I frequently walk the length of the river trail and no other bridge design smacks the eye in such a hideous way, with its industrial, cheap, outdated look. City Council…
This is real money for working families: The average surprise bill for emergency care is $628, and more than $2,000 for hospital admission. The vast majority of households filing for…
It’s an opportunity to reflect on how each of us can help end oppression. A key question facing historians is how could an enlightened society that produced our civilization’s greatest…
For years, RRT has done an excellent job of transporting residents of La Plata County to their work/school, Walmart, for help with medical needs, etc. My questions to a Bayfield…
It’s made up of multiple disparate parts, clunky concrete pylons and looks like it’s a cut-and-paste from the 1950s. For $4.1 million, can we not create a design that is…
9-R keeps dragging its feet on ending lunch-shaming – but why?
I work at Brennan’s Exxon. It is one of the finest local businesses here in Durango, owned and operated by the wonderful Brennan family for generations. Their employees and devoted…
Their goal is a hand up, not a hand out; rehabilitation and not entitlement; by addressing physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Joy Junction offers a nine-month program in life skills,…
How myopic that those impeaching President Donald Trump and we voters don’t demand immediate term limits and impeachment for all in Congress guilty of rampant fraud, lining their pockets with…
The city’s renderings of a proposed 32nd Street crossing are bad news
It is a smart move on the city’s part to reconsider large investments in our little ski area given the projected decline in our state’s snowpack and stream flow. Climate…
Lions and tigers and Jurassic Park – or just give some prairie to buffalo
Be like Canada! Where you can wait months to see your primary care doctor, be given tests, scans and finally see an oncologist when your once curable cancer has become…
A mailer recently sent by Doctor Patient Unity in New Hampshire.Courtesy of The New York Times We know, it sounds like “Alice in Wonderland.” Plus big bucks. That’s what lobbying…
My professors have gravely informed my classmates and I that if business continues as usual, the world should prepare for 2.5- or 3-degree temperature increases. This is terrifying. The reality…
He and other public officials, including Gov. Jared Polis, rightly worry about population growth’s impact on the environment since Colorado’s population is projected to increase 30% by 2040. That means…
One thing that disturbs me is the negativity expressed in some candidates’ attack ads whether in a primary or general election. To all candidates of any political stripe, share your…
The senators have sworn an oath to be impartial, for whatever it’s worth
A second try for a Colorado bill to impose fines for distracted driving
Environment, population and immigration are critically related in our world of 7.5-plus billion people. Because of public discussion such as this they are merging into one issue, whether politicians –…
There was no countdown to New Year’s in the casino as in previous years. No champagne handed out. No party hats or favors handed out in the casino. If you…
Procedurally, the college was designed to prevent a demagogue-like candidate from winning the presidency by inciting the passions of his constituents. Cooler heads in the Electoral College were supposed to…
To the protesters of Iran: We see what you are doing, and we are moved
I concede there may be a fine line between a bought-and-paid-for sign and one made from salvaged cardboard and .0003 cents of Magic Marker. Does Mr. Action Line really feel…
I would like to thank the Herald for publishing the column I have written, “Population Matters,” for almost 25 years. This is the only newspaper column in the world (of…
When I was living in Arizona there were three separate accidents where the drivers were illegals with no license and no knowledge of our traffic laws. In every incident at…
This was not a decision based on real science. It is a political stunt to assuage the right-wing climate deniers. The fact remains, the science of climate change is contested…
You can maybe see how we have come to that point. You might even have wondered these things yourself. The Herald had a news story last week (“Durango seeks state…
