And there in the wilderness the voice became clearer as the busy scuffling sounds of the conscious mind quieted. You could hear it in the gentle wind flowing over your…
Colorado’s world-class elk herd is in trouble. The BLM is proposing oil and gas leases on the Roan Plateau of 126,744 acres – in the heart of the finest and…
With the announcement of a peace deal with Iran, a question I’ve heard asked: Now that the Strait of Hormuz has reopened for thousands of vessels, will they be enticed…
GOP governor's race too close to call; Denver ousts a 15-term incumbent
In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, wildfire is a fact of life. Every summer, communities across Western and Southern Colorado prepare for the possibility that a single spark can threaten homes,…
The Republican Party is masterful in using euphemisms, Orwellianisms and distortion to confuse voters. They could do the honorable thing and tell the truth. They attack diversity, equity and inclusion.…
On the Fourth of July, this quote from the original Declaration of Independence should be read aloud at every 250th anniversary celebration – to illustrate how we have drifted back…
The country in which I love you isn’t one of Beemers and Champagne brunches so much as of coveralls and sack lunches, of work gloves, goggles, and such. Nor is…
As reported by numerous credible news sources, the Trump administration has put $352 million in federal tax dollars – yours and mine – into one of the most unnecessary, irresponsible…
I see that Donald Trump is having issues with the reflecting pool and green algae. After spending some $14 million of our money, it shows what a no-bid contract with…
Your Fourth of July article online June 29 about activities in the Four Corners included every community in the area – except Bayfield. The Bayfield parade is one of the…
Editor’s note: Saturday marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was adopted. Most of us know the preamble by heart – “We hold these truths to be self-evident” –…
The United States has long been described as one of history’s most ambitious democratic experiments – not because its democracy has been flawless, but because it rests on a bold…
Imagine how things would be going if Donald Trump had not been reelected. Our economy would be booming. Inflation, gas prices, grocery prices and mortgage rates would be down. According…
I appreciate Susan Atkinson’s commitment to transparency and member engagement. Those are goals I share. After reading her letter (Herald, June 19), I reviewed LPEA’s posted board meeting agendas dating…
Jeff Bezos may have a 417-foot yacht and multiple private jets and mansions, but here’s something very special about America: I have a couple of summer retreats that he could…
As the Boulder County district attorney, Michael Dougherty has brought sensible and reasonable justice reforms to Boulder County by developing problem-solving courts, diversion programs, the state’s first Domestic Violence Acute…
There has never been a betrayal of the public trust like the one Congress is about to perpetrate on the American people. The Armed Services Committee has included in the…
Growing up in Durango, our parents and adults in the community shared an ethic: You don’t lie, brag, bully, swear or call names. Our father, a conservative Republican, World War…
I have come to the conclusion that we are moving from a democracy to a new kind of government called dollarocracy – when a government of the people, by the…
I belong to the mountains, I listen to the clouds, All the while asking for rain. Bill Frederick Durango
When the Gold King Mine spill turned the Animas River orange in 2015, our community was reeling. Within days, Sen. Bennet was on a plane and on the ground in…
