Press reports have surfaced recently showing that Tri-State Generation and Transmission and other coal-burning power companies have funneled large sums – $7.8 million in 2017 and up to $8.8 million…
Let’s put public health above corporate wealth and get behind the improved Medicare for All Act just introduced in the U.S. Senate. Imagine no more premiums, deductibles, co-pays or medical…
It’s been a long time, but I just couldn’t pass up a chance to respond to Mike Sigman’s letter regarding walruses plunging to their deaths (“ It is completely obvious…
It is amazing to watch the supporters behind President Donald Trump at his rallies. They look like an all-white rendition of the Village People with their moronic costumes and behavior.…
Congratulations are due to Mary Shinn, Jerry McBride and all of the rest of The Durango Herald staff on their recent awards (“ We have recently moved to Durango and…
On Tax Day, I went to the post office to mail my compulsory tax bill. On the front door a sign read: mail received after 3 p.m. will be postmarked…
OK, you’ve decided to rid we old comic lovers of some of our favorites, but… “Nancy”? Seriously? How far back did you have to search for that old comic strip?…
9-R school district seems to prefer hungry children to good Samaritans
A little over a century ago an orphan from Italy came to America to mine coal in Western Pennsylvania. It was an opportunity for a better life for him and…
President Donald Trump is generously considering moving thousands of asylum-seekers to “sanctuary cities.” I’ve listened to speech after speech by leading Democrats in the last few months about how much…
In reading the story about teacher Robyn Baxendale raising money to pay off kids school lunch debt at Miller Middle School (“ I was astounded by the tin-ear response from…
LPEA has a new CEO – and says it’s none of your business what she’ll earn
Yes, size matters when it comes to pickup trucks but I’m talking about the size of the noise they make. Sadly, many pickup trucks in this town are now outfitted…
Ms. Norma Byrd is upset by the Herald’s shuffling of comic strips (“ First, there are several resources for syndicated comic strips such as arcamax.com. If the Herald doesn’t carry…
The Durango Herald mainly publishes news and editorials that accord with its left-wing views. Objectivity has long since left the room. I read somewhat in horror the meandering editorial focused…
If you’re over 30, chances are Monica Lewinsky brings memories about presidential scandals You may think you know all you need to about that. I challenge you to rethink those…
If you care about rising electric bills and future economic development in our county, you should vote for Jeff Mannix in the La Plata Electric Association election. Jeff will work…
Check out the big brain on George Thompson! (“ Given that Earth’s atmosphere now contains more carbon dioxide, 25% more, in fact, than at anytime in 800,000 years, happy days…
We know one of the major reasons that teens reach the point where they would take their own lives. There are more, but public shaming or cyber-bullying can’t be dismissed.…
Earth Day, April 22, is a reminder of the power inherent in grassroots movements to make dramatic changes that improve our lives. Young or old, Americans across the country are…
As the La Plata Electric Association election approaches, I’m struck by two things that I recently learned. First, the 7.35 cents that LPEA paid to buy one kilowatt hour of…
The last time the media took a cheap shot at a sitting president’s children, Harry Truman threatened to punch a Washington Post critic in the nose over a review of…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been targeting and apprehending valued members of our community. A year after Bayfield resident Edin Ramos was separated from his family and deported to Honduras,…
It impoverishes the meaning to say that it is any form of detention
The energy economy is shifting rapidly with the cost of renewables plummeting and the price of coal steadily creeping up. Unfortunately, although Southwest Colorado is prime territory for solar energy,…
