The DPW came by recently (thank you) to remind residents to make sure we clip those bear proof trash cans and to set up a program for those of us…
The article did not mention the district has an adequate bond fund balance to sustain our long-term forecast for debt service, nor did it mention that in the 2011-12 fiscal…
I might have locked my car door or walked behind the mall security officer in Obama’s presence before he became a senator, or before you changed your behavior and image…
If you have ever been to Oregon and Washington, you can see where Weyerhaeuser and other lumber companies cut and replant the trees almost immediately. If they did not, they…
Regulating public utilities is the state Public Utilities Commission’s role
First of all, the mural on Sixth Street is not his mural as he painted it. Much to my dismay, because of a crack in the building, it was painted…
The “obstructionist” House of Representatives referred to and chastised by the Herald is the only instrument of government standing against Obama and Sen. Harry Reid’s democratically controlled Senate and their…
Frontier has been winding down its Durango service by steadily decreasing the number of flights per day for the past few years. In 2010, there were three Q400 aircraft flights…
Is a baby born (or aborted) prematurely not a life because he or she may require temporary medical intervention (breathing support or other life-maintenance aid) to remain alive? Today, many…
As Newby says, “If the actions of the state are contrary to Jesus’ teachings, they (Christians) are silent.” The best example, of course, is Guantanamo Bay. Would Jesus Christ approve…
Remember the constant editorials from the Herald describing how Obamacare was going to save the United States money? How people could keep their doctors. How everyone would be covered, and…
Financial hardship numbers show Obama is right to return to a focus on the economy
On HBO documentaries, there is a program called “Gasland 11,” by an Academy Award nominee, Josh Fox. In order to fully understand fracking, I recommend watching this well-made film, and…
Personally, I feel that my “metadata” is my data. But I might be willing to sell access to it. Say, five bucks for a month’s record of who I called?…
At first, I thought, “Oh, that’s how it’s done: There are two different compartments on the same garbage truck!” But both kinds of containers – garbage and recycling – were…
The plume is 30 feet deep and spreads entirely under U.S. Highway 160, turning the scenic byway into a toxic highway. The Bureau of Land Management plans to sell new…
I would look forward to our discussions, and we could find common ground, and he had a great way to have a discussion without it creating tension or anger. Erich…
It seems to me that those who shout “tolerance of each other” and “co-exist” are not willing to give the same treatment to others if they are Christian. Stealing is…
The point is that a cross can mean anything, not just a religious symbol. In this case, it is a life lost. And 19,000 children’s lives lost each day are…
Right when I learned how to ride my first bike, I was taught the importance of a helmet. I know always to wear my helmet, no matter how short the…
As a government entity, the BOR has the task of being stewards of the public property for all of us. It acts more like the local dictator of Vallecito, and…
She claims an Internet search found no articles linking E. coli and recyclable bans. Perhaps she needs to take an Internet 101 class. A Yahoo search using the words “recyclable…
Because of the new tariff, fewer people would drive to get food. Climate change/global warming would necessarily benefit. If the parking rates increased significantly after, for instance, 15 minutes, people…
It’s time for the grumblers to really look at what they’re complaining about: America has entered a new phase where we must review how our lifestyles are affecting our environment…
ECHO Food Bank in Farmington sent more than 5,000 backpacks filled with ready-to-eat foods home with kids from 17 area elementary schools last year so they wouldn’t go hungry over…
