Everyone agrees that the Garland/Gorsuch seat was stolen by the GOP. Sadly, Sen. Bennet chose to hide behind the quaint notion of bipartisanship and do nothing to stop this theft.…
I suggest a Diaspora Accord. The Paris Climate Accord recognizes correctly the responsibility developed nations have to poorer countries to make financial amends for creating climate change. But money won’t…
Durango Herald file<br><br>La Plata County Courthouse.du1-i-syn Lehmann is the 77-year-old driver who jumped a curb on North Main Avenue last year and killed two pedestrians, Allen Duke, a 22-year-old Fort…
Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald<br><br>A Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train returns to Durango from Silverton on Tuesday evening.du1-i-syn Since the start of the 416 Fire on June 1, Silverton –…
I work in the Durango tourism industry and I realize that disbanding the train might have some short-term economic implications. Ultimately, however, people visit Durango to enjoy the mountains. They…
1. My friend from New Orleans told me about their rules for school backpacks. They must all be clear! This applies to public, private and charter schools. Teachers, principals and…
Wheeler’s work for Energy Fuels was limited to matters before the Department of the Interior and the and Department of Energy. None of his work for us was before EPA,…
I would especially like to thank the family on 25th Street with three little boys. They brought tears to my eyes every night that they were out and I was…
I have visited downtown Durango to shop, eat and do my part to support our local economy. Now, I’d like to help support the D&SNG by buying my 2018 summer…
Check the You Tube video at youtube/RVPPHkcG8lk to see the program that Fort Worth, Texas, is implementing by hiring the homeless to clean up the streets, paying them $10 an…
This is a call to all lovers/users of Hermosa Creek Trail to lobby the train to fund all the efforts toward Hermosa Creek Trail remediation. This is the least D&SNG…
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br><br>06-12-18- Trees killed by the Valley Fire in 2002 still stand as a reminder with the 416 Fire burning in the backgroun.du1-i-syn In a list of infamous American…
Today while singing Stephen Schwartz’s song “Beautiful City,” my questions changed to ones of, what would make Durango and Silverton and the forest between the two a “Yes we can?”…
Congress stated in 1787 that when new States are added to the Union, it was to be, “On equal footing with the original States in all respects whatsoever.” The original…
Fort Lewis College logodu1-i-syn After all, FLC, which has seen an 11 percent drop in enrollment over the past nine years, announced a $4.16 million budget cut from the 2018-19…
With the cost of wind and solar power now lower than fossil fuels, even natural gas, Colorado is rapidly transitioning the “all of the above” energy mix to a much…
This president needs to call a meeting of the Organization of American States and create a political climate for intervention. They have to know that the drug cartels are not…
This bill has passed the House, with Tipton’s support, and it’s pending in the Senate. As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, Scott Tipton should be looking out…
However, after visiting the campers in their ad hoc camp at Escalante Middle School and talking to them for a few hours, I see that the camp is really a…
Thank you, too, to Officer Terry A. Brookins, who was able to track down the car’s owner, whose insurance is now paying for the repairs to my vehicle. Had the…
Afterward we walked down to the park and then went to our car. When I got in the car I realized I had left my purse on the sidewalk in…
That’s why I am encouraging Rep. Scott Tipton to cosponsor H.R. 5031, the Challenges and Prizes for Climate Act. It would establish a competitive “climate solutions challenges” program within the…
