I am in agreement with residents objecting to a planned 306-stall RV park in the Animas Valley. The reasons for my objections are many – some based on aesthetics, others…
I am writing to send a shoutout to deputies with the Bayfield Marshal’s Office. I left the Pine River Library at 7 p.m. the other night and I saw a…
I have never been one to be excited about voting, especially in a local setting. There was no one who represented the people I worked with, the people I live…
This week, I had the opportunity to speak with Carter Rogers, candidate for Durango City Council, and I was pleasantly surprised. I was particularly impressed by his stance on affordable…
In The Durango Herald on March 9, Harrison Wendt, a City Council candidate, expressed a desire to reallocate portions of the soon to be sun-setting 2005 quarter-cent tax to housing.…
In the upcoming city election, we have the opportunity to halt Next Steps, the redesign of Main Avenue, by electing the right candidates. Gilda Yazzie opposes the redesign of downtown…
I am writing to encourage Durango residents to vote for Harrison Wendt on April 4. I know Harrison well and respect his drive, his impeccable integrity and, most of all,…
I truly believe that Durango City Council has desperately been needing someone like Harrison Wendt. In a recent forum of City Council candidates, I heard several good ideas, but it…
I am writing this letter to give my wholehearted support for Harrison Wendt for City Council. I have had the pleasure of knowing him for the past couple of years.…
I first met Harrison Wendt at a fall folk festival in Pagosa Springs. I maybe got a little overexcited. Yes, it was after hours and the band was playing. I…
I have been doing my homework on who would make a great, new City Council member; one with experience and a new perspective. I went to forums, read candidate statements,…
It’s time to say no. Our City Council authorized a new design for Main Avenue that will destroy the historic downtown. Councilors are spending hundreds of thousands on an engineering…
Harrison Wendt is running for Durango City Council and he’s the change we need. This town has been in the ownership of privilege for too long. A good portion of…
In light of the recent bailout of Silicon Valley Bank, it seems appropriate to review Rule 11 of the game of Monopoly: 11. What if the bank runs out of…
Permanent, year-round daylight saving time is a tried – and failed – experiment. In December 1973, Nixon signed the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act to begin this two-year…
RE: Having Lauren Boebert speak to students at Dolores High School. As reported in The Journal and The Durango Herald on March 15, an anonymous source said, “This embattled politician…
Recently, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert criticized our nation for not having enough firearms. She mentioned that our fellow citizens owned 46% of privately owned guns in the world. She continued,…
I think the proposed RV park in Animas Valley could be a great benefit to our area. I have stayed in many RV parks of this type around the country…
It seems very obvious that part of the solution to our “homeless” problem is to make them more accountable for the damage they are incurring on our public properties. Much…
I have been a resident of Durango on and off since 1991, and I have watched multiple City Councils struggle to address the lack of affordable housing for decades. In…
City officials in Durango seem to de-prioritize Three Springs. Then when they eventually do something out here, like fix the city roads, they seem to see that as enough for…
Gilda Yazzie and Harrison Wendt are excellent candidates for the two open seats on our City Council. Gilda has considerable experience with housing projects, and a focus on making housing…
Unbelievable. Here we go again: Another million-dollar plus development near town of 16 single-family homes on Rosemary Lane that the developer is yet again allowed to “pay the fee in…
It seems there’s a lot of debate and criticism lately about being “woke.” According to the Oxford languages, the word “woke” is the past (tense) of “wake,” a verb. “Emerge…
I am an unaffiliated voter and of all the anti-2nd Amendment legislative bills introduced this year, HB23-1230 is the worst of them all. Like its sister bills, this one is…
During my last haircut at a Durango small business, I learned that the owners had trouble finding licensed and certified barbers, and plumbers available to help keep their business open.…
Kudos to District Attorney Christian Champagne and the DA’s office on their progressive stance in a recent domestic violence case. Champagne required the convicted perpetrator to find new employment as…
Harrison Wendt does not stray away from the real. Having experienced life as an Fort Lewis College student, a performing artist and community activist, Harrison is present in so many…
My longtime friend Gilda Yazzie is running for Durango City Council and has my vote. Gilda’s extensive professional background and bachelor’s degree in business from Fort Lewis College make her…
We live down a two-mile dirt road, barely maintained by La Plata County’s Road and Bridge division. That was until we set up a brand-new homestead three years ago. After…
