The crosses that were stolen were placed there in an effort to illustrate the huge number of children who die from hunger and other effects of poverty in the world:…
After being away, it was a pleasant surprise to ride down Main Avenue and see small painted spaces that could only be motorcycle parking. However, it was not until the…
Commissioner Bill Leone summed it up best when he pointed out that the facts of the case clearly showed that no violation had occurred and that the complaint was asking…
Our president, although a smooth talker, is sometimes an undisciplined one with rash pronouncements like “Assad must go” and foolish talk of “red lines.” Statements that no experienced leader would…
As your editorial points out, Thomas had the prior approval and funding from FLC’s Board of Trustees before the trip was made. She was doing exactly what her job demands…
I greatly look forward to access at this new taxpayer-funded city access location for all residents ranging from handicapped users to paddlers to commercial guests to families on paddle boards…
As the managing partner of the Durango Compost Co., I would like to clarify that the recycled wood chips used in our compost come solely from hand-sorted construction wood waste,…
I live in the county, and do not have not problem giving one dollar to a worthy cause. Sherri Libby Durango
Vietnam was a civil war, as are Iraq and Afghanistan, and our participation was wrong and very expensive in blood and treasure. For two years, the Syrians have been killing…
Had the developer not applied for a variance on the overall height of the project, we would not have even known that this project – the largest building ever in…
Fort Lewis College lecture series showcases depth, breadth of talent in this community
However, they do seem to believe more completely in patient welfare than those who refuse to provide care that is less profitable. Consequently, they deserve more of our respect. God…
I believe the high school should close the campus, the students should not be allowed to leave during the noon hour. They have a cafeteria – also, if they live…
I realized that being stoned and trying to function was very difficult. When I was younger, I was carefree, going to school, and didn’t have all the responsibilities that life…
We are now the “last man standing.” I think that it would be quite unwise for the United States to enter this fray unsupported. When the rest of the world…
The story in the Herald (Aug. 26) failed to capture how much my family and our neighbors care about this community and our pragmatic solution-oriented approach to addressing this issue.…
Internet access truly is the critical infrastructure issue of the 21st century
All too often, though, those beloved waters and the banks that embrace them are blemished by orphan plastic bags, escaped from useful service to consumers, adrift in wind and water.…
(To regain my composure, I need to interject here an item from the New York Times, Sept. 1, before continuing: Abu Bassam, Homs, Syria, said: “Man, I wish Bush was…
Step back from the hysteria one moment and ask yourself this question: If Assad is winning his war (and, by all accounts, he is), why would he suddenly use chemical…
No matter the personal cost, Ballantine always allowed the paper to do its business with an eye on the truth, not on what might have served his own interests or…
It was Ballantine’s grandfather, John Cowles Jr. who made it possible for African Americans to attend our school. Morley Cowles Ballantine, Richard’s mother, graduated from Northrop Collegiate School in 1943.…
Lieb better hope Rasta Stevie doesn’t have a talk with his “peers” who then show up at his meetings to remind him that he was elected to do a job…
My deepest reasoning leads me to see that it’s my pre-human state of instinctual survival that allows for this grossest expression of fear. With this in mind, I cannot use…
