Snowdown is a multi-day event. This year, it ran from Feb. 1 until Feb. 5, but your story was about DUI arrests from Feb. 3 through Feb. 6 – hardly…
In a working democracy, a lawmaker’s most important task is to be responsive to constituents. At Rep. Scott Tipton’s office in Alamosa recently, a friend and I were informed that…
If fluoride opponents have their way, the population who can least afford dental care, specifically the children of the poor, will shoulder the burden. It will be lifelong. I’ve worked…
I’m not a criminal and obey the law, yet it appears since there is a lack of murders, bank robberies, carjackings, home invasions, etc., that dog at large is a…
We were met by Durango Police officers and Tom Probst, manager of the Office Depot Center, who told us we could not participate in the conversation with Gardner’s staff. Only…
The “negative factor” is a way for the legislature to get around Amendment 23, which requires a K-12 spending increase to match the inflation rate annually. The governor and legislature…
All his email addresses are coming up as invalid sites. I called the Herald twice and was assured that they would have the email soon. If the Herald can’t find…
Where do our Colorado congressmen, men sworn to uphold our U.S. Constitution and our national security, stand on seriously investigating concerns regarding President Trump’s professional and personal ties with Russia?…
How does this rule protect your property, and your pocketbook? When tax payments are received after the deadline, interest and delinquent fees are added to the bill. According to the…
Although I am very healthy, I support sharing the load of health care expense among all members of our society. That is how insurance works. I don’t know what health…
The addition of trace amounts of fluoride to the natural amounts that already exist in our drinking water is one of the best tools we have to prevent dental decay…
That said, not since Hitler’s Nazism has a government forced medication on its own citizens until fluoridation of the water supply began. Communities across this country have woken up to…
I have personal knowledge of their work, leadership, statesmanship and diplomacy over that time to resolve significant water issues that have affected and continue to affect us all. During their…
The Clean Air Act, enforced by the EPA, protects our cities and towns from air pollution. One only has to look at cities in China to know what U.S. cities…
As a registered nurse for the past 40 years, I have worked in intensive care units, in cardiac care, in community health and in hospice. I have cared for many,…
Come On! Hitler? Really? Don’t you think this is a little bit exaggerated? What exactly are you reading, Deborah Carlisle, that leads you to this misguided conclusion? Again, we say,…
Domestic sheep producers use our public lands responsibly, but the negative impact on bighorns is clear. Continued domestic grazing in the Weminuche will inevitably lead to limited bighorn populations. Dr.…
I can almost hear her murmuring to herself: “I’ll show them what a crackerjack secretary I will be! But first, I must dash off thank-you checks to all of the…
I also believe that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn acted without direction from President Donald Trump when talking to the Russians. Steve Caplan Durango
Two terrorists, U.S. citizens, blow up the Federal Center in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people including children in the day care center;Two terrorists, U.S. citizens, shoot and kill 12 students…
Well, I’d like to broker a great deal: I live in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and I’m sure we could trade you our “Great” for your dollars, provided…
The day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, there were more than 650 protest marches nationwide with an estimated 4.1 million participants. The weekend of Trump’s ill-conceived immigration ban, thousands rushed…
The Climate Leadership Council, headed by a group of esteemed conservatives (George Shultz and James Baker, among others), has come up with a non-punitive proposal that will go far to…
It is a poorly worded proposal with a double negative (on purpose, in my opinion). Don’t get fooled by it. Vote No on 1A. Fluoridation is proven to help prevent…
It seems as if his EOs are a desperate, last-ditch effort to make things much better off for the wealthy (i.e., Republicans, Wall Street bankers, and those in his administration)…
Crafted by local residents of the San Juan Mountains region, the San Juan bill resulted from years of input by people of every interest area, with thorough attention to detail…
I thought, as I often do, just towards what does a progressive progress? And I ask the question here today: What is a progressive? From whence does the progressive begin…
Public records show $5,200 flowing from DeVos to Gardner’s 2014 campaign. Sen. Gardner’s “Yes” vote was for a nominee who has never been associated with a public school as a…
How true, how true. Gary Kubiak is to be admired for using common sense. I was in management in retail for 25 years. I had a heart attack at 65…
Per the Ellis Island website, he boarded a ship, the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, in Bremen, Germany (formerly Prussia). He had just completed his service in the Austrian army.…
