I’ve been in Durango for about 15 years now (from Denver) and I find the train annoying, polluting, loud, fire-starting and totally inconsiderate as per their meeting with the Rockwood…
I always have to respond to people that want the train to go away that the train was most likely here before you and when you looked for real estate…
However, to all the slumlords of Durango, let me simply say that the age-old practice of raising rent on locals to unattainable prices is wrong. More specifically, raising rent on…
The foundation that has envisioned a multi-use community park atop what was previously known as Ewing Mesa announced last week in a low-key sort of way that with Katz’s financial…
Incredibly, after only three weeks on the transplant list, Liam’s life was saved when he received the gift of life through organ donation. Right now in our region there are…
I’m writing to you about a concern I have. The ocean needs help. Plastic is polluting it and I’d like you/me to write an article discussing and to inform people…
Lots of people had ideas to help, but I ended up deciding to raise and then donate money. In my survey, 95% of people said that they would volunteer and…
This spirit of “can-do” collaboration among stakeholders is sadly missing in the third story. In September 2020, a surprise announcement said a site had been selected for a badly needed…
I ran out of my house just as the bus was heading to my stop. I forgot my mask, but was able to pull up my T-shirt and show my…
Yet the lodgers tax increase passed by only a very slim margin. Durangoans supported the increase from 2% to 5.25% by 2,563 to 2,404 votes, or 51.6%. But Letters to…
Many homeless people have mental and health problems and cannot get jobs to keep them alive. I have done research on this problem and propose that our town reallocate a…
It isn’t fair if humans have freedom but then deny giving it to animals. We totally agree that they shouldn’t chew things up, but that does not mean we have…
Durango Mesa Park. </URL>I was fortunate to see a copy of the plans for the use of the property and was impressed by the forethought and planning that has gone…
Historically, the train has passed through the Rockwood substation for many years during the silver mining era, but it wasn’t until 2020 that management decided to base operations from Rockwood,…
In 2020, Colorado broke its record for the largest wildfire three times. Past fire suppression policies and a lack of active management have left us with unnaturally dense forests or,…
I have recently been interested in the Toh-Atin statue downtown as a project we have done in school. I made a survey for school to take action on this problem…
That standard of reporting and sources of information have changed dramatically over the years and it has become increasing clear that we need new ways to teach students to navigate…
None of our neighborhoods were designed with the infrastructure to manage such a situation. It is clear after reading the Herald article, “Rockwood residents rail at D&SNG” (April 2), the…
My husband and I moved to Durango recently from what used to be “paradise” on the Gulf coast of Florida, near some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.…
He neglects to mention his own party’s responsibility for the impasse and cynically attributes Democrats’ motives to increasing their base. His snarky quote of Rodney King says it all. Republicans…
According to the Cleveland Clinic, approximately 70% of the population needs to be vaccinated before we reach herd immunity. We aren’t going to be able to reach this level of…
DAAR also acknowledges tourists use and benefit from local transit, which also allows the workforce that serves them to make it to work on time, with nearly 30% of the…
Why are certain citizens bashing the college population of Durango? (March 31, “Drug sales, use at Rim Drive parking lot must stop.”) If you think there is a drug problem…
These potential newcomers produce a housing demand that can only make Durango’s skyrocketing prices worse. Why would Durango voters approve more money to advertise our town, given the already diminishing…
The increase will help support a year-round tourism economy, which in turn supports and sustains local businesses. The tax is not paid by residents, but by visitors who come to…
We have worked closely with community members from the arts and culture sector, the restaurant sector, retail and outdoor adventure, and special events. After many months of collaboration by these…
Prior efforts by Rockwood residents to discuss this yielded little to no acknowledgement of the real risk to safety and negative environmental impact on the surrounding wetlands and forest that…
Although you’ve expressed important, valid concerns, I wanted to give another perspective to the topic. Rim Drive (called “Lions’ Den” by locals)is a special place for teenagers in our community.…
