I am going to pass judgement on the Herald’s lack of discretion in the recent article about the sad situation with the three young men and the young women that…
Kurt Patton and his wife Colleen Patton, with Combat Veterans Association, holds a sign up as more the 150 Veterans and supporters rallied in a parking lot at Children’s Hospital…
du1-i-syn I researched what the Center for Disease Control stated would slow down suicide in our communities and a lot of it would need laws to change within our state…
There are many more “victims” of this alleged assault, albeit none even close to the original victim. I am the grandmother of one of the accused men, and filled with…
Warming temperatures (predicted for decades) dries out vegetation (both live and dead) sooner in the season, which then burns easier and faster. Fire seasons have grown longer and fire intensity…
du1-i-syn While demographics and economics are working against all but the most exclusive colleges and research universities in the country – the number of high school graduates across the nation…
du1-i-syn Whether the additional revenue is justified, or not, is a separate issue. Attempting to raise it via increased property taxes is just plain unfair. Those requesting this increase need…
A herd of musk ox graze in an area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, known as Area 1002, in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/Arctic National Wildlife…
When I hear stories from my classmates back home in respect to their onerous tax burdens, I find myself grateful once more for the state, county and town in which…
Big Pharma’s opioid epidemic, rape and pillage of our land, air and water by the oil and gas industry, high-cost education that is often also low-quality, expensive “health care” that…
How times have changed when elected representative Scott Tipton takes every action possible to desecrate, destroy and abolish “America’s Best Idea,” our national parks and monuments. He no longer represents…
The very first national park created by that Act was Mesa Verde National Park. Before becoming a public servant, Tipton earned a fortune selling Mesa Verde Pottery to the concessionaire…
Well, what short and select memories Democrats in general and, specifically, here at this liberal paper, have. The original deceptive and lie-filled bill called for a huge expansion of Medicaid,…
du1-i-syn On Ballot Question 2A/4A, asking both Durango residents (2A) and La Plata County voters covered by the Durango Fire Protection District (4A) to approve a 2.5 mill levy increase…
I invite all the members of our community to join me in giving them the funding they need to continue to serve us so well by providing outstanding fire protection…
We already pay more for fire protection with our property taxes than we pay for our fire insurance with our homeowners policies. Do you want your money going towards a…
The mill levy is needed because of an increase in calls coupled with a decrease in revenue. The decrease in revenue is due in part to the Gallagher Amendment and…
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br><br>Fort Lewis College students talk with Native American freshman in the teepee outside of the Student Union Building while on a tour of the campus.du1-i-syn Native American Heritage…
du1-i-syn I, unfortunately, missed the parking permit sign in the lot I parked in and received a $25 fine. The parking ticket directed me to the Durango Transit Center and…
The study published by the University of Colorado linking wastewater injections from oil and gas wells to an increase in the quantity of earthquakes along the Colorado – New Mexico…
I am surprised that the article about a recent gang-rape (Herald, Oct. 20)starts “Three men” and that those persons are repeatedly referred to as men. These children may be above…
During a lifetime of excellent health, including 50 years of skiing and 18 years walking the streets of Durango as a letter-carrier, I never expected to be one who had…
du1-i-syn The GOP’s continued war on the Affordable Care Act has further muddied the public’s understanding of a difficult subject and, after several failed attempts, they are no closer to…
du1-i-syn Reagan Republicans did away with that edict which required the media to write about both sides of any political or controversial topic. Why they did away with it should…
du1-i-syn The bill, HR 3990, guts the Antiquities Act of 1906 and undermines its intent and purpose. Among other egregious changes, HR 3990 would alter the Antiquities Act in the…
