Dave Marstoncca Here’s a statistic to be unhappy about: Colorado and Utah host the fifth and sixth most expensive housing markets in the country, according to Bankrate.com. But here’s the…
SwanJerry McBride Bigfoot, come back. Only those Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train riders on Oct. 8 caught a glimpse and we are a community ready to embrace you.…
The city is seeking a new name for the street between Backcountry Experience and River City Hall. The obvious choice is “Hoch Way,” after Greg Hoch, retired city of Durango…
cca cca Our state Legislature outlined a path for Colorado to take bold moves to address the aridification within our state. The Colorado River Drought Task Force, created by the…
Barbara McLachlan Over the past two years, Colorado has witnessed a shocking 40% surge in housing costs, an alarming trend that has left Coloradans grappling with financial strain as their…
Our children deserve a quality education. Colorado is ranked 49th among 50 states in teachers’ pay. Our kids are our future and educating them is our responsibility. Not providing the…
cca Skunks love autumn as our backyard gardens fill up with ripe vegetables. But in my northern New Mexico corn patch, that meant a determined skunk chowing down on ears…
I am writing in response to a letter from Oct. 15, 2023, with the headline “Herald has liberal/progressive bias.” I appreciate the time the letter writer took to write. I…
“Struggle, it’s a human thing,” Bode Miller, the famed alpine ski racer told the audience at the Fort Lewis Community Concert Hall on Wednesday in introducing “The Paradise Paradox,” a…
Churchdu1-i-syn Marsha Porter-Nortondu1-i-syn Salkacca La Plata County will celebrate its 150th birthday in 2024 and for 75 of those years, the La Plata County Fair has celebrated the rich agricultural…
I caught the Sunday edition with yet another blurry photo of Bigfoot. Despite modern cameras, no clear shot of the hoax creature ever appears. At least you kept him below…
Recent reports state that Donald Trump and his lawyers are asking to delay his four separate criminal trials until after the election, so as not to “cripple his chances of…
Mouse season is upon us, and for those of us who have little visitors at night or cats dropping deceased furball presents pillows can agree that this time of year…
I recently gave a copy of “American Ground Zero: The Secret Nuclear War” (1993) by Carole Gallagher to the Durango Public Library. It includes more than 70 personal narratives from…
Proposition HH is on the ballot this November and supporters will try to tell you that it will fund education. Here’s the truth. The state has a $40 billion budget…
I’m constantly amazed by people who move here and rave about the scenery. Have you never been somewhere else? And just went “wow?” I lived in Los Angeles for a…
Robertscca There is an old adage that says for every problem, there is a solution that is simple, easy – and wrong. And there is a lot of truth to…
Proposition II, Retain Nicotine Tax Revenue in Excess of Blue Book Estimate
One thing that voters can likely agree on – Proposition HH, designed to reduce property taxes, is complex, a possible hindrance to those who might get tangled up in its…
The opinion page editor really didn’t address the protesters marching in front of The Durango Herald on Sept. 12, or the countless letter writers pointing out the liberal bias of…
Metallic Minerals, a mining company out of Canada, is well on its way to developing a massive copper and silver mine on Gibbs Mountain in the La Plata Mountains. It…
Col·le·gi·al·i·ty, noun: collegiality 1. “Companionship and cooperation between colleagues who share responsibility.” 2. “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,…
From riding with Durango Devo’s cycling program to winning the Vuelta a España, Sepp Kuss has always quietly separated himself from the pack. As a teen, he took long solo…
Restore the Balance is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with branches in Mesa, Delta and La Plata counties. The purpose of the organization is to counter the growing division and extremism…
cca The sun is low on the horizon, casting soft light on the crimson boulders and cliffs of Spring Creek Basin. Bands of colorful wild horses dot the folded landscape…
With the Four Corners in the privileged path of the annular “ring of fire” eclipse on Saturday, lodging has been sold-out or near capacity since midsummer. No wonder. This kind…
