I just retired from the (La Plata County) Treasurer’s Office after 21 years of service. During the last 3½ years, I have worked for Allison Aichele, La Plata County treasurer.…
It is not anti-flag, anti-anthem or anti-military. To me, it’s a peaceful and tangible means of expression to say, “Consider how many of my brothers and sisters of color are…
To suggest that the D&SNGRR consider new ideas is not an attack on the train, the owner, the community or the value of historic preservation in general. It is only…
The EPA’s announcement of a plan to begin cleanup of 26 contaminated mining sites in the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund area as soon as possible was welcome news in…
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train should have been shut down during this season of extraordinarily historical drought. And can someone please explain why, in this age of…
Tim Walsworth has been a business leader in the Durango community for over 15 years and will continue applying his leadership skills as a public servant for La Plata County.…
In May, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, or “Farm Bill,” to reauthorize farm programs and policy as well as the Supplemental Nutrition…
Residents returning to their homes let us hope that worst of 416 Fire is over
Friends and family assembled at the Allison-Tiffany Cemetery on May 28 for a Memorial Day service. Flags were placed on the graves of veterans and also placed on graves at…
Tim Walsworth has been a business leader in the Durango community for over 15 years and will continue applying his leadership skills as a public servant for La Plata County.…
June 15 is the deadline for paying property taxes, and payments postmarked after that date will be “delinquent.” If you have a mortgage on your residential home, most likely your…
To all the people bad-mouthing the owner of the train and their family. You should all be ashamed. It was an accident and not done intentionally. Come on, the Silverton…
I recall not too long ago I had written a letter to the editor (Herald, April 28) concerning the extreme danger that running the narrow gauge train brings to our…
Courtesy of Dan Bender – An air tanker drops retardant on the 416 Fire north of Durango.du1-i-syn Those folks lucky enough to take full advantage of the 35th annual Animas…
Oh, Michael Jarvis (Herald letter online). Yet another straight, white, masquerading-as-a-Christian, conservative male spewing discrimination, vitriol and hate in the name of God. Yawn. Now, I don’t want to seem…
June 15 is the deadline for paying property taxes. Tax payments postmarked after June 15th will be “delinquent.” If you have a mortgage on your residential home, most likely your…
Mary Shinn/Durango Herald – La Plata County Treasurer Allison Aichele, right, speaks with Mary Ann McCarthy at Needham Elementary during the Democratic caucuses. Aichele is competing against Business Improvement District…
Your June 4 editorial about the three-minute public testimony limit at city council meetings starts with “We get it.” No, you don’t get it. If you did, you would see…
Are you as concerned as I am about how dry it is? Field grasses crunch, even at 8,000 feet. Evergreens look sickly. Beetles are attacking and killing more trees. It’s…
It is unthinkable to me that we still have leaders in office who actively deny climate change. Beyond the politics, the real-world impacts are horrifying. Here in Southwest Colorado, seven…
Allison Aichele is campaigning on her experience as La Plata County treasurer, a position she has held since January 2015. But that experience is costing us, the taxpayers, $24,000 a…
It’s a miracle. On June 6, 2018, I experienced a real, honest-to-God miracle. For the first time in almost 29 years that I’ve lived here, I actually agreed with all…
In early May, I met a friend in downtown Durango. I parked on East Second Avenue. After the night’s passing hours of catching up, along with consumption of several alcoholic…
Kids are not subject to gun laws, commonsensical or otherwise. Neither do they have rights. Adults do have common sense, or should have, and rights, and are personally responsible for…
Political commentators yesterday reported on Donald Trump’s clemency pardon for a man of minor celebrity who pleaded guilty in 2014 to an illegal campaign contribution. They also reported that Trump…
