du1-i-syn Senator Murkowski claims that the physical footprint of drilling would be small. Her claims are misleading, as the 2,000 acres needed for development she often references would not be…
Putting new state employees, teachers and other public workers in Colorado into a defined contribution 401(K)-type plan does not address existing liabilities and would actually substantially increase the unfunded liability…
du1-i-syn The current tenor of our politics seems to fan the flames of fear and encourage us to go beyond holding the guilty accountable and to demonize whole groups of…
Have you read about the recent Kansas tax experiment? It failed. The state is hemorrhaging revenue and lawmakers in Kansas are now rolling back the tax law, a law just…
du1-i-syn Assuming you made it through Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday, as Noel Night approaches this Friday, it seems like a good time to review the city’s budget,…
Such EMP-hardening may be the best, safest, and least provocative way to deal with such a danger. In addition, we should write to our friends and relatives, as well as…
du1-i-syn These founding principles are more important than ever. Current administration of government control and influence into our personal lives is at an all-time high. The time to speak our…
Participants march against sexual assault and harassment at the #MeToo March in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)du1-i-syn That’s not because ordinary…
Regional climate models predict higher temperatures and less precipitation, especially in the summer months, when crops are most vulnerable to drought frequency and severity. Relatively small weather anomalies can have…
This is one of the most rigorously executed studies on fluoride and neuro-development ever conducted. Researchers found that prenatal exposure to fluoride permanently compromised children’s cognitive function. Hundreds of scientific…
Dax Snooks of Bayfield High School goes for an interception while playing Basalt High School field on Nov. 11 during the quarterfinal playoff game at BHS.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Or plays…
du1-i-syn Both the Senate and House bills do away with a number of deductions and credits, while almost doubling the standard deduction. The century-old charitable-giving deduction would remain for those…
du1-i-syn While the community sinks deep into its own version of “depression,” struggling to come to terms with the loss of another beautiful person, I sit and wonder what can…
He bragged about his history of assaulting women. I blame his “base” for basically ignoring all the damage he is doing to this country simply because his last name is…
The so-called “cut, cut, cut” tax bill has nothing to do with making America great. It has nothing to do with heading off levels of inequality reaching pre-Depression levels, nothing…
I commend Barkey for his service to our country as a Marine, but his unfounded words do a deep disservice to the hundreds of thousands of PERA members currently policing…
Climate change should not be a political football, it is a nonpartisan issue. Recent discussions about the president’s trip to Asia make it very clear that China is eager and…
du1-i-syn We did a double-take. It was almost the same headline that ran 11 months ago, in January: “Durango Fire seeks impact fee on new development.” The new announcement left…
We are told that this will result in massive new hiring and bountiful, rising wages for all workers. But when $300 billion of corporate profits were repatriated by G.W. Bush…
If citizens in each county across the United States were volunteering and donating locally, the entire U.S. could be an even better place to live, work and play. With the…
Contrary to Patterson’s statement, Obama didn’t have an open border policy. Everyone coming into the U.S. is vetted more thoroughly than ever. Of course, there are people who sneak in.…
These boys have been my eldest son’s classmates since preschool, and my husband coached several of them in T-ball and flag football. Sometimes, I still see them as little six-…
I know some residents who would like to see this happen. Hopefully, this will happen in the future. Willis M. Lovelace Forest Lakes
This beautifully performed tribute to our flag, tracing its history and importance in song and readings, and honoring our military, veterans, and first responders, was much more than just a…
du1-i-syn I received a parking ticket while having breakfast in your town in October. We had previously stayed the night in a Durango motel and had dinner at a Durango…
