Melissa Youseff has proven herself, leading and serving this community through very difficult times. She is hard-working, thoughtful, reasonable, and dedicated to serving the citizens of Durango. She does her…
With this funding, our local cultural nonprofit organizations, facilities and events can do even more to increase our residents’ quality of life. Every community has roads and sidewalks, but the…
With sound management practices for our resources, our grasses flourish. When our grass is optimal, the products we derive from our livestock are top quality. With high quality, our customers…
Unfortunately, the U.S. Forest Service link contains a most confusing map. Although I am intimately familiar with this area, it took me a long time to figure out that the…
Taking a Durango visitor into the gallery, I noticed patrons and the new owner’s brother helping them with information on the latest artwork. Both were not wearing a mask. Before…
Senators are considering a horribly titled bill, “The Sunshine Protection Act,” that would make Daylight Savings Time permanent. This would mean more dark hours in the morning. It’s a no-brainer…
That is a quote from Leonard Peltier. Time is running out for Leonard and now his supporters humbly ask that he be moved to another federal prison closer to his…
Frank and I have been friends for close to 20 years and I have always found him to be a man of integrity who is reliable and trustworthy. In addition…
Melissa is bright, motivated, accessible, well-informed about city issues and an unusually good listener. She has demonstrated special interest in addressing Durango’s homeless problems. We hope the voters of Durango…
We need to stop fooling ourselves into thinking that a virus can be controlled. And why should we trust an industry that makes the majority of its money from prolonging…
Herald endorses Bosmans, Furtney, Youssef
Voting yes on Ballot Issue 1-A gives us some low-hanging fruit to put us on a quicker path to restoration. The path to economic and community recovery from the pandemic…
Since then, there have been annual celebrations hosted by the Girl Scouts (our next generation “Rosies”). However, as with many events, this year is different. We can still honor the…
In her early years, Melissa served on the Community Foundation board, sat on the 9-R board and was a founding board member of Animas High School. There are many other…
Also, what part of her most recent video have anything to do with equally, responsibly and intelligently representing the people of the 3rd Congressional District? The video shows her walking…
Yup, it’s on the ballot to more than double the lodgers tax, from 2% to 5.25%. Thanks to the pandemic, we seen hoards of visitors arriving and many staying here.…
The new and improved Child Tax Credit included in the stimulus package will increase tax credits already offered to American families and provide some of those funds up front, when…
The justification was repeatedly stated that Bayfield schools have seen a 6% decrease in student population, thus an equivalent decrease in faculty is justified. Thank goodness this logic is not…
I am writing to let you know why I am supporting Frank Lockwood to fill one of those seats and to appeal for your support of his campaign. I have…
I would like to give you a different view of that decision: I lived and worked with Native Americans for years. When something was named using their tribe, heritage or…
Not only is she smart, dedicated, ambitious, loyal and a hard worker, she is also just an amazing human. We, as residents of Durango, would be lucky to have someone…
communications skills from a 30-year legal career. A graduate of Leadership La Plata, he is committed to serving our community. And he is a man of strong ethical character. Capability,…
I have known Jessika for six years and my perspective is unique, as I do not only know and see her as a business woman and entrepreneur, but I get…
However, two of my choices will be to re-elect Melissa Youseff and to elect Seth Furtney. I have seen both in action and am confident they will bring intelligence and…
I guess they will need it for their defense – or will Trump come to the rescue? He said he would. He said he would join them and pay attorney…
Looking back, our community managed better than most through this horrible time in no small part because of the effective and tireless leadership of Melissa Youssef. You don’t make the…
Over the past 15 years, I have worked with Melissa Youssef on several volunteer projects, the most notable of which have been the formation, early development and sustainable operation of…
Councilor. There are diverse views on most issues, and Seth will review both sides and look for a sustainable solution. Seth has volunteered for Durango Parks and Rec Advisory Board…
This makes the high school science teacher now the most important person for our future. It will be science teachers who build a sense of curiosity in students to solve…
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