Since then, some of my neighbors and I retrofitted active solar collectors onto our homes in the Animas Valley. Almost six years later, we are thrilled that we did. During…
As citizens, we can also ask the council to let them keep the awning. If several hundred of us e-mailed or called the council members they could almost certainly be…
Effort fails to contain costs, forcing tough financial decisions ahead
I was raised skiing in the mountains and kayaking on the river. Last year, the Animas River was poisoned by the mining industry, creating a Superfund site, meaning that our…
Recently, city, county and economic development officials asked the state’s congressional delegation to modify the proposed rules citing economic loss. The officials say the proposed rules will lead to the…
Durango’s train is a genuine asset. By association its tracks can and do appeal to the curiosity of anybody who walks Narrow Gauge Avenue or parks there. Simply by virtue…
Park County joins seven other Colorado counties that have formally opposed the seizure of BLM and National Forest lands. That compares to just three counties that have made moves in…
Many more American would have been killed if the special operators a mile away had not disobeyed repeated orders to stand down. No help was sent by this administration because…
City of Durango aims to boost attainability with revamped focus
Justice Scalia would be appalled by the threat of the Senate Republicans to shirk their duty, and refuse to conduct a hearing on the nomination of Merrick Garland to fill…
A few years ago I hosted a language teacher from France and she was so excited to see all the Spanish names around town that she took pictures of them…
While the closure of Spruce Tree House is disappointing, it unfortunately also highlights a bigger problem. The infrastructure repair backlog for National Park Service sites here in Colorado is more…
Now two weeks later, I have seen a parking meter person staking out Third Avenue and 12th Street, obviously targeted as new sources of income. I tried looking up the…
Durango considers ordinance to discourage lawsuits, protect builders
They have made the absurd argument that, in an election year, a twice-elected president should not be allowed a hearing for his Supreme Court nominee. This flies in the face…
By the same token, where are the Great Old Broads for Wilderness or the San Juan Citizens Alliance when it comes to solar and wind projects that spoil the landscape…
This was one in a series of lawsuits filed by opponents of legalized pot. And while so far they have largely failed, by their tone and nature they suggest their…
The funny thing about this city Parks and Recreation-sanctified dumping ground is that it is in full view of everyone at Rivergate Lofts and anyone who uses the park or…
I was privileged in the early ’60s to be at West Point when General Douglas MacArthur gave an impromptu speech to the corps of cadets. He spoke about leadership and…
Furthermore, for the Herald to print the results of the couple of precincts it happened to check and then (Herald, March 3) print Champagne’s quote about his “smashing success” was…
All Durango residents and visitors feel the loss of Francisco’s restaurant. The added loss of the portico would be unacceptable to the majority of Durango residents. Our vote is to…
The Korean War lasted about three years, nothing accomplished but the death and wounding of personnel and lots of money spent. The Vietnam War (some say not a real war)…
The Legislature’s concerns are valid, but another perspective may be better
He had traveled up to Durango and tested the sediment along the banks of the Animas River. He found that the sediment contained 1,100 to 1,500 parts per million of…
First of all, Lavoy Finicum was not “gunned down” by agents of the federal government, he was shot and killed by the Oregon State Patrol. This occurred after he fled…
Several Northern abolitionists supported secession including William Lloyd Garrison and Lysander Spooner. Relevant to the cause of the war is a New York Times editorial: “The commercial bearing of the…
Maysmith did not report in his letter that the bill was amended at its Feb. 11 hearing to only apply to biochar. The bill still has strong support from the…
