I have a couple of questions: How many is a “bunch” when describing a group of humans? And if they “road” ATVs, does this mean there was a road there?…
Are there alternatives? Yes, but the Parks & Recreation Department is so locked in to its current plan, that it is overlooking a highly attractive alternative. The access road behind…
The Koch brothers and their partners in Big Carbon have finally found a carbon tax they really like. No, not on the carbon they produce in prodigious amounts. No, not…
Local governments must adapt to the new normal in climate – and perhaps the law
In my case, coping with the VA has mainly been accomplished by avoiding it. In my working career, I was fortunate to have good insurance from my employer, and in…
Schools must work to improve transition from high school to higher education
We are now into 17 years of basically no change in global temperature, confounding all the climate scientists who deeply hoped, in an anti-human way, for a cataclysm of rapid…
Amendment 3A, passed by residents of the district, saved it from even greater revenue losses. Without Amendment 3A, the district would have suffered further losses of $6.2 million. District 9-R’s…
I wasn’t depressed about my wrinkles or my bank account. I rejoiced that the sun filled me with its beauty and warmth, seducing the flowers into bloom and the calves…
Please let me explain to you, the membership, something the candidates who keep speaking out against “the old guard” are not telling you: Simply, there is a difference between “generation”…
Families who are just barely making ends meet cannot afford the higher electric rates associated with the ideas of these few well-meaning people. These directors are pushing their own agenda,…
LeBlanc already siphons more than $160,000 in salary and perks from the city. Why should we pay for him and other invited insiders to chow down on $30-a-plate dinners? Talk…
But as for Pierce, it’s sad he feels so threatened by modern progressiveness. In response to his old charge of “liberal bias” in journalism, I ask where he draws his…
Contrary to what was written, I’m not a commercial rafter. I’m principal owner of Four Corners Riversports, a retail store and small paddle school. The rafting company, Four Corners Whitewater,…
All of the city’s long-established and cherished neighborhoods will be affected by this decision, and it will have long-standing consequences for all of our residential neighborhoods. All residents of Durango,…
Brown’s letter displays his usual flair for speculation; the “gang of six,” the “unrealistic board members,” “Berman received a huge salary,” “investors got the shaft,” etc. I suspect Brown is…
Berman is a highly competent, well-trained electrical engineer who has served our community well during his terms on the LPEA board. We need directors with vision, who are willing to…
Colorado’s 2014 legislative session was a marked improvement over last year’s
Tri-State Generation is the creator, the “generator,” of the power we use. Tri-State also holds a legally-binding contract that requires us to buy 95% of our energy from the company.…
By design, the city of Durango has developed in a linear fashion along the Animas River corridor with commercial activities allowed adjacent to the Main Avenue/Camino del Rio roadway. The…
