Come on, the Silverton train (Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad) made Durango. It brought tourists here and helped all of the businesses. The owners are an asset to the…
It breaks my heart to know I can say “I told you so.” Andie Sheffield Bayfield
Courtesy of Dan Bender – An air tanker drops retardant on the 416 Fire north of Durango.du1-i-syn They may have seen the highlight of the summer of 2018. That’s a…
Now, I don’t want to seem insensitive to your plight. I’m sure it’s scary facing your looming irrelevance in an increasingly diverse society. Seeing women, people of color, non-Christians and,…
If you have a mortgage on your residential home, most likely your escrow company has paid your tax – no more worries! If you do not have an escrow account,…
Mary Shinn/Durango Herald – La Plata County Treasurer Allison Aichele, right, speaks with Mary Ann McCarthy at Needham Elementary during the Democratic caucuses. Aichele is competing against Business Improvement District…
No, you don’t get it. If you did, you would see the pattern regarding how the chipping away at public participation has been a gradual and deliberate strategy. Several years…
Field grasses crunch, even at 8,000 feet. Evergreens look sickly. Beetles are attacking and killing more trees. It’s now drier than it was 2002, and we know how that turned…
Here in Southwest Colorado, seven counties have been labeled “primary natural disaster areas” by the USDA and another 10 have been deemed eligible for disaster relief. That includes La Plata…
But that experience is costing us, the taxpayers, $24,000 a year for the next two years. Why the extra cost to the county? Because an audit two years into her…
The letters were: “As the drought continues pray for rain,” “Democracy in Durango is fading away,” “Private parking for oversized vehicles” and “Print the Rockies’ scores and standings.” I mean…
I knew it would be best because being an emergency medical technician student, I’ve seen risky behavior outcomes gone wrong when under the influence of alcohol. I never operate a…
Adults do have common sense, or should have, and rights, and are personally responsible for kids. Several of those rights are acknowledged by the U.S. Constitution. Notice the absence of…
Some suggest this may be his strategy to assure those in the hot seat in today’s high profile collusion and obstruction of justice investigations that they shouldn’t worry if convicted;…
I’ve heard Diane and her principal primary opponent, Karl Hanlon, speak and have studied their websites. It’s clear to me that Diane would be the most effective representative of our…
Lachelt, and her critics, need to work together for remainder of her term
After heading United Way for 10 years, Tim has for five years served as executive director of Durango’s Business Improvement District, including writing a column for the Durango Herald. He…
If you were hoping for outstanding fly fishing in Southwest Colorado, you may be disappointed in a matter of weeks. When stream flow is low enough, like it will be…
I hope the interviewers ask him why he thought it inappropriate to reveal that Trump had been under FBI investigation since July 2016, while he revealed, 11 days before the…
We will be selling our new Carry On! packable Chico bags made from 100% recycled post-consumer plastic bottles. We are also making reusable copper straws and sewing reusable produce bags.…
Perhaps God, in His mercy, will send us some. Frances Roach Mancos
These procedures impact a citizen’s right to address issues with officials elected to hear our concerns. Citizens cannot request a consent agenda item be reviewed, and comments are limited to…
The major league baseball team in Colorado is the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies are in first place at the moment in their division. It is completely irresponsible, even rude, for…
du1-i-syn Tipton is seeking a fourth term, and an incumbent, even one from an a party in disorder in Washington, has a significant advantage. The Democrat most prepared to be…
