Shouldn’t the county adhere to its existing rulings that balance water availability with population density rather than granting exceptions that undermine this crucial strategy? Jane Norton Durango
Sorting one big black bag at a time. All just for the animals to make a dime. Some, misinformed, say they were there just for the bounty. Sorting through the…
Because I don’t know who did what, I’ll thank them all: Paramedic Dan Miller, Capt. Andy Miller, Clarke Brown, Dan Harshberger, Beau Reber and Paul Valdez. They each deserve to…
I wanted to get a clearer picture of the data, so I looked at the Sentencing Commission’s Interactive Sourcebook (again, easily accessible online), which relies on data from 2013, instead…
At the same time, may we all continue to enjoy the warm and compelling writing of Ann Butler and Rachel Turiel and the always entertaining slants on local life of…
Crime statistics by race or immigrant status are all over the place. And crime rates for immigrants – legal or otherwise – are less than the general population. Oh, and…
I know, because I was a Head Start child. In my early years of life, my mother went back to school to get her nursing degree, and my father made…
As a mother of a teenager and a toddler, I often visited the museum, and both of my girls enjoyed the active, hands-on learning available there. There is truly something…
The second- and third-largest crime categories performed by illegal aliens are drug-related: drug trafficking (17.4 percent) and simple possession or sale of a small amount of marijuana (5.8 percent). Fraud…
Some time ago, the Herald ran a letter from a contributor who took umbrage at any criticism urged against what he feels to be our “great nation.” That sentiment stopped…
Diplomacy is set to achieve what many thought impossible: stopping the spread of nuclear weapons to Iran. Opponents said Iran would never agree to freeze its nuclear program, let alone…
I would love to have gone, but this meeting, like so many others held by local elected boards and commissions, was held during working hours. I seem to see notices…
What she doesn’t seem to get, though, is that those of us who oppose the land-grab movement sweeping through Western states aren’t “partisan hellhounds.” We’re voters who just want to…
On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed Clean Power Plan, per its authority under the Clean Air Act. The development of this rule was announced…
Thank you, Obama, but no thanks! I’m sorry, but letting a community organizer negotiate potential world-ending nuclear weapons treaties and agreements is not a good idea. Any time in history,…
On Page 5A in the lower left corner was a very small story about four U.S. Marines being shot and killed in Tennessee. Really? Stan Williams Bayfield
Google sanctuary cities in Colorado, and nine locations pop up, including Durango. With progressives calling for “dialogue” on everything from Confederate flags to black lives matter, where is the Herald…
Secondly, ostensibly, a U.S. border agent told Sigman that Democrats were complicit in hiding data fearing that they would be exposed. Unless Sigman can document such a claim, I tentatively…
This is the peak of illiteracy even though the story hides behind a North Carolina-based website called “infotainment” Roadsnacks.net. Please do better than this, even though it might be a…
The last suggestion of a plan was generated in March 2011 and was called Nighthorse Recreational Master Plan. It was fairly comprehensive and the result of a lot of effort.…
A bouncer in a cocktail lounge received several phone calls during my shift, and I said, “How nice for you to get so many calls welcoming you home.” All I…
Like natural-resource conservation, renewable energy will play a critical role in shaping a sustainable future for Colorado. With an abundance of wind, solar and geothermal resources, Colorado is already a…
Unless you have walked in anyone’s shoes who has lost a loved one due to murder or a violent or tragic death, then keep your opinions to yourself. We know,…
Railing against gay marriage, Vi uses the Bible story of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis, Chapter 19) as her justification for God’s punishment of sexual sinners. “Only Lot and his family…
It is interesting to note that in the King James Bible, the destruction of these two cities (along with three others) occurs in the Book of Genesis – the beginning…
The reason for these hidden statistics is that the Democrats have basically refused to implement the existing immigration laws for decades, resulting in what they risibly call a “broken immigration…
It is clear that Beans has no idea of the facts surrounding this case, nor the pain this tragedy can bring. She is clueless. She should not tell a grieving…
Telling the mother of a boy, whose remains were found on Middle Mountain, later to be ruled a homicide, to “move on with life” is not only a disgusting and…
As Roberts mentions in her column (Herald, July 8), the costs of managing wildfires in Colorado are outrageous. These costs alone would bankrupt our state should we be forced to…
