Your reporting has been informative, detailed and provided a great public service to all impacted and concerned as to the status of this very difficult situation. We relied on your…
At what age can kids stay home alone (including overnight)? Is it wise to call the police on your own kids if they refuse to break up a party? And…
His competency in accounting, auditing and tight control of public funds add up to fiscal responsibility. Problems in the treasurer’s office such as a high turnover rate have cost local…
Presently, Tim is employed by the Durango Business Improvement District (BID) in a leadership role. BID is required to submit an annual budget and work plan to the city of…
I have come to know Tim Walsworth, BID’s Executive Director, over the past year. While all BID businesses will miss Tim if he becomes the La Plata County Treasurer, our…
Here’s why: I could cite all the typical boring reasons like solid ethics, high integrity, professional conduct and intelligence – all of which are obviously true, but I’m writing today…
In this episode, homeless people begin swarming into the town of South Park. Kyle feels bad for the homeless and gives $20 to a man, who then promptly asks for…
In addition to the health risks to humans (especially children, the elderly and the immune-compromised), the product is extremely toxic to fish, aquatic invertebrates and bees. Since houses are so…
Regardless of what is determined as the official cause, the unprecedented drought conditions make it highly undesirable to allow coal-fired steam locomotives to continue to run through the forests in…
Well, first of all, it was adopted on Dec. 15, 1791, and reads as follows: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of…
Make a sign, wear a fire hat, bring pom-poms or just come ready to wave and cheer to demonstrate our heartfelt appreciation for the incredibly difficult and exhausting work they…
An appointment for an established patient at my local primary care clinic is over $100. At $12 per hour and student loan payments of $700 per month along with the…
Of course the council people are Democrats, and since JFK (who lowered taxes), every Democrat has felt the need to spend every tax dollar and found every tax increase attractive.…
I say it depends. Today, while on the river trail by the recreation center, I noticed trash cans OVERFLOWING with discarded lunch bags; as it turns out, hundreds of them.…
First, in a sharp and undemocratic action, the City Council reduced speaking time at our city meetings. Second, the city is now attempting to move our homeless population to live…
Scott Tipton is part of the problem, as he consistently supports the oil and gas industry and cares more about their financial support than our way of life in Colorado.…
She brought in training for us on how to use accounting and banking technologies to make the office more effective and efficient. We implemented many electronic ways for our customers…
Once again, the Trump administration is using “taking a knee” as theater to distract the public from its rampant impurities and corruption that define the executive branch and to further…
The train could use natural gas as fuel and keep the steam engine. The success of an alternate fuel to heat the boiler for the same authentic engine is solely…
And can someone please explain why, in this age of technological and engineering know-how, the train cannot be operated such that the appearance of smoke is created? (Maybe steam could…
In addition to these skills, his management style, sense of humor and willingness to collaborate and build partnerships are an extra plus for the county. The County Treasurer will need…
Approximately 11 million people with disabilities across the country, including 4,346 people in our state, rely on SNAP to survive. We know that all too often food insecurity and disability…
If you have a mortgage on your residential home, most likely your escrow company has paid your tax – no more worries! If you do not have an escrow account,…
Come on, the Silverton train (Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad) made Durango. It brought tourists here and helped all of the businesses. The owners are an asset to the…
It breaks my heart to know I can say “I told you so.” Andie Sheffield Bayfield
Now, I don’t want to seem insensitive to your plight. I’m sure it’s scary facing your looming irrelevance in an increasingly diverse society. Seeing women, people of color, non-Christians and,…
If you have a mortgage on your residential home, most likely your escrow company has paid your tax – no more worries! If you do not have an escrow account,…
No, you don’t get it. If you did, you would see the pattern regarding how the chipping away at public participation has been a gradual and deliberate strategy. Several years…
Field grasses crunch, even at 8,000 feet. Evergreens look sickly. Beetles are attacking and killing more trees. It’s now drier than it was 2002, and we know how that turned…
