When the cost of the meters was raised, not only did it deter me and my employees from parking at a meter, but more importantly, our customers. Locals do most…
One is the rise to the east that should have been leveled. But the most dangerous problem is the exit lane for Highway 160 eastbound onto CR 225A. When you…
This appears to be another waste of the public’s money and job creation. Should a private resident made such contact, the Parks and Wildlife would have placed a blue collar…
I live in La Plata County and have six double gas wells within a half mile of my home. We are surrounded by pipelines, compressor stations, an injection site (which…
There is tremendous and broad support nationwide for AmeriCorps programming, something that seems increasingly rare. This broad support occurs because it is an extremely effective way to make positive changes…
King Coal II is served by 19th Century farm-to-market roads. For the load that GCC Energy is proposing, county code requires a 24-foot-wide paved road with three-foot shoulders and a…
That struts and tromps his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more; it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.”…
The answer: Fencing will guide the animals to the underpass. A still camera mounted inside our recently constructed underpass at U.S. Highway 550 north of Ridgway shows animals large and…
I had the privilege of living in Durango in 1998 and consider Durango my second home. My grandparents were born and raised in Durango as well as my mom. My…
We spent $60 for two films we were unable to see. For one of us, this is the second year in a row this has happened. This situation flies in…
This is 2016, not 1966. Today, there are a significant number of women who choose to send X-rated pictures of themselves to others, so I doubt they are embarrassed by…
Senator’s choice is a fitting reminder of the best and worst of American history
The Hammonds were convicted of domestic terrorism for burning 127 acres of government-controlled land covered with juniper and sage brush by setting a backfire to protect their winter feed from…
A good part of Colorado was part of Texas with its annexation in 1845. Many Southerners migrated to what would become Colorado in the 1850s. Confederate partisan ranger units operated…
Don’t try to fix something that is not broken. Francisco’s has been a historic Durango landmark for almost 50 years. The Garcia family started the restaurant with one small building…
We live in a dog friendly community, however, if we dog owners don’t step up (not on) and pick up our dog’s droppings, dog tolerance may disappear. Disease, stink and…
Elections are held so people can vote for candidates who will accurately express the voice of the people. This can only be done if people actually vote. According to The…
It’s embarrassing that the city is hiding behind the legal dodge of sovereign immunity. This isn’t the Durango I know. Let’s own up to our responsibility and pay for the…
If people are not voting, not everyone is being represented. This is why it is important for people to be educated about voting and the voting process, and for them…
At the end of the story, it stated that I admitted that irrigating the Dryside of the county isn’t economically feasible. The story implies that it will not be done.…
This lake project, though a long contended issue, has been completed and filled for more than four years. In fact, this will be the fifth summer that the filled lake…
I am pretty stunned by the fact you can only vote for a very few candidates. In fact, there are only seven candidates for this presidential election. It seems to…
Another statement made by Hillary Clinton was, “You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you’re a white applicant than if you’re black or…
But what about the shockwaves that goes through the manhole cover down through the pipe and into the sewer system? Those shockwaves surely must affect the integrity of the pipe…
