Author – The Durango Herald

Without cannon, Fort Lewis College football looking elsewhere for boom

Dear Action Line: I understand that since Fort Lewis College football stopped firing its famous cannon after touchdowns, the team hasn’t won a game at all. Do you know why they stopped u...

DATE: Dec 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

It’s time for waste, and blurring state lines

Dear Action Line: As responsible rural citizens who can’t stand the sight of litter, we regularly pick up trash on our county road. What’s one to do, however, when the number one source ...

DATE: Nov 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Sheer dredgery needed at Oxbow boat launch

Dear Action Line: The end of the concrete ramp boat “launch” at the Oxbow north of town was buried all summer. I realized how massive of an obstacle the sediment had produced when I watc...

DATE: Nov 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Parsing Durango’s deep bumper sticker wisdom

Dear Action Line: Is it just me, or is there some mixed messaging going on here? More importantly, is this the most “Durango” of bumper sticker combinations ever? – Double Take Dear Dou...

DATE: Nov 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

What’s up with the Lamppost Trail waterfall feature?

Dear Action Line: Just wondering if the waterfall that runs down the hill behind Animas High School and enters the drainage creek along Lamppost Trail is a planned water feature or an un...

DATE: Nov 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Just mining our business in Horse Gulch

Dear Action Line: Durango is such a unique town in a million ways. Many interesting things grab our attention such as the old generator on Florida Road, Malfunction Junction, all the sid...

DATE: Oct 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Three Springs access to County Road 235 not so public

Dear Action Line: County Road 235 is a short road off County Road 234 that goes toward the Spur Line Trails of Three Springs. However, the road apparently goes through a sliver of privat...

DATE: Oct 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Rally, others look to put screeching halt to ‘rolling burnouts’

Dear Action Line: Black lines have appeared on all highways leading into Durango and in town as well. They appeared during the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. I don’t find them offensive,...

DATE: Oct 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

The mystery of the Home Depot sidewalk

Dear Action Line: I’ve lived on the south end of town for the last 10 years and seen a lot of new development along Escalante Drive: Sunnyside Market, Rocket Pointe, Freddy’s, Dunkin’ Do...

DATE: Sep 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Should we resist bear-resistant containers?

Dear Action Line: How are the city’s bear-proof garbage cans remotely compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act? The lids are almost impossible to open, requiring total dexterit...

DATE: Sep 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Why not reopen Wilson Gulch exit off U.S. Highway 160?

Dear Action Line: Why is the eastbound exit ramp to Wilson Gulch Drive still closed? I like to get gas at the new Maverik station. It appears all that needs to be done is a final grading...

DATE: Sep 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Some very important idle chatter

Dear Action Line: Boy, are we trying to reduce our carbon emissions here in Durango! The Trolley has been free; there are incentives for e-bikes; our town has quite a few charging statio...

DATE: Sep 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line