Sen. Gardner, your response regarding health care financing is wrong. The creation of multiple, smaller risk pools is the most costly, economically unsound health care financing there is. A single…
du1-i-syn Trump never said any such thing, if you’ll take the time to watch what he said and enjoy the full context. I’m not a Trump fan, but I wonder…
11th annual focuses on growing our local economy, leadership and partnerships
du1-i-syn Outside Durango, in DFPD’s 325-square mile service area that runs from the top of Coal Bank Pass to the New Mexico line (and between the Montezuma County line on…
Close to home, we witnessed how their amazing efforts led to containment of the Lightner Creek Fire. What we don’t witness is that they save lives every day. These…
No one likes taxes. In this case, however, it is justified, as public safety is vital to a thriving community. Our rural roads, weather and volume of calls for residents…
Kristof spoke of the “empathy gap.” I embraced it. Perhaps I have not taken the time to investigate the circumstances of another’s situation before I enlist my opinions and judgments.…
National anthem: “all other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, and men not in uniform, if applicable, should remove…
du1-i-syn In celebration of its 20 years serving the college and the community-at-large, the Concert Hall is hosting two events that are certain to reflect the quality and diversity of…
A madman with firearms, another domestic terrorist, wanted to take out everyone on the baseball field. No one was murdered, but if by chance all of them were slaughtered, do…
du1-i-syn Not only is it exceptionally well written, its message is an important wake-up call for our country. In one of Mary Oliver’s poems, there is a line: “To pay…
You can do that easily by going to www.govotecolorado.com and visiting the secretary of state’s website. Secondly, the school board elections are our way to ensure our future is in…
By Tod Lokey Dear Bayfield Middle School Community, Today was a challenging day that presented students and staff with fear and anxiety. We had a presumed bomb threat; fortunately, there…
The support and generosity from UltraSteam, Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, CJ Sand and Gravel, BP Corporate, Animas Brewing, Baked, Brew, Carver’s Brewing Company, Creative Color, Cuckoo’s Chicken House, Durango…
When he should be consoling the families of soldiers killed defending our country, he pities himself for having to make the phone calls. When he should be offering to help…
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald – Lake Nighthorse’s current amenities include a parking lot, bathroom, and boat ramp on the east side of the reservoir.du1-i-syn And while news that the lake may…
How dare you talk to us citizens like we are idiots, saying that, “This is not the time!” So, if a mass shooting death toll reaches 1,000? Or 5,000? Will…
What have I learned over the years? The only thing sustainable in Colorado is the Democrats’ thirst for more of our money. The Republicans run a close second; if we…
du1-i-syn When talking with Humane Society staff and patrolling officers, they admitted that they are not asking dog owners to license their dog. Presently, the city and the county are…
du1-i-syn In its language, this petition does not define any possible path forward on how local businesses would accomplish this, nor suggest the state or local policy mechanisms that would…
In this May 9, 2017, file photo, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke rides a horse in the new Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding, Utah. Zinke is recommending that six of…
In the course of fall 2016 and winter and spring of 2017, our family was in need of the DFPD in emergency situations due to my elderly father’s declining health…
Isn’t it time to stop bringing up Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky again? Gerald Sheldon Durango
Charter members of The Herald’s new editorial advisory board met at the Herald offices on Oct. 7.du1-i-syn They all serve as charter members of The Durango Herald’s Editorial Advisory Board.…
