By a roll call vote on May 4, two hundred seventeen United States Representatives, including Ken Buck (R-CO), Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and Scott Tipton R-CO), voted to take health care…
Supreme Court justices recently voted to hear an appeal from the owner of a Colorado bakery who refused to cater to a “wedding” of heterophobic homosexuals, and was persecuted by…
The increases were advertised as a series of small, equitable increases to be able to issue debt for the Ridges Basin Water Treatment Plant, a new facility at Lake Nighthorse.…
But now Rand Paul just stated, “We have to realize we don’t have money to support Medicare and other social security programs for retirees! At this rate, we’ll simply run…
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br><br>A single engine air tanker drops its load of fire retardant high above the Lightner Creek Fire on Wednesday evening after a drone was reported flying in the…
du1-i-syn Through the use of something called “categorical exclusions,” the bill would prevent any public participation and side-step any environmental analysis as required under the current National Environmental Policy Act.…
I’ve worked for bad bosses before; I’ve been ripped off by crooks before; and I’ve believed what I wanted to be true in spite of the evidence, way too many…
There is a breakfast at the Lions Club in Bayfield and the parade at 10 a.m. A breakfast in Durango at Rotary Park, with the parade at 6 p.m. Fireworks…
Over 1,600 people have attempted suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. Only 28 survived. In an interview, each reported that two-thirds of the way down, they experienced a…
No doubt that helped the fire to burn even more and endangered life and property. Whoever this self-centered and thoughtless individual is needs to be punished severely. Pilots can’t see…
That’s Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, from Jan. 2010, referring to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). The senator continued, “ … that’s not the way to operate…the president ought to…
The Trump administration is hell bent on reversing Obama-era rulings, and with that is carving the wrong areas of government expenditure. We should be focusing on national monuments, forests, parks…
This (Herald, June 28) is an atrocity to local public opinion. The Zinks and the predominantly aging e-bikers who advocated for this have no right to go 20 miles per…
du1-i-syn Health care consumes approximately 17 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, and is growing. A third of the cost of insurance is in administrative fees, and a third…
That’s what appears to be happening if you are someone trying to find a place to rent in Durango. It’s absolutely insane. Greed at its ugliest! If someone can afford…
It is time for the town to take off its blinders and to seriously address the concerns of the irrigation ditch companies. It is time to adopt a town policy…
Fireworks: Verify local ordinances before purchasing and/or using fireworks. Store in a cool, dry place, away from children and pets. Read directions before use, and always have a bucket of…
Mike Dwinnell’s “Anti-Gringo Chili” won first place. Prizes included a painted leather plaque by artist Sandi Rusinko, plus an evening of dining, theater and lodging in Durango. His elk dish…
That’s a lot of losers. Mostly the losses would be to Medicaid recipients – folks with disabilities, low-income seniors, pregnant women and single mothers – and to those who can…
System a proven failure on U.S. 160, but so is our unwillingness to slow down
Not renewing the lease for the Bayfield title and registration office is offensive to those of us who call Bayfield home. I purposefully chose to live out here; I choose…
The root problem stems from the catastrophic flooding of the mine, leading to flooding of the tunnel on Sunday afternoon, June 4, 1978. At that time the bottom of Lake…
The basic fact is that drug companies set the price of the drug. They can charge whatever they feel the market will bear. To combat these massive price hikes, benefit…
Given the fact that Colorado now has an estimated 834 million dead trees, due to the ongoing mountain pine beetle and spruce beetle epidemics, there is a lot of work…
du1-i-syn Both of Colorado’s U.S. senators, plus Rep. Scott Tipton, whose congressional district includes the monument, urged Zinke to leave CANM alone. The Cortez City Council also weighed in, recommending…
No area of the world is untouched by this cancerous beast. He toys with the American people like we’re part of his reality TV show. He thrives on chaos and…
I remember one of Smith’s campaign promises being that he would do away with the “good ole’ boy” mentality. I believe there isn’t a greater example of “good ole’ boy”…
If the Affordable Care Act is replaced, our family’s health insurance is likely to become even less affordable. My wife and I each own a small business. Provisions in the…
Our community responds, in good times and after tragedy, to help those in need
Recently, Adult Day Care at “Our Place,” a local agency that provides daily respite care for Alzheimer’s and dementia clients, was engaged in an annual fund raising event. Much like…
