County residents that are within 400 feet of a sewer line cannot opt to put in septic. We are forced onto a city utility and we cannot vote for the…
The city recently hired a consultant who suggested our water rates must be raised again. The consultant ignored that in 2018, the City collected $8 million from the citizens and…
Marsha was born and raised in Southwest Colorado and her knowledge of the needs of our communities is essential to being a county commissioner. In this era of divisiveness, Marsha…
Coloradans and the majority of Americans support action on climate change. Now more than ever we need Sen. Cory Gardner to join Sen. Michael Bennet in stepping up to protect…
Where is the logic? Are our tax dollars that disposable these days? Doesn’t seem to make very much sense to me. Kristi Green Durango
You met the interests of both the skiers and the rafters. Plus, it was interesting and educational to watch the interplay between the two figures. I hope there was a…
EPA is committed to assessing and addressing contamination that impacts water quality in the Animas River watershed and ensuring that responsible parties pay their share of costs related to the…
It’s important to remember, the more people private prisons incarcerate, the more money they make. Ah! The joys of capitalism! There was a Lights for Liberty Candlelight Vigil in Glenwood…
When asking candidates about it, moderator Lester Holt’s words reflected industry bias: “Who here would abolish their private insurance in favor of a government-run plan?” Would Holt have referred to…
Her cousin Sara, then 15, had just returned from a family trip to Durango. She described a breathtaking ride in an authentic old train that climbed into enormously high mountains.…
My professor asked: “Does an acorn cause an oak?” After much discussion it was concluded that an acorn was necessary to yield an oak but it alone was not sufficient.…
It is certainly nice to know that you singularly have our complicated foreign policy all figured out. Although I do have to mention that you did not put forward one…
Dear Mr. Boyd: Good grief. Jim Newman Bayfield
While the Herald’s publishing of this letter certainly supports our First Amendment right, the Herald staff could use a crash course in the definition of “libelous or tasteless” material. It…
Call the former Council, the city manager and others to task and demand explanations and their resignations. Rick Lane Durango
Our hostess, the ambitious “Mrs. Caroline Romney,” brought Durango’s history to life in the San Juan historical car on the Durango & Silverton railway. The views? Breathtaking! The train is…
Unless the answer is yes, you depend on roads to receive these goods, which are trucked to Durango. Carol Simmons Durango
So it applies to the Electoral College. It evens out the representation of everyone. What about the majority? Aren’t they being cheated? They have the most clout. Without the Electoral…
These 250 words allow us to pick only a few cherries, like the sloppy comparison between a Mark Twain wisecrack and a municipal comprehensive land-use plan. Somehow, comprehensive land-use plans…
In other word,s if the popular vote is won by 10 votes, every state in the compact would award 100% of their votes to that party, even if a majority…
Why not place trash receptacles at interval locations to remind people to appropriately dispose of trash? Our modern towns provide waste removal services. As a community, we need to do…
This will not be a just war but a war he will wage to support his murderous friend in Saudi Arabia, and Trump will probably profit from it. If the…
Climate change would be directly reflected by a rise in global temperature and sea levels, according to Al Gore – has it? Climate change scientists by and large use measurements…
He voted to cut taxes for 80% of middle class Americans, and sponsored legislation to bring accountability to the VA. He also helped to pass legislation that secured millions of…
These conservatives are correct. Handouts and support programs, particularly at the local level, are a futile use of taxpayer money. These efforts produce warm fuzzies among liberal hippie types, but…
I t was not fiscally advantageous in the past to move toward renewables, but now it is quite the opposite. The Sierra Club just released a report conducted by the…
Our little town is one of living history in nature and demeanor. We are not and hopefully never will be an ersatz “historic” Western town. We’re the real deal and…
He is a self-identified “veteran who is not homeless, just without a house.” Not only was he able to return most of what had been taken from me by someone…
I think that instead of always going after property owners, they should tax the people who use the stuff they want to create or improve. Want to expand the airport,…
According to the USDA’s Meat & Poultry Hotline, this year’s top threat is food poisoning by nasty E. coli and Salmonella bugs lurking in hamburgers and hot dogs at backyard…
