Thank you to whomever you are for putting up the tongue-in-cheek ( I hope) sign asking train riders to not wave! Like those who wish to silence the steam whistle,…
Vast numbers of middle-of-the-road Democrats have had enough and are going to vote Republican in the 2022 election. The new Republican Party is America’s party. A party based on common-sense…
U.S. for us? That is the question. It seems that we have become the victims of our own good intent by allowing our representatives and social media to so polarize…
We’ve seen The Durango Herald’s positive treatment of teaching critical race theory and appreciation for “diversity, inclusion and equity” ideology being taught in our schools. We’ve seen numerous snidely negative…
The whistle of the train, the laughter of playing children, the farmers market in the summer and fall, and the county courthouse bells are just some of the things that…
Note the bumper sticker, “Bikes, Durango’s replacement for horses.” Now, we’re witnessing another possible replacement and a sharp Durango divide – people hating on ebikes. And those who love that…
cca What is broadly known about Leo Lloyd’s tragically condensed life are his heroic and legendary international level mountaineering search, and rescue skills and saves. What I hope to add…
The Other Sidecca Roberta Villalobos and her husband, whose real names I’m concealing for questions of privacy, began looking for a house to buy in Durango over two years ago.…
Tune to any news channel and you’re bound to hear the question: Is the United States in a recession? Two consecutive quarters of a negative gross domestic product is, by…
It speaks well of Durango and La Plata County that people here recognize both the rights and the humanity of the homeless. But there are limits to everything. And it…
Michael Fields, who helms Colorado Rising Action, a conservative fiscal policy group, championed the passage of Proposition 117, which requires voter approval of certain new fees. (Courtesy)cca With bipartisan support…
It’s been a long time coming, these extraordinary bipartisan Senate and House bills that propose additional protections for the Lower Dolores River corridor. Equally impressive are stakeholders who spent 14…
Calling all conservatives. The real ones. Not the phonies. Ones whose cornerstone values are the Constitution, the rule of law and institutions that make those possible. When are you going…
No one enjoys paying taxes, but they are the investment we make to maintain our high standards of living. Taxes fund clean drinking water, law enforcement and the courts, educational…
Energy components easier on wallets, the planet
Regarding e-bikes and other dire issues of contention, life doesn’t have to be so hard. Don’t like e-bikes: Don’t ride one. Think of the money you will save. Don’t like…
In the early days of the pandemic, the city placed bump-outs downtown to help Durango’s restaurants survive tough times. The Boulevard Neighborhood Association took a “wait and see” approach. Our…
How typical to see U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s misleading claim that she “passed nine important provisions” to benefit 3rd Congressional District constituents in the recent 2023 Appropriations Act. To the…
My heart goes out to the friends and family of Scott Gallagher, another cyclist needlessly killed by a careless and reckless motorist. Recently, I moved to Durango Hills and regularly…
As a longtime atheist I have, nonetheless, become inured to the never-ending exhortations of deities to bless the United States, the troops, victims of tragedy, etc., from the mouths of…
Our U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert recently said, “The church is supposed to direct the government. The government is not supposed to direct the church. That is not how our Founding…
I believe I have the perfect solution for the half-dozen folks in Durango who don’t like the sound of the train whistle. Farmington, Aztec, Bloomfield, Cortez and Bayfield don’t have…
With former President Trump not taking a desperate second presidential term, without the illegal expected help from former Vice President Mike Pence, on the Jan. 6 insurrection, the move back…
City would get better answers by asking better questions
