Long story short, the Search and Rescue team were 100-percent on it; their response and proactive approach was nothing short of spectacular. The hikers were driven down to the bottom…
The train is the lifeblood of this tourist driven community and that of Silverton. It needs our support in a time of low tourist numbers as a direct result of…
I would like to propose that Durango establish a design commission which would give a thumbs up or down to potential building designs in the central area. This commission could…
Electric trains have been employed in Europe and Asia for years and can be powered by on-board energy storage such as a battery system or used in conjunction with other…
The ADA was passed in 1990 – the 28th anniversary is coming up. All businesses are required to be accessible. Period. There is no grandfather clause in the ADA. Good…
Desperate immigrants seeking asylum are not criminals. They have made their perilous journey believing they have no choice. Many have lost family members to violence and know through horrifying experience…
Never, in my 21 years of being here, have I gone to a community fundraiser that Al Harper and his family were not at. Never once have I seen him…
The forests will take more than 20 years to show any kind of evidence of healing from the aftermath of this fire’s devastating power. I understand that most people don’t…
The citizens I see and meet on public lands while snowmobiling, traveling on ATVs, hunting, fishing, hiking, mountain biking and back-country skiing are the furthest thing from “an upper-crust elite.”…
In the nearly five decades that we spent trillions to keep the Soviet Union from destroying America, those Republicans were leading the charge against that Soviet bloc (now murdering Russia).…
Is that the future for Colorado, too? Polis also wants to institute Medicare healthcare for all of Colorado. I am on Medicare and am sickened with the myriad rule changes…
Despite America’s own intelligence departments confirming Russia’s interference, President Trump continues to double down on his attacks on what he considers to be a “phony investigation.” But after last week’s…
If Durango feels this train is our saving grace to get tourists here, then we are pathetic and turning our backs on the fact that raw sewage, garbage and grease…
I believe the best way our government could assist in this dilemma is to help the good people in these countries improve their education, medical services and law enforcement. If…
After battling heart and kidney failure, my father in Texas required surgery. I requested time off from work to take care of him and was allowed four unpaid days. I…
I do suggest that the railroad do more during summer with on-track real fire engines behind trains, fire-trained personnel, high-tech infrared detection, the ability to put out a train fire…
The “push” of crime and violence and the “pull” of better wages is irresistible for many. I have suggested for many years that we should create a Marshall Plan-like program…
Monday evening, July 2, one greedy and inconsiderate group of about 15 people took every last fruit to about 15 feet above the ground from a single tree that always…
Then came the second Great War, and the powers that be put certain groups of people in internment camps, supposedly for their own protection. Never mind that when the war…
He makes the case for future increases in natural gas extraction and transporting it via pipeline and shipping to Asia, adding that this strategy would increase Colorado jobs and our…
Our community, myself included, is sending gracious thoughts to the trained professionals working tirelessly to put this fire out and the local organizations that have been working to prevent wildfires…
I do not like this wildfire. I think they should run the steam trains on electric to heat the water. They can use solar panels on days when it is…
Yet, we have and vigorously defend a coal-burning train, often running its engines overnight downtown, running up and down our valley daily, with proven harmful particulate matter emissions. We had…
Then, pay attention to how he talks around that. He’s voted many times, including last year, to take health coverage from millions and millions of people. He’s been pretty quiet…
While past forest fire suppression has increased wildfire threat, so has a warming climate. The Forest Service website Climate Change forecasts a bleak future for the Southwest,with higher temperatures, less…
Why then did the mother of an 11-year-old, a military wife of 25 years, a woman with a brain tumor who was over-medicated by Axis Health (which was documented to…
A blanket of haze covers the morning, forecast is a red flag warning. By noon winds may blow smoke away, firefighters battle another day. Air drops of water and of…
Everyone agrees that the Garland/Gorsuch seat was stolen by the GOP. Sadly, Sen. Bennet chose to hide behind the quaint notion of bipartisanship and do nothing to stop this theft.…
