My parents, Butch and Patty Prior, have cleaned that bank for 35-plus years, all the way back to when the now liquor store was the only bank in town. My…
But it should also be seen as an opportunity. Given the broad and serious effect such a cut would have, the possibility should be the occasion for a meaningful statewide…
I remember when the dissemblers called it global warming. I am sure that Mr. Veals’ eyes are all aglow at the thought of gaining his share of the billions of…
Remember, your job is to give the positive and negative in the news, not to try to sway people with your opinions and in the style you write. Just report…
Foukas has the cost of providing medical care and salaries confused. The $629,000 covered both salaries and all medical costs. Foukas failed to mention the contract with SHP doesn’t cover…
And isn’t this an amendment to “fix” all of those things wrong with Obamacare, after Pelosi urged Congress to pass it so we could see what was in it? To…
Whether you are one of those who do or have observed this activity, I want to speak in particular of the residents on the Dryside. There are families who still…
The fluoride we use in Durango is derived from the smokestack scrubbers of the fertilizer industry, containing traces of arsenic, mercury, lead and radon. In liquid form, it’s hydroflurosilicic acid.…
While Jackie Caudill’s letter to the editor (Herald, Aug. 10) correctly referenced several parts of the proposed amendment, she made badly skewed interpretations of them. She wrote that “ColoradoCare is…
We know them when we see them. We think of people who exemplify the best in all of us, who possess a deep sense of purpose and act on it…
While the circumstances in this case may raise concerns of coming forward, asking for help and being believed, this legal action is far from the national norm. If you are…
I visited our local post office to set up having her mail delivered here. After the usual 20-minute wait, I was abruptly told to use the online form to change…
At the meeting, several citizens shared the belief that sloppy production systems can be tightened up to reduce methane leakage. In support of that claim we pointed to findings dating…
Evidently, the Obama administration and environmental powerhouse lobbies don’t care about maintaining national treasures, just gaining them. Zero credibility is what federal government gets when sites are closed or mismanaged…
For any parents behind on that score, or simply unsure, now is the time to ensure the kids have all their shots. New notebooks, pencils and erasers are fine, but…
With La Plata Canyon getting unprecedented tourist visitation, and after the fiasco of the Gold King mining disaster, one wonders why regulators will not flush the project down the toilet…
My suggestion is for everyone who is so concerned for the unborn sign a pledge to assume responsibility for the born child from conception through completed education. Sign a pledge…
Your boy Donnie-small-hands (my nickname for Trump – he’s needed one for a while) has seriously gone off the rails and is killing any chance you have for political relevance…
Five of the most promising business ideas made presentations Thursday at the Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs gathering at Fort Lewis College. The entrepreneurs, singly and in pairs, narrated…
Gudrun Timmerhaus Gaskill was known as the “Mother of the Colorado Trail,” but that title almost fails to describe the depth of her relationship to the scenic route that connects…
In the spring of this year, a county maintainer inadvertently damaged our irrigation pipeline. We didn’t discover the damage until months later when we tried to utilize our water. I…
The lovely home we rented was outside the city limits so there was no recycling pickup. Undeterred, we made the effort to deliver our recyclable waste to the city’s recycling…
Traffic on this thoroughfare is a fact of life because it is the only road through town. Unless a bypass of town can be constructed, the traffic can’t be avoided.…
Fox attempts to create a scenario in which the current county commissioners are seen as having been unthinkingly profligate in their use of taxpayers’ dollars. He attempts and fails, and…
Few amenities make visitors feel more welcome than smiling faces! This summer, BID’s new Downtown Ambassador Program placed seven smiling BID representatives on Main to answer questions, make recommendations about…
Colorado PERA remains Colorado’s best investment by delivering a dignified and stable earned pension to 92,000 Colorado resident retirees. In Southwest Colorado, 1,842 PERA retirees sustain more than 400 Colorado…
I looked up Brown’s official blog to read details of his reasoning. I find not a word about global warming, climate science or the future. Considering he’s running for re-election,…
Property and business owners are already helping to pay for schools, cemeteries, libraries, fire departments, human services, water, etc. We cannot expect property and business owners to pay the cost…
Over time and getting over my naming issues, I became very fond of the Arc. It has a clean dramatic style that is well suited for a busy corner where…
On the heels of the 2016 La Plata County Fair that celebrates our agricultural heritage, and as the growing season winds down, it is worth mentioning some of the opportunities…
