…