Hermosa Creek is Colorado’s largest unprotected roadless area and can be accessed just a few miles from downtown Durango. The Hermosa Creek Watershed – named for the Spanish word meaning…
Consider this: Hillcrest made a substantial profit in 2012 and 2013 when membership fees were $450. The hired architect rated Hillcrest with mostly B grades in his initial evaluation. If…
And for the better-than-you-could-ever-dream rescue, Jim Turner, all-American hero, gentleman, supreme engineer and grid unlocker: All I asked of the driver behind me was to please call AAA for me.…
That being said, there are things about China that make me glad I grew up in America. Pollution is horrendous – in many cities you barely see the sun, and…
One was Kathy Butler, who was principal bookkeeper/accountant during the first 15 years or so. She and her assistant, Elaine Brown, kept the paper business at top-level during those years.…
Goodrich claims climate scientists had to change the name from “global warming” to “climate change.” What nonsense. Why change the name? They are just different terms, and they mean two…
It also left a dusty exclamation point to the end of the regular season on “Pandemonium.” The echoes of Ralph Dinosaur have faded as I watch some friends making their…
In addition to the usual obligatory denunciation of President Obama, she also let it be known she had bought an assault rifle. Good grief! I wonder if she bought a…
It appears the city knee-jerked the decision based on vocal objections from some members of the public. If the city is really representing all Durango residents, it should have gathered…
The fact is members of our local club have provided generations of volunteer service to teach gun safety, backcountry emergency training and other programs benefiting residents, visitors and law enforcement.…
But, there are more responsible avenues for ensuring coexistence. For instance, we can be informed citizens and keep our garbage cans secured inside until the day of pickup. We can…
It appears obvious nothing is going to change. The infestation of bears invading the town in search of food will continue. The bear problem will still be blamed on the…
Once again, rural education funding needs have been put on the back burner in favor of Front Range projects. And yet this new building is desperately needed at FLC. All…
But one thing she didn’t mention was that other than in the off-leash dog park on the north side of Smelter Mountain, all dogs must be on a leash on…
Undoubtedly, the NRA loves the fact that the Second Amendment exists, but clearly, the NRA exists to protect the big-business interests of those who manufacture guns. And meanwhile it keeps…
GMOs benefit Big Agra companies – not farmers, not consumers and not people facing food shortages. Food shortages can be addressed through better birth control. There is undeniable scientific evidence…
Clubs, groups, associations, charities, orders, religions and most other organizations and all trade and commerce are funded by the voluntary contributions of their members and participants. If an individual is…
LPEA is facing some critical issues. We are losing some senior management. We are in a battle with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, our wholesale power provider, over the question…
One reason for the lack of accurate scientific tests on GMOs is that the biotech companies like Monsanto refuse to release their seeds so they can be accurately tested by…
My challenge to The Durango Herald is to undertake investigative reporting through filing Freedom of Information Act requests to the city of Durango for all correspondence, emails, memorandums, records of…
From this baseline, I’d characterize the following as representative NRA extremist notions: 1) The Second Amendment gives us a right to conceal and carry. Plainly, it doesn’t. 2) Any limitations…
