Mass shootings, in comparison, are a recent and a sadly disturbing phenomena. Confiscating the rifles from law-abiding citizens (the only ones who would capitulate to an edict of this kind)…
Rep. Joe Neguse, elected November, 2018, brings the bill forward this year. He represents District 2, with his office in Boulder. Yes, the Thompson Divide citizens are thrilled. CORE designates…
States can write a clean proposal and put it directly before their voters. Bernie Sanders’ free college tuition plan does it state by state. A candidate could promise to support…
They brainwash the young school-age children to hate these very useful bags as dangerous to the environment, After these children have been indoctrinated to their liking, they put them up…
I am registered as an independent because I cannot respect either political party at the national level. Their priority is the next election rather than compromising to do what’s appropriate…
They don’t accept the will of the people. They seem to think they are gods. They are not. Daniel RoemerDurango
As we know, there are lots of roadblocks to housing in La Plata County. The biggest factor is economic disparity. The gap is widening. The city and county recently joined…
Durango’s winter hardiness agricultural index has increased from a Zone 4 in the 1990s to a Zone 6 today and the region has been experiencing less rainfall in the summer…
You hopefully also know that the CORE Act passed the U.S. House on Oct. 31 with bipartisan support. Thank you, Rep. Joe Neguse, for championing this bill. Diverse stakeholders including…
This has been a great example of civic involvement. The campaign to pass this district was driven by a group of citizens with widespread support from the families living in…
As the proliferation of bikers on trails grows, these impacts (and conflicts) are growing in frequency and intensity. I would add that besides impacts on wildlife, there is also an…
McCarthy had climbed from obscurity with a campaign of bullying and innuendo that attacked people and institutions with a charge of Communist complicity. Among those attacked were the State Department…
In the article, he says Ambassador William Taylor reporting what his aide overheard in a phone conversation between the president and Ambassador Gordon Sondland was hearsay because Taylor didn’t hear…
Nothing inspires more fear in the hearts of feline parents alike, for what are we to use now to dispose of all of our precious kitty litter? Fear not, I…
Since 2011, public safety has been a priority for three different city councils in connecting the Animas River Trail. Superintendent Dan Snowberger, the Needham Elementary PTO and the Riverview Elementary…
All presidents can issue a blanket recall and request resignations of every political appointee who served under the previous administration. Some did, some didn’t. A Foreign Service officer with 30…
Sneakier? Probably! More deceitful? Most definitely! But not smarter. They will be taking their bags-are-bad narrative to City Council hoping that this newest council isn’t any smarter than the previous…
In the face of this existential threat, we must not allow ourselves to become paralyzed. We already know that no one is coming to save us – now is the…
The board, under Dan Snowberger’s leadership and capable team, has accomplished important goals: increasing student engagement with student-centered learning approaches and authentic ways to assess student knowledge; increasing career options…
Council is diligently scrutinizing decisions made in the past as to how our tax money should be spent in the future. Many of the decisions made in the last 12…
A: A country in which the president has the right, contrary to the undisputed interests of the United States, to demand that our ally (Ukraine), which has been invaded and…
Too often, the topics and content are nonsensical and lack any relevance to current issues or events. Furthermore, the writing style comes across as pretentious and self-serving, better suited for…
There was also an obituary for Virginia Herrera published in the Herald on the same day as Jack’s column. Virginia worked for over 20 years as a dedicated employee at…
Does he truly believe that Coloradans are under attack? Probably not. More likely, he believes what his campaign and party leaders are advising based on research of what fires up…
Let me see if I’ve got this tale of woes right: President Trump has been abasing himself, shamelessly, slavishly, to ruthless Vladimir Putin, president-forever of poor Russia. He has surrendered…
Without the benefit of the Electoral College, the decision on our next president will be handed over to the residents of the most populous cities. Colorado’s residents would have no…
From thousands of miles away, people came to escape the harsh and repressive state legislatures of their origin. The science of marijuana, once confined to wall-less jails and quarantined with…
The mind-bender is that Rep. Scott Tipton voted against it. The Colorado Sun reported the legislation is a result of a decade of discussions in Western Slope communities. Tipton’s pro-fossil…
The main argument for their agenda is we need to adhere to what’s been proposed in the past, as if those administrators had all the answers. Of course, the new…
It made me think of my vow, so that I will increase the chances of leaving this Earth habitable for the next generation and the other living things we share…
