The Animas River usually peaks (maximum flow rate) in the first week of June. Lately, it has been much earlier because of the warm weather and low snowpack in the…
First myth: A campaign of fear and misinformation was waged against the DNF board, disrupting public dialog between owner-members and halting the democratic cooperative process. This regards their shocking August…
As recently as 2012, the LPCHS Thrift Store was grossing more than $1 million a year. In July 2014, the board of directors hired a new thrift-store director. This person…
Recently, there have been letters and stories in the Herald insinuating that state Sen. Ellen Roberts’ recent voting record reflects her interest in pursuing higher office. I have known Ellen…
I hope more Colorado counties will promptly join suit with their support and send a strong message to our state senators and representatives that the mischief created by a small,…
All three commissioners, representing members from both major political parties, voted in favor. This resolution was made necessary by ongoing efforts by some to transfer our federal lands into state…
Recently, I closed my office for two days while we analyzed our current process and came up with solutions on how we could eliminate waste. First, we changed our definition…
As a society, we take more pity on our animals than on our own species. With tender kindness, we euthanize family pets yet demand that fellow humans suffer prolonged tortures…
While there is no doubt the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force made significant contributions to the war effort, enlisted Marines bore a disproportionate share of casualties. Of the total…
What’s up with the parenting in these rioting communities? Statically, 73 percent of fathers in poor families are not available to their children. “Mother of The Year,” seen smacking her…
I went downtown recently, grabbed a grass burger and walked to the train station. As I glanced across the street, I saw a disheveled, long-bearded man sitting on a bench…
I have compassion for those who fall on hard times and need support to get going again. The difference that I believe is grating for some people is when you…
I visited China and North Vietnam in 2003 with a very small tourist group, mostly from Durango. Our guide in Hanoi, who spoke perfect English and had a degree in…
Let’s hope that there are not too many injuries and deaths that happen on our roads between the third and fourth offense. Road slaughter should not be an included option…
Jesse Denier, our youth director, and I spent much of Wednesday at Miller Middle School with students and staff. I also spent time Thursday at Riverview Elementary School. It is…
My cousin and I lost our boyfriends in that war. Hers was a helicopter pilot; mine was a medic. A few years later, when I was in graduate school at…
The dZi Foundation works in some of the most remote communities in eastern Nepal. During its almost 20 years in Nepal, it has built 18 schools, 20 water systems, 17…
Commissioner Brad Blake showed exemplary Republican leadership, proving that protecting public lands is a bipartisan concern. Our public lands here in La Plata County and the Four Corners receive visitors…
Although 68 percent of Coloradans believe that a competent, terminally ill adult should have a say in how he will die, our lawmakers aren’t there yet. They continue to focus…
Instead of playing a wonderful classical violin concerto by Bach, Beethoven or Mozart, his music sounded like his own impromptu version of something he had perhaps just heard by the…
Though we don’t see it highlighted much, the foundation that the Clintons run accepts huge donations from the royal family of Saudi Arabia – a fundamentalist Sunni state where any…
There are many racial and ethnic groups in this country that aren’t indifferent to these things and, as a consequence, they have managed to become successful members of society. Within…
She has the exceptional ability to balance adherence to principle with pragmatic compromise. Her past success, intellectual and emotional intelligence, and sense of “servant leadership” has more than helped her…
Without this, drivers might be unaware that the road follows a corridor that spans over 1,000 years of Colorado and New Mexico history, compressed into a 125-mile length. With the…
I’m significantly impressed with how forward-thinking the LPEA board has been, maintaining current quality service as it looks to the needs of future customers and changing technologies. Carolyn Moller Durango
Britt Bassett in District 3 (city of Durango) has a master’s degree in nuclear engineering, has worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and has been part of the…
Homeowners save pennies with weather stripping but are robbed blind by green-energy social engineers who have ridden the backs of the so-called fossil-fuel energies to get where they are and…
Further investigation into those numbers show that the 2013 numbers in the 2014 financial report to the board were decreased from those presented in 2013, which is why it appeared…
