Would it be enough to just say you were Christian or would you need to prove you regularly attended church? What if you supported what you believe to be the…
Recently, I sat down to write love notes to friends who have lost someone dear to them this past year. There were too many. Then one day I held open…
For example, I had business in the county courthouse one day earlier this year. I backed my bike into a space on Second Avenue, and put a quarter in the…
It’s irrelevant that I am Jewish; I am an American, and I believe in the values expressed in our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Are we going the way of…
Every one of those children who was creating a distraction should face a similar punishment, and the parents of these children should also apologize for their children’s misbehavior. Also, was…
Rep. Scott Tipton has joined with 30 Republican governors, all the Republican presidential candidates and the usual suspects on Fox News to engage in fear-mongering to deny sanctuary to thousands…
The Affordable Care Act and the Connect For Health Colorado exchange have made it possible to shop for plans in an apples-to-apples format. All plans must provide no-cost wellness checkups…
When it is pointed out that his calls for climate change actions have direct economic costs for the middle class, he blows it off by saying it is for the…
My son is one of the lucky ones to have the honor of living in such a wonderful spot. Animas Mobile Home Park is a safe, quiet, kind and beautiful…
This decision affects 65 million senior citizens in America. After I called and e-mailed Tipton in late October about this decision, his staff person informed that this did not involve…
You must be able to start, stop and steer. It doesn’t matter whether you have all-wheel, four-wheel or front-wheel drive. Multi-wheel drive vehicles and especially large ones with marginal tires…
Quoting a recent story: “Calling the move too political, La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith chose not to sign a petition sent earlier this week by a group of 41…
Yes, 250,000 have died from the war violence in Syria, but half that number have died from guns in the U.S. during the same time period and we have no…
We have freedom of religion in this country. That means we can believe in any religion we want or not believe in any religion. It doesn’t mean that your religion…
When the pollution from mines and mills began to reach Durango in the winter of 1900, the people of Durango were outraged. In fact, in August 1902, after a tour…
It would make as much sense for Tipton and his ilk to fear their own shadows. Perhaps they do but, whatever the case may be, Tipton (despite his title) does…
There have been few, if any, terror-related deaths in the United States since 2001. However, over 100,000 have been killed with guns by our own citizens. Now that is cause…
“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out – “Because I was not a socialist. “Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not…
If anyone should have the day off it’s the veterans who have sacrificed so much. Harry R. Heinz Durango
With increasingly severe droughts across the West and changing weather patterns everywhere, conditions are getting harder for farmers to plan for their growing seasons and maintain a sustainable livelihood. Time…
My mother had forgotten to put her handicap permit in the window of her vehicle. She has been handicapped and had a permit for it for 5 years). She immediately…
It seems that intolerance and closed minds are the aim and end product of our education system. This mindset is now so pervasive I am not sure it is reversible.…
Specifically, the ongoing witch hunt against Planned Parenthood. Don’t just take my word, do your own research. Google “what is Planned Parenthood guilty of” and then follow and read the…
On Nov. 5 the Durango Herald printed its third editorial in opposition to rebuilding the sewer plant at Santa Rita Park. It sounded like a spoiled child that didn’t get…
Another black kid mistaken for a black man gunned down and mom cries Michael Brieger Durango
To call Christians to join in a nationwide campaign promoting animosity, trickery and deliberate provocation in the name of Jesus is heartbreaking and totally misrepresentative of who Jesus is, what…
Living in the area, I have to believe that it is one of the most densely packed neighborhoods in the city with the Arroyo apartments and trailer park, the Forest…
The LWCF is funded by offshore oil drilling royalties, not taxpayers, and is the country’s best tool for increasing recreational opportunities for communities. Despite overwhelming bipartisan support for continuing the…
Colorado is known for its outdoor recreation and its pristine air and water. In light of the recent Gold King Mine spill in the Animas River, Durango especially should be…
