Rule against me and you are a “so-called judge.” Speak against me and you are a “second-rate actress, very over rated.” Report against me and you are “the lying press,…
The southbound lane on U.S. 550 is higher than the path, with no guard rail and a speed limit of 50 mph. A car going off the road here would…
I submit that the Herald does not fully comprehend the third “R:” “Rithmetic” Jim Cross Durango
We have a chance here in Durango to end water fluoridation. This does not mean that fluoride is being taken away from our teeth. We can still reap any benefits…
I am concerned about the use of quotes in the letter, as what is in the quotes, “I want to hear only the negative. I’ll be your voice in Congress.…
The real conflict is that liberal journalism wants to claim that it is objective, but at the same time the liberal media openly states that it is in the business…
du1-i-syn Planning 2.0, developed over three years with extensive stakeholder input, modernized inefficient 1980s-era planning regulations that drive land use planning processes, specifically Resource Management Plans, often decades in the…
Story of addiction problems in Craig shows that no community is immune
I was curious enough to check where they were planted and discovered that though a half-moon tree was planted at Mr. Roosa’s grave in Arlington, there were none at all…
Maybe more articles like these will shed some light on our addiction issues, and perhaps our community and legislators will take some action. Please keep articles like these coming to…
As a veteran of the U.S. Navy Seabees, I spent time in Iraq and Afghanistan fighting for the things that make America the great nation that it is. And what…
The author failed to mention that such a search would also give all the needed information about benefits. Moreover, the search would reveal that the amount, depth and breadth of…
HB 1206 is a common-sense measure that makes all of us safer on the road
My first point is the clearly damaging health effects of fluoride. There are now tens of millions of people in China and India who suffer from crippling bone diseases due…
It is a simple online directory service, with an easy registration process for volunteers and searchable by Durango 9-R educators. Now, we need the community’s help: We need people to…
As a public taxpayer-supported facility, the hospital owes us an answer to this question: How much (if any) taxpayer and private donor money has the hospital spent investigating and paying…
I believe that a government that is truly of, by and for its citizens is mandated to consider the greatest good in all its actions. To do this, we must…
(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)du1-i-syn At its heart is an orphan, little La Plata County, pleading to a heartless federal bureaucracy – like Oliver Twist in the workhouse – holding an…
Do corporations rule the world? Pretty much. Are corporations people? No way! When a corporation gets returned in a body bag, then maybe. Corporations are created to make profits for…
In America, slavery appears legal under the Republicans, who believe they have not only the divine right, privilege and entitlement, but duty and authority to deny Americans free, self-governing citizenship…
Our last carrier was great, on time and never missed a day. Apparently, he asked for a week vacation and the Herald refused unless he found coverage. His boss refused,…
Rather than appear in Durango before the constituents he ostensibly represents, he chose to hold well-staged tele-events, or monologues, with no opportunity for a back-and-forth exchange of ideas and concerns.…
Hello! I am a third-grade student at The Langley School in Northern Virginia. In third grade, we do state reports and I chose your state! I am very excited to…
The value placed on the health of the people and the planet pales in comparison to the value of corporate profit in the medical, agribusiness and energy sectors. Rep. Scott…
The amendments extended these groups’ discrimination protections in public accommodations such as businesses, restrooms and vehicles for hire. When the North Carolina state legislature passed HB 2 overruling the Charlotte…
I got an email request from Rep. Scott Tipton that asked me to identify the ways in which the government has wronged me. “Tell me all about it,” he said.…
With the GOP in firm control of both houses of Congress, all that “We the People” can hope for is that the courts do their job and the press does…
La Plata Electric Association spends $70 million a year to purchase power from a non-local, carbon-intense company that ranks fourth-worst in the country. We should be outraged! Coal-fired power plants…
du1-i-syn By including an arts and culture section for the first time in its draft 2017 Comprehensive Plan, the city is poised to re-invest in the arts and culture, initially…
The mission statement of the VA is to fulfill President Lincoln’s promise “to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by…
