Author – The Durango Herald

Home Depot has open-door exit strategy

On the side door at Home Depot, there’s a big sign that says, “Exit.” However, on the door itself, you’ll see another sign reading “Welcome.” How can you greet people where they’re not suppo...

DATE: Apr 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Forecast corrected to avoid frozen peas, thongs

I was just wondering how we will face the weather as forecast by the Durango Herald. Here’s my screen grab from this morning (Thursday, March 22): While the -48 low tonight seems chilly, on ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Building lacks charm, bootleggers or Russians

What the heck in tarnation is that building at the corner of Aspen and Plymouth off Florida Road? I suspect we got moonshiners or a Russian troll farm hiding in plain sight. Any reconnaissan...

DATE: Mar 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Jail incident results in arrested development

A recent item from The Durango Herald’s police blotter stated: “At 4:58 p.m., an inmate was being violent at the La Plata County jail. Police made an arrest.” Arresting an arrestee. Interest...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Transparent fee puts the ‘bill’ in sustainability

So I get this flyer in the city utilities bill about “Sustainability in Durango.” It says that “to increase transparency,” there’s now a $2.30 monthly “fee” to fund “sustainability efforts.”...

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Support wavers for flag etiquette at Olympics

Maybe I have Olympic amnesia, but is it a long-standing tradition to drape winning U.S. athletes in the American flag or is this a new practice? Not to take anything away from Shaun White’s ...

DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Object’s sale is a bomb despite lots of passing traffic

I love Durango’s roadside markets. But before making my purchase, I just wanted to check and see if bombs for sale are protected under the Second Amendment? Are there background checks? Also...

DATE: Feb 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Social realism in public art might be unbearable

Bears are featured prominently on the proposed sculptures for the busy U.S. Highway 550/160 median. So if bears are some kind of Durango symbol, why not be ultra-realistic? Why not include s...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Don’t be taken in by the ‘taking out’ of fourth-graders

I was somewhat startled by an emailed newsletter from the San Juans Mountains Association, of which I’m a longtime member. It announced: SJMA “will also soon be taking out some fourth-grader...

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Lack of winter weather can’t bring down Snowdown

I noticed our snow shovel had some cracks – the one time I used it this winter. So I visited our friendly Koeger’s Ace Hardware to get a backup shovel. Walking past Rite Aid, I noticed the s...

DATE: Jan 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Debate about presidential photo needs to be reframed

I would like to know why our president and vice president’s pictures are not in our Social Security office. And no, I am not happy about it! It is disrespectful, illegal and unpatriotic! Tha...

DATE: Jan 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Internet sales, downtown evolution tax receipts

We’re a year into higher parking fines with a basic overtime fee now $25. The rationale was to increase funds for the city. Meanwhile, sales tax receipts have been dubbed “lukewarm.” Is ther...

DATE: Jan 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line