The first true election in the last 16 years for Forest Lakes Metro Board of Directors positions was recently held. The subdivision overwhelmingly voted for the status quo. After residing…
This Wolverine granddad, of David Hawkins, would like to say “many thanks” to Joel Priest for his excellent – and tireless – coverage of Bayfield High sports. Doug Porter Durango
By San Juan Basin Public Health May is designated as National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month and locally we have much to celebrate. Significant progress in teen pregnancy rates has been…
SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald -A bike racer beats the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train to the crossing at Highway 550 in Hermosa during the 42nd Annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.du1-i-syn…
Memorial Day is Monday. For one hour leave your spring cleaning, spring planting, discount shopping, picnic fixings, baseball mitt, suntan lotion, bicycle races, vintage autos, dog walking, visiting relatives, golf…
Colorado’s Democrat-controlled House of Representatives killed SB18-221, which would have allowed voters in less populated counties the option to vote for their county commissioners by district rather than at-large. People,…
After the 2012 Sandy Hook (Elementary School) shooting, Connecticut enacted some of the most ambitious gun safety laws in the nation. The state banned over 150 models of guns, classifying…
Why would you ever publish the letter entitled “LGBT Community is danger to others?” This hateful letter shouldn’t be published anywhere. I am shocked and offended that you would publish…
Concerning the opinion pertaining to LGBT lives from Michael Jarvis (published on the Durango Herald website): To me it is the toxic and lamentable gene-pool of utter ignorance which should…
This is to encourage property owners and neighbors in the Animas Valley to attend the public hearing on the Yucha rezone request (Project #2018-0022), which was continued to 6 p.m.…
Colorado needs Doug Robinson, a Republican who is running for Colorado governor. He is a man of action who wants to take Colorado to the top of the charts in…
In response to the press-damning opinion by Norma Byrd (Herald, May 14), I felt I needed to make a few corrections. She has stated that a cadre of hacks are…
JERRY McBRIDE/Herald<br><br>Robert Morris of Animas Well Drilling drills a 227-foot deep domestic water well east of Oxford.du1-i-syn Water witching was once a respected profession in La Plata County, and perhaps…
Since homosexuals do not reproduce and hence are not normal and will not “survive” according to Charles Darwin, and since a homosexual orientation has a cognitive rather than a genetic…
A homeless man and his dog rest on Main Ave. in this Herald file photo.du1-i-syn Many residents are celebrating the city’s new ordinance prohibiting anyone from sitting or lying down…
Please allow me to provide insight into The Salvation Army’s decision to change our current service model in Durango. We decided to open a service center to be more transparent…
If you area a registered Democrat or Republican voter and are fed up with the two major parties, you should register to be an Independent/unaffiliated voter today. No worries, because…
du1-i-syn On Thursday, as a fitting start to the second annual Colorado Public Lands Day – celebrated today – a bipartisan bill led by Sen. Michael Bennet naming two local…
As a 40-plus year resident and worker in this community, I know how difficult it is for anyone to live and work here. I have recently found myself in a…
Please help! Just this morning noticed the new presence of some kind of tower on the bluff behind Home Depot. As a resident in the area, I find that it…
OK, County Road 203 neighbors. Please place your garbage cans in a secure location and save a fine. This morning, garbage was strewn along C.R. 203 before the mobile home…
Durango’s City Council decided unanimously that if you don’t have money to spend downtown, you better not get caught there. This is a shame and an affront to the very…
At a recent meeting of the Boulevard Neighborhood Association with City Councilor Melissa Youssef, a variety of city issues was discussed. Among the observations made were the increasing numbers of…
Frustrated with the current U.S. Congress? Worried about rising health care costs, long term U.S. debt, climate change impact here in Southwest Colorado? Us, too. Three Democratic candidates will be…
