To the contrary, at the opening of my remarks, I stated my view that expansion or a new facility is needed. I have asked many questions about the expansion alternative…
We build upon the resources we are offered and form well-crafted opinions in response. The mission of Animas High School is to “prepare all students for college and post-secondary success…
The local management of King Coal is under pressure to ensure a continual supply of coal, but the incremental increase in volume trucked on north County Road 120 has gotten…
Funding seems to immediately focus on paying with increased property taxes. Except for a recent Herald article stating that the county commissioners have indicated there could be a spring vote…
I loved the Chinese dragon, and I’m sure our resident East Asian residents enjoyed it. I think Durangoans would love to see the transformations according to the time of year.…
But as a society dominated by rules and regulations, we need to find a way for Durango Police spokespeople to hit that humorous note along with us, but they can’t…
What dismays me the most is the short-sightedness of people who are against enhancing Durango. Instead, they see the STEAM Park as a threat to the status quo. That kind…
Besides, the current fire station location is the best site for the future, new downtown fire station with a lease of land from what should be a cooperative city government.…
Just think, if the Durango Area Tourism Office were to have a picture of the “Arc dragon” go viral, we’re talking about billions of people seeing how Sino-friendly we are…
How will children who are abused by their parents be protected? The trusted adults whom children go to for help (any help, not just in the case of abuse) will…
If it is a parent’s right to decide whether his or her child can go to school packing measles, mumps, rubella or polio, it should also be a parent’s right…
Not only do we allow all this, the corporations are consistently paying off congressmen, making it even more profitable for them and more expensive for the consumers/patients – with less…
Those that may offer some so-called nutritional benefits would need to be eaten in quantities considered excessive in order to garner any nutrition from the sugar source. Proposed changes in…
Also, real estate values should never have been used to determine property taxes. Think what this would do for real estate values if this is a concern. Two-thirds of property…
She does all this with a smile on her face and a kind word for everyone! Nobody works harder for Durango than Sweetie. Wendy Bryant Durango
At the onset of the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago, carbon dioxide was at 280 ppm. Due to the relentless burning of fossil fuels, it surpassed 400 ppm last year.…
I was never informed that when I put The Durango Herald on vacation hold, my access to the E-Herald was also stopped. Fortunately, there are some people in the circulation…
I live and travel on 550 daily. Many times, I witness garbage trucks traveling south on the highway, spewing trash all the way down the road. When we can, we…
This column is an absurd misrepresentation of reality. It is wrong on many levels. Olson cites the International Monetary Fund saying that: “$1.9 trillion is the amount of subsidies dolled…
Sweetie has an enviable ability to see the silver lining in any situation. During her first term, the city very ably and seamlessly instituted single-stream recycling, and now eight of…
It is illegal to sleep in the parks at night, forcing most homeless people to sleep during the day – resulting in any progress to better their situation being destroyed,…
Seriously, I realize that the goal is to keep the uninformed liberal voters in the dark about what is really happening in the world, but can’t we occasionally get some…
Penick is certainly human – and certainly a heartless member of that species. What was his motivation, if he did not mean to kill a dog? Would he have fired…
Bicyclists need to follow the same rules of the road as automobiles. Carol Simmons Durango
Colorado has successfully increased access to LARC since receiving a generous multi-year grant in 2008 from an anonymous donor. Teen birth rates in Colorado have since declined more rapidly than…
Like most Durangoans, we applauded the nighttime addition of the infamous T-rex head to the “rock banana” and mourned its removal. We still check out the banana every time we…
The Valles Caldera Preserve was not an example of privatization, nor was it designed with the help of or is it anything like any proposal made by the Cato Institute.…
I rented to a former GI gunner who had a wounded warrior mention on his license plate. He scared me more than once, even though I gave him no reason…
