We are told that this will result in massive new hiring and bountiful, rising wages for all workers. But when $300 billion of corporate profits were repatriated by G.W. Bush…
If citizens in each county across the United States were volunteering and donating locally, the entire U.S. could be an even better place to live, work and play. With the…
Contrary to Patterson’s statement, Obama didn’t have an open border policy. Everyone coming into the U.S. is vetted more thoroughly than ever. Of course, there are people who sneak in.…
du1-i-syn I received a parking ticket while having breakfast in your town in October. We had previously stayed the night in a Durango motel and had dinner at a Durango…
If I go to the doctor’s office and they hand me a black box to explain my problems, will the doctors know what my health problems are? Believe it or…
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald <br><br>Dax Snooks of Bayfield High School goes for an interseption while playing Basalt High School field on Nov. 11 during the quarterfinal playoff game at BHS.du1-i-syn Probably…
du1-i-syn At the Stuttering Foundation, we would like to take that time to give thanks: To the parents who take the time to read with their child, whether the child…
du1-i-syn We do what we have always done in a small town. We band together to support one another. We cook and bring food to those who need it. We…
This “random act of patriotism” is a welcome sight, especially compared to other spectacles that football teams around the country have demonstrated. Our Color Guard at these games is made…
The fearless four were strolling north in the center of the south-bound lane of County Road 250 between Trimble Lane and Baker’s Bridge, oblivious, enjoying a typically spectacular Colorado afternoon.…
What gets me are the TV-starved attorneys, just recently, raking in millions from caught executives in high-profile positions. There are plenty of gals needing a job or two (or more)…
It’s absolutely laughable and hypocritical for people in Seattle, New York and Southwest Colorado – whose ancestors have long since pillaged the land and resources in their backyards – to…
I watched that show and saw no one who said the thing was authentic, except the claimant. Nat Geo’s imprimatur on that little ditty counts for nothing – except “shame…
du1-i-syn The national debt exceeds $20 trillion. That is $633,612 dollars per second, 3.4 times the speed of light. Interest charges alone on our national credit card amount to $215,000…
The program allows vets to see local doctors instead of traveling long distances to Veterans Administration facilities for care. Eight months ago I had surgery. If it was not for…
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., walks past boxes of petitions supporting the Republican tax reform bill as he arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington,…
Having worked at the college for 20 years and having recently been “downsized” as a non-tenure track employee, I feel for Gulliford and others who get on the wrong side…
If cars were sold as a $7,000 per year “transportation service,” I wonder how many people would buy them? All of a sudden, $360 for an annual bus pass seems…
First, 2017 is a reappraisal year when, in May, we let all property owners know the new value of their property as if it had sold on June 30, 2016.…
I was surprised when I read a recent letter to the editor (Herald, Oct. 28) calling the most recent session “a distraction.” Dan goes to great lengths to distill the…
How long will it take for someone who is depressed or has other mental problems to harm himself or herself because of the time change, and the unhappiness it causes,…
It’s disturbing that a significant change in the planet’s environment is noted in a narrow manner. Many view the changing climate within the scope of how it affects their neighborhood…
We have a president who spoke of acts toward women that are repulsive and he was still elected. We had a violent gang-rape of a woman in our community. We’ve…
For many Americans, each tax season begins with gathering W-2s and selecting a tax software program. While these programs are a godsend, selecting and accurately reporting the correct information is…
The current administration is absolutely the most transparent of any in memory. Like the president or not, he broadcasts his opinion on every subject many times a day. He does…
On Oct. 21, a cyclist ran into a hunter on the trail at Cascade Creek, knocking him to the ground. Rather than checking to see if he was OK, the…
Gwen Lacheltdu1-i-syn When Lachelt gets involved in conservation issues in the county, as she should, is she fully viewing the issues as one of three county commissioners representing about 57,000…
