Removing the recycle bins to build an enormous, expensive and unnecessary pedestrian overpass across the west side of 32nd Street Bridge is the real tragedy. If the city wants to…
I wish to express my deepest, most sincere thanks to the kind soul who stopped on the side of the road to render aid to my 12-year-old son after the…
Identifying community and regional historical artifacts and learning about their function and significance; Explaining the past through oral or written firsthand accounts of history; Comparing and contrasting past and present…
I have been hoping to see an outcry from the public, but most of the outcry has come from overseas. Instead, Trump’s poll numbers rise and candidates behind him in…
My concern is that when the Fort Lewis College mountain bike team was first place nationally, the competitors did not receive comparable coverage. Please help me understand why. Durango definitely…
Lakeside In southern Colorado, high among the peaks from snowy crags an icy wind, stirs ripples on a lake. The rough and rutted rocky road through aspen trees does wind.…
A couple of years ago, the sites stopped accepting plastic. That caused difficulties and added expense for residents. In some cases, valuable plastic simply went into the trash. Now the…
I greatly appreciate the Herald editorial and would like to point readers to an earlier and more detailed description of the killing of HB 1194, the first 2015 LARC funding…
My theory goes like this: Trump is actually a liberal. He and the Clintons got together and decided that even the more rational Republican candidates (by comparison) were unacceptable to…
Melissa took her own life at the young age of 33. So many of you share and shared the same pain in your lives. Our condolences go out to you.…
Obviously calming down is always good – hard to argue with that. This multi-modal design experiment is currently a national trend and it is also is a great resume-builder for…
Alas, we struggle to make it here. We are the middle class and we feel the constant pressure of trying to financially raise a family here. I believe that Bernie…
The LARC funding issue affecting availability of contraceptives is likewise being decided by politicians when it should be a medical decision between patient and health care provider. The concern that…
Curiosity-driven curricula have led to a more passionate student, but even charter schools need to support high test scores, prerequisites for college courses, and skills that graduates are expected to…
P.S. We are involved in agriculture. Jim Smith Bayfield
Workers struggling with high rents can relocate to a different region, creating turnover and instability for local businesses. Or they can move further out of town to find cheaper rents.…
They were going around the entire loop, all the way from the Transit Center back to the Transit Center, apparently just for a joy ride. It seems to me that…
I saw vehicles being towed. Traffic was horrible because the police and tow trucks had the streets blocked. The city is to blame for not making parking free on a…
I hope everyone who thinks similarly that this great man would do our country a lot of good knows that the only way to vote in the primary is to…
I am part of the future generation, and I want to tell my peers that we will all be affected by this coming election, and we can determine our future.…
Now comes the president of Liberty University to declare that “more good people with concealed-carry permits … could end those Muslims…” I am led to wonder, who would Jesus shoot?…
Why? Vested interests. Koch Industries, Exxon and other corporations want to continue polluting. The foundations advocate free market enterprise, and know that actions taken to reduce air pollution will require…
In the event of massive snowstorms, will you have the resources needed to sustain at home for long periods of time? Often, the elderly are more confined in the winter,…
One of those cases is that of Dennis Sleater. I want you to know that I think you have done a great disservice to the Sleater family in the manner…
I raised my voice at a table near theirs to urge its occupants to be quiet, but unfortunately, my choice of grammar was less than stellar. I ended up being…
Too many elected officials continue to both fight off gun control and ignore the fact that we have passed the point of no return in areas related to adverse effects…
