As Durango thaws out and trails become more accessible, it seems everyone has the same idea – hit the trails and enjoy the open space and public lands where we…
Denver voters overwhelmingly say no thank you to lifting city homeless bans
Colorado’s General Assembly rushed through House Bill 1278, which makes “miscellaneous” changes to Colorado election law. It vastly increases the number of petition signatures required to place independent and minor…
Mother of slain cafeteria supervisor wipes out Minnesota student meal debt
Sure is good to be home in Durango after a five-week bike and drive trip in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Spain. One of the virtues of off-the-beaten-path travel is that…
“Life is Flyin’ By” – and one of our town’s most beautiful voices has been stilled (“Singer-songwriter dies in head-on crash north of Durango,” April 23). Greg Ryder’s voice, which…
A rare vulture left Bulgaria – and ended up arrested in Yemen
As the one-year anniversary of the 416 Fire nears, my heart continues to break for the loss of our precious dog due to the fire and for those who have…
Tax increases are inevitable and almost always necessary. However, democratic principles demand representation and concomitantly, prudent consideration of the needs of all parties. For example, consider the Three Springs district…
The Ryder family wishes to extend our sincerest gratitude to Durangoans for their sympathy and condolences in light of our dear Greg’s death. We – his brother, Noel, and I…
The officials in charge of inspections for Lake Nighthorse don’t seem to comprehend the danger that zebra mussels represent. This species is invasive and can destroy every living thing in…
I read with interest the article by Jack Llewellyn, the executive director of the Durango Chamber of Commerce (“Have a voice in our economy,” April 27). Definitely the theme was…
I may have scraped the driver-side door of a pickup truck on May 1, around 8:30 a.m., in the Spine Colorado parking lot. By the time I could check in…
Marsha Porter-Norton announced back in February that she is running for La Plata County commissioner in 2020. We’ve been friends and colleagues for more than 20 years. Many years ago,…
The Colorado senator, with a clean bill of health, makes his presidential bid
I want to express my appreciation to the Herald editorial board for printing an opinion column that is proof positive that media bias is alive and well. New York Times…
Colorado waterways are under threat from harmful plastic pollution. One of the worst forms of these products is Styrofoam (polystyrene), and Americans throw away an estimated 70 million plastic foam…
The April 25 Herald editorial on hungry middle school kids caught my attention (“ Hypocrisy in our world! Women with unwanted pregnancies are forbidden by lawmakers, dictated to by religious…
It’s been two decades since Lucinda Williams recorded her classic album
What Greg Ryder means to us (“ His absolute love and adoration of his wife Julie. His love of his kitty cats. Being one of the best skiers on the…
The Herald’s April 18 editorial (“ The editorial board called out one protester’s sign [“Detention is Torture”] that I read as an announcement that the intentional suffering caused by detentions…
It might have worked for FDR but we will need a better plan now
I hope Rep. Scott Tipton has spent the hours I have today reading for himself the Mueller Report. No reasonable person can deny the Russians did not just “try to…
Few statements are more revealing than when someone in Sen. Cory Gardner’s position submits a wandering diatribe slamming everything from the Green New Deal to recent Colorado legislation for no…
Shooting shows how they linger; popular sitcom shows how they die
I have been honored to serve Durango on the City Council for the last eight year and I want to thank many people, first of all, the voters who trusted…
History in many ways began with the incompletely released Mueller report. While I personally cannot wait for the full, unredacted version, the one released shows a shameful president and presidency.…
