cca C.S. Lewis – “Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when we look back everything is different.” The one constant in life is that things change. Times, technology,…
Lauren Boebert, narcissism at its finest. Gets into a public physical fight with her ex. Our congresswoman still, through 2024! Not a good public example of leadership or family values,…
The ocean crushes down in a constant roar crushing rock, leaving sand on the shore. With its power and majesty comes a cerebral calm. Then the energy can be placed…
Just as opportunity comes knocking, we tend to knock back, and I feel this occurs as often as it is dismissed. People have a tendency for tenacity and in a…
The moon holds an especially sacred place in Navajo cosmology and issues related to death are treated with utmost respect. Traditions of the Diné include prohibitions regarding death and human…
I read with interest your editorial on Jan. 3 that President Joe Biden’s reelection depends on his urgent action on the border. Yes, the border has needed action, however, this…
Johnston is setting example for all Colorado cities
Laura Pritchettcca Exactly what causes people to leave their homeland and make a difficult trek of 3,000 miles? A young woman I’ll call Jhovid, who came here from Venezuela, has…
This new year begins with the reality facing us: The almost certain presidential nominee of one of our two major parties has no sense of public responsibility, traffics in lies,…
My husband and I are residents of the Animas Valley, and have long respected and valued the unique characteristics of this area of La Plata County. We have multiple concerns…
cca You might be tired of reading about my fight with depression and anxiety. Honestly, I’m tired of writing about it, but it is what it is. I suppose some…
2024. Likely the most important year in my 83 years, with the possible exception of World War II. 2024 could possibly determine whether the country I love continues or becomes…
cca cca President Joe Biden arrived in Denver in late November as part of his “Investing in America” tour and upon landing he was met by Gov. Jared Polis and…
Don’t buy into the endless gaslighting coming from Democrats and the media. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, 8,515,677 illegal immigrants…
Another year, another new set of laws in effect on Jan. 1. We’ve highlighted a few that we and our neighbors are talking about. Right to repair law for farm…
It’s disingenuous for anyone to claim they support democracy when they favor any kind of censorship, weaponize the justice system to target political opponents and file lawsuits to keep an…
We have grave choices to make in the next presidential election. We can continue with a old, and sometime blundering good and decent man, or vote for a totally corrupt…
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert will switch Congressional districts to improve her chances of winning in 2024. Yay for the 3rd Congressional District. Pray for wisdom for 4th Congressional District voters.…
Say goodbye to “Historic Durango.” The only thing historic is the common sense that used to protect our town from the progressive liberals. Eileen Wright Durango
This irritates beyond belief. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has shown that she is just another politician who wants to be re-elected rather than stay and fight for those of us…
Here comes 2024 – a pause to consider next steps forward. For me, I want to take those next steps with love on my mind and in my heart as…
A few weeks ago, I was waiting in the line for the pharmacy at the northside City Market in Durango when a man pushed past me (needlessly close since there…
With images of more than 10,000 migrants a day showing up at the U.S. border, recent monthly figures reaching 300,000 and more migrant caravans en route, it’s clear the U.S.…
Allen Bestdu1-i-syn My hike up Kit Carson Peak in June 2000 began with great ambition and ended with confusion. Confusion remains now, almost 24 years later, if in a different…
Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald – DURANGO, CO- 7-29-16- Durango Herald Columnist Judith Reynolds.Shaun Stanley / Durango Herald It’s that time of year. But is anyone making resolutions anymore? I am but…
Tom DeHudycca The latest La Posta Road Development Plan appears to be a bait and switch. The bait is federal urban renewal funding to pay for the sewer extension. The…
Housing policy due for recalibrations to produce more stock
cca Fifty years ago today, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act and the wildly effective act is our nation’s top wildlife law. Ninety-nine percent of the threatened and…
