Often the recovery to a crisis is more challenging than the immediate response. Durango School District 9-R did an admirable job meeting families where they were to manage the initial…
Bob Dylan’s birthday was on May 24. I’m on the pavement, thinking about the government. Ask why Republicans repeatedly refuse to even consider the most minimal sensible gun-reform legislation. Nineteen…
Let’s be clear that the vast majority of Americans want a ban on assault weapons. Let’s be honest that these same Americans do not want to take guns and sport…
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is good at what she does, to the great appreciation of her supporters. When the congresswoman drapes a border-crosser’s insulation blanket across her lap, shouts at…
A recent letter in The Durango Herald repeated the claim by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert that state Sen. Don Coram, her primary opponent, is corrupt. Now, that’s a serious charge.…
The Democrats are revealing that their candidates running for the 3rd Congressional District are not worth a tinker’s damn. On that we can agree. They acknowledge this by switching their…
The impassioned debates we’re engaged in about health care, guns, climate, elections, taxes, etc. are certainly important and relevant. However, I can’t help but think pontificating the pros and cons,…
The recent Texas school shooting shows why we cannot depend on police for protection. Republicans are right – the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is…
Compassionate Citizens Initiative. Publish all details of the chain of possession of weapons used in shootings, to include manufacturer, store, sellers and all owners, including: 1. Photos 2. Names 3.…
This is in response to a letter expressing concern about Big R advertising shotguns in a flyer that was in the newspaper and that “look like AR-15s.” The author decided…
The Other Sidecca I was 13 when Jim Hackett died by suicide. Jim and his wife worked for the Forest Service substation in Norwood, where I grew up. Like other…
I grew up in a community where there was a choice as to where you sent your child to school. There were several Catholic schools, a private school and the…
Ascent’s charter application can be reviewed with the help of The Charter School Institute, Colorado’s statewide charter authorizer, without 9-R having to relinquish any authority. CSI has reviewed Ascent on…
What plans do the Durango Police Department have in place for a school shooter situation? Will the DPD hold parents back as a lone gunman shreds a fourth grade classroom…
Rachel Turieldu1-i-syn I was hustling out of the house, ignoring my un-walked dog’s aggrieved expression, when I found the yellow slip tucked into our front door. A citation from the…
An epic historical piece of Southwestern and statewide significance is rotting away in front of the depot in Silverton! The D&SNG management refuses to make the necessary repairs on this…
I had the privilege of attending 3rd Congressional District Rep. Lauren Boebert’s recent debate against state Sen. Don Coram in Ignacio. WOW, right off the bat, it was evident that…
I have recently returned to Durango after some years away. My old way to town is blocked off. What happened to Horse Gulch? We had public motorcycle lands there and…
Primary elections are a starting line. We want candidates who work closer to the center – at least sometimes across the aisle – not at the extremes. No fringe politics…
Let’s face it . . . we live in a country that cares more about its guns than its children; where the right to life includes a fetus, but not…
Last week, Durango’s second fire of 2022 exploded on Bureau of Land Management land frighteningly close to town. Another 700-acre fire is still burning on our public lands near Pagosa…
The 3rd Congressional District needs to make a change this year. If you are drinking the Boebert Kool-Aid, you don’t need to read further. Most of you have read numerous…
Some Democrats in the 3rd Congressional District have changed to unaffiliated as a method to vote against Lauren Boebert in the primary. I am a registered Democrat, I am absolutely…
The debates about abortion and guns in the United States rage on. Mayor Dick Whitedu1-i-syn When does life begin? Religious traditions offer answers ranging from “life begins at conception” to…
We strongly uphold the separation of church and state under the First Amendment, the same amendment that protects us to do our work. We’re looking at the Ascent Classical Academy…
Hypocrite Republicans who are anti-abortionist but support guns to mow down our children. This country should be overwhelmingly sad and equally ashamed. Barbara Morrison Durango
Durango families deserve diversity in education. It has been clear for decades that not all children learn the same. Education, like many aspects of life, is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor.…
George Washington, in his farewell address at the end of his presidency said, “Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn manner against…
I was disappointed to read in The Durango Herald (May 18) that the city will likely put several improvement and reconstruction projects on hold because of rising costs. I hope…
