Traffic is heavy at times, and fast; the speed limit is 20 mph, but busy folks are exceeding the recommended velocity. Our overworked and underfunded road and bridge department tries…
Recently, Mr. Tipton voted for an amendment to delete a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act. The provision requires a “study” into the 20-year impacts of climate change on…
Mayor, you’re a small-town politician in a town with very specific and immediate needs. The bear problem continues and the city tells me it will take at least two weeks…
I am looking for a board of directors that puts the constituents’ economic and health concerns before the financial success of Tri-State. It is not out of the realm of…
He said “…fascism won’t come to America in jackboots and uniforms; fascism will arrive here wrapped in an American flag and waving a bible…” If I didn’t believe it before,…
The best argument against this idea is that those cyclists already pay for such infrastructure through gas taxes and auto registration fees. A high percentage of cyclists have a registered…
Is it going to take the mauling or death of a late-night reveler? Because that’s a distinct possibility. Maybe a fairer question is: When will the city manager pull his…
I have a photo-voltaic system at my house and we are a “Net Zero Energy” home. This means that over the course of a year, we generate more clean electricity…
The city council should make rules or laws concerning public parks, such as after 1 a.m. the parks close, or that anyone caught in the parks after that can be…
I was privileged to become acquainted with Rosa Sabido, and can testify that she is exactly the sort of person that we want to live in this generous country. She…
Although I had not seen him since we were children, Brian was my cousin, and sadly, I just learned of his death. Looking for an obituary, I stumbled upon your…
Colorado is dark all the time regarding judicial discipline proceedings. They’re confidential; not public. We’re like only 14 other states – the same number that the total solar eclipse will…
Then, in the same breath, the county turned to the taxpayers and asked us to agree to a tax hike of $ 3.9 million because they had “nobly” spent all…
The editorial refers to, but does not specifically name, advance care planning, the process of making known your wishes for future health care in the event that you become unable…
As Christians, we are not to judge others. But we can pray for renewed justice for all in this nation, and in the entire world. God bless America. Betsey Jansen…
The Cancer Coalition of Southwest Colorado has been able to continue assisting local residents in cancer treatment because of those helping hands that donate to our cause. As a group…
Senator Cory Gardner indicated he will vote with Alaskan lawmakers who want to drill on the 1.5 million acres of Coastal Plain, recognized as the “cradle of life” by Arctic…
No mention was made in the article that the FOL’s December 2016 minutes reported an end-of-the-year checkbook balance of $86,049.33, with another $148,599.99 identified as the ”beginning building” checkbook balance…
On behalf of my family, friends and everyone I know, I would like to thank the Katz family for their incredible vision and generosity (Herald, Aug. 3). It is a…
Of course, growth should pay its own way, particularly with the increase in second homes in the area. I can’t think of a single good reason area residents should subsidize…
Last Monday, one of our own was injured in an unfortunate accident heading to work on his bicycle. Chris “Bal” Balcunus, a 40-year employee of Purgatory, was seriously injured and…
Some of these bills would pretty much wipe out Medicaid, on which 20 percent of Coloradans rely. The Congressional Budget Office has calculated that the bills favored by Gardner would…
Before the Affordable Care Act, more than 41 million people were uninsured. While the ACA has some significant flaws that need to be fixed, the number of uninsured people in…
The price increases are not for anybody presently using Durango water; the city has sufficient water rights and infrastructure to ensure residents of water in the driest of times and…
The article highlights a recent vote by our LPEA board member Kohler McInnis at a Tri-State meeting, our wholesale electricity provider. The board instructed CEO Mike Dreyspring to request a…
Bears are thought to have the best sense of smell of any animal; better than dogs and far, far better than people. Bears scavenge and hunt through smell, not sight.…
Never were we more in danger of failing at this than now. Colorado is a paradise. But we are increasingly living in a tinderbox. One in 14 trees is dead…
I was amazed at the numbers given for the costs of such replacement and ask that your reporter go back to the city and request a little clarification. For instance,…
How can anyone treat an animal this way? My hope is that this dog be taken away from this owner and given a proper home with training. If anyone else…
I had high hopes, yet minimal faith, that it would be replaced before America’s 241st birthday this year. Unfortunately, that did not happen until someone called to ask if it…
