Andrea Chacoscca Beer introduced itself to me in high school and hitched a ride with me when I went away to college. We became sloppy roommates and our intimacy peaked…
Fox News Channel is its own exotic animal in the world of journalism. When network commentators didn’t adhere to standards as revealed in the Dominion Voting Systems $1.6 billion defamation…
During my last haircut at a Durango small business, I learned that the owners had trouble finding licensed and certified barbers, and plumbers available to help keep their business open.…
Kudos to District Attorney Christian Champagne and the DA’s office on their progressive stance in a recent domestic violence case. Champagne required the convicted perpetrator to find new employment as…
Harrison Wendt does not stray away from the real. Having experienced life as an Fort Lewis College student, a performing artist and community activist, Harrison is present in so many…
My longtime friend Gilda Yazzie is running for Durango City Council and has my vote. Gilda’s extensive professional background and bachelor’s degree in business from Fort Lewis College make her…
We live down a two-mile dirt road, barely maintained by La Plata County’s Road and Bridge division. That was until we set up a brand-new homestead three years ago. After…
We strongly support students engaging in civic matters. But we’re uncomfortable with U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s visit on Wednesday to Dolores High School because her talk ventured beyond governance into…
The rank smell of red herring, stuffed into pockets of straw men binging Orwellian Fox News to feed nativist diets, takes little scratching to sniff in recent letters to the…
Robertscca Much of the talk this year, particularly around the City Council election, has involved affordable housing. But there has been a curious shift in the language. The preferred term…
They remind us, we have more immediate work ahead
Mayor Dick Whitedu1-i-syn Many items deserve attention from the 2023 City Council candidates. Civility. Contention among councilors detracts from both their effectiveness and respect from the community. Could the new…
Dave Woodruff easily answered our questions about Durango’s most pressing issues – housing, business, transportation, taxes, recreation and more. But, mostly, Woodruff impressed us with the suggestion that it’s the…
Harrison Wendt was nothing less than a reality check for us. In a meeting with him, Wendt was candid in pointing out the need for full representation on City Council…
On Friday, we learned that 16 new single family homes being built on Rosemary Lane will be priced at $1,035,000 or $1,248,000. When the city planning commission approved the proposal,…
Finally, many middle-of-the-road and principled conservatives are beginning to see what an utter buffoon Tucker Carlson is. If Rush Limbaugh and Alex Jones had an offspring, it would look, talk…
On March 5, in “Flies and Lies,” columnist Don Oliver wrote about river access and private property rights in Colorado. He makes some mistakes in his analysis. He says, “Until…
My commendation and support goes to the unanimous decision of the Bayfield School Board to modify the curriculum concerning sex education. This decision took courage. What that school board basically…
An “acknowledgement of error” or “apology” are definitions of mea culpa. Yes, I was the one who wrote the letter on Jan. 20, saying the Roberts Resorts RV Park proposal…
I greatly enjoyed the “flanger” snow-plowing tourist train story. Let’s have more local-train stories, shall we? But hold the train – did I read correctly in the story that crew…
House Bill 23-1230 will ban most semiautomatic rifles if passed. It starts off citing statistics regarding gun violence and mass shootings. But none of that matters. The Supreme Court has…
Here’s another take on kids and the Durango School District 9-R. Thirty plus years ago, our son went to kindergarten at Needham Elementary School. When I went to meet him…
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida introduced a resolution to remove all U.S. troops from Syria (H.Con. Res.21). Unfortunately, the resolution was defeated 103 (yeas) to 321 (nays). Thank you,…
Anyone else tired of dodging potholes? I realize it’s been a hard winter, but we’ve had hard winters before and I have never seen our highways neglected so badly. I’ve…
Black horizontal lines strike through the word “comprehensive” in every reference in Bayfield School District’s new Health and Family Life/Sex Eduction or IHAM policy for seventh grade, approved unanimously by…
Sixteen former mayors of Durango are concerned about the proposed reorganization and restructuring of Durango’s boards and commissions. How each board or commission is continued, changed or eliminated on behalf…
Cross University of Colorado at Boulder has recently fired its latest head football coach and hired Deion Sanders to replace him. Sanders is coming off admirable success as coach of…
Jonathan Thompson Even from a distance it’s clear that an oil and gas well called “State Senate #2” in New Mexico has seen better days. The pumpjack sits idle, tumbleweeds…
Even though trust in journalism has dropped to an all-time low, The Durango Herald keeps doubling down. The canceling/suppression of Scott Adams of Dilbert fame (and probably the last vestige…
My husband bought a helmet last year for skiing at Purgatory Resort after several times of almost being hit by other skiers. This year on his first day, he was…
