First, I would like to point out that I have been riding mountain bikes in Horse Gulch since the beginning of time and that at the beginning of time, there…
Heavily discounted federal grazing fees, (approximately 10 percent of market value) are simply just Food Stamps in another form. Bob Kuhnert Durango
As we move our electrical cooperative into a new century, there will be many new challenges, many of which will include the most economical way to provide safe and reliable…
Lawmakers right on driver’s licenses, but maybe not online gaming, service-animals
On the contrary, Brookie, who used no public funds for the event, deserves to be the center of attention for a few hours. Mayors for Durango have some leadership responsibilities,…
The board is happy to make available an in-town cross country track on the golf course property during the winter months. For those who are unaware, it is through the…
Senate finally clears path to legality for sensible practice
If you look around, Durango is looking like one big garbage bin. There are a lot of sections of highway available to adopt. If you are interested, contact the Adopt…
Zach Ottman, Nate Pinto, Tanner Coddington and Amelia Wood Durango
Those regulations have been in effect since 1992; approximately 3,600 wells have been permitted and drilled with them in place; individuals have gotten rich with them in place; our community…
Using the same logic I would say that atheism is reasonable but not rationally justifiable. It cannot be proven by mathematics or scientific method that there is a God. Neither…
As an Alaskan native and a student in Colorado, I have seen the effects of climate change in both the far north and middle America, but this problem does not…
The challenge for these students is to create messaging to their peers about how to make better decisions while behind the wheel. The Teen High School Drive Safe Challenge is…
As I have had the pleasure to get to know Mr. Lammons over the years, it has become clear that his experience and attention to details will serve our area…
The number of criminal cases that he has personally handled in his career provides the foundation for solid decision-making and application of the law. Ben has the level and type…
Historical fact: During the Civil War, obscured by the battle cry of states’ rights, the Confederacy’s vice president declared that the Confederacy’s cornerstone “rests upon the great truth that the…
Options expand when childbirth delayed, school prolonged
SB 160 seeks to undermine, not clarify, Colorado’s land management practices
It appears to be the data for the 2010-2011 winter. Anyone can look at the snow-water equivalent data from SNOTEL snow telemetry sites at www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/. Click on SNOTEL Snow and…
Rio Grande spaces provide needed long-term parking and locals know they can usually find a place to park there, even during busy summer months. Why not create employee parking spaces…
Western states should work together to address enduring contamination
A syndicated columnist couldn’t have been more erudite than this young man. Rather than texting, I’d like to shake his hand! Brian McAleer Durango
This was done because the veterans of Durango desire to support local veteran and military organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Military Officers Association of America, the…
I knew her through the Durango Adult Education Center, which she both helped found and then served as a teacher without financial benefit, though she was surely recompensed in the…
Opposition to standardized testing flies in the face of calls for accountability
Since then, some of my neighbors and I retrofitted active solar collectors onto our homes in the Animas Valley. Almost six years later, we are thrilled that we did. During…
As citizens, we can also ask the council to let them keep the awning. If several hundred of us e-mailed or called the council members they could almost certainly be…
Effort fails to contain costs, forcing tough financial decisions ahead
I was raised skiing in the mountains and kayaking on the river. Last year, the Animas River was poisoned by the mining industry, creating a Superfund site, meaning that our…
Recently, city, county and economic development officials asked the state’s congressional delegation to modify the proposed rules citing economic loss. The officials say the proposed rules will lead to the…
