cca Colorado water issues cannot be solved without addressing the fundamental link between water and land use. If we are to solve the overuse of the Colorado River, our communities…
I felt it my civic duty to share my experience with voters of Colorado’s 4th Congressional District regarding my dealings with Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. I am currently represented by Boebert…
President Biden proudly stated that he won’t be deterred by the Supreme Court as he seeks alternate means to write off an additional $85 billion in student loan debt. Two…
cca A milestone was achieved in environmental conservation this month, and it has the potential to boost water health, wildlife protections and climate action across much of western Colorado. The…
I am in complete agreement with a guest column on April 14, admonishing the city for not removing legal roadblocks, which hinder worthwhile and needed projects like converting the Adventure…
Tribe, city reference same legislation
I have read that the La Plata Electric Association board has decided to end, at significant cost, a contract with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. Tri-State has provided totally reliable…
Trish Zorniodu1-i-syn Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know who Caitlin Clark is. So you probably also know that previous weeks saw Clark navigate a series of trials…
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has not held back comments about Donald Trump, calling him an insurrectionist in tweets, on MSNBC and CNN. She’s connected her criticism of him…
A former mentor of mine – Paul Jesilow, a Jewish man – once told me the Jewish people believe Native American Indian people are part of the “lost tribe of…
With the recent death of a dear family member, my family has learned so much. No matter your age. Write a will. Even if it’s handwritten, signed, witnessed and dated…
Karen Middletondu1-i-syn In the face of relentless attacks on women’s bodily autonomy, it is more crucial than ever that we stand up and defend the fundamental right to choose. And…
As the presidential election heats up and candidates are exposed more and more through television ads and rally speeches, it is very clear that one candidate doesn’t have the ability…
Please pardon my innuendos but after reading the guest column, “Chasin’ fur in Wyoming: ‘Eliminate predator zone,’ ” f, I could not help myself. We have all heard the joke…
As the sun peaks over the mountains On this peaceful, quiet morn I’m at peace in Your glory and grace. May it remain as I face the day’s storm. The…
Regarding President Barack Obama’s reelection in 2012, birther conspiracy theorist and Mitt Romney supporter Donald Trump tweeted: “This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a…
cca It might seem like there’s never been a better time to buy an electric vehicle. If you go by the headlines, you might be forgiven for thinking you can…
The need for a proactive rather than reactive approach to wolf management has never been more apparent than it is in the wake of recent wolf-livestock depredation incidents. Compensation for…
SwanJerry McBride I worked at the former Rocky Mountain News in Denver when on April 20, 1999, at 11:23 a.m., a dispatcher on our scratchy police scanner said: “Shots in…
If cultural references give perspective to when La Plata County’s 8.5 mill levy was approved in 1991, the movies “The Silence of the Lambs,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The…
cca An ode to Mary Hopkin: “Those were the days my friend, we thought they’d never end. . .” Recent Durango Heralds contained a number of items I saved for…
cca For all the attention to the unfolding trial of Donald Trump in Manhattan, there has been surprisingly little of it paid to a key element: its possible outcome and,…
cca It’s legal in Wyoming to chase coyotes and run over them with snowmobiles, but recently, a man used his snowmobile to run down a wolf until it was disabled.…
She silently rises in the night sky, Glowing as she arcs upward to Await the summer symphony. A deep quiet stirs and The ancient mossy Oak sighs, Hush Hush Hush…
Before Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana on Jan. 1, 2014, cannabis enthusiasts’ annual, iconic holiday on April 20, to ritualistically gather in public and smoke marijuana at precisely 4:20 p.m.…
I don’t subscribe to The Durango Herald to read editorials on the U.S. presidential race, Gaza, Russia, the U.S. Supreme Court, NATO or Colorado representatives for other districts, namely, Ken…
cca I was disappointed that the proposed purchase of the Adventure Inn in Durango had fallen through, as reported in The Durango Herald on March 30. Bridge housing, as the…
The Durango Herald’s support for Hamas’ ceasefire calls is pretty much in line with the far left of the U.S. Hamas admits that its casualty figures are not accurate, yet…
Just over two years ago, on a cold, blustery day in March, more than 100 students, teachers and families marched down Main Avenue in Durango and rallied to end the…
(A true story, March 2016.) And God said to the five-year-old, young one I give you strength, of adult to swim the pool, the entire pool’s great length. For in…
