I just want to let all the great folks in our community know what a huge part all of you have played in making Lucas a successful member of Durango.…
not even if we all look in the pound. No more lunches and dinners to be found, if you had kids they were free to run around. Our sincere thanks…
GCC Energy supplies coal to cement kilns throughout the Southwest, and locally to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. The mine employs 140 people, 50 of whom have been…
Not just those of us who live within city limits will pay the sales tax, but all who shop, visit, dine and use the streets in Bayfield. Kristin Dallison Bayfield
According to The New York Times, “The NIH spent $76 million on research using fetal tissue in 2014 with grants to more than 50 universities, including Columbia, Harvard, the Massachusetts…
There will also be presentations about the issues on the ballot, including state of Colorado Proposition BB – retaining excess revenue; La Plata County questions 1A – road and bridge…
A group of dedicated volunteers, coaches and parents put on a nighttime cross country meet at Hillcrest Golf Course. With the help a few strategically placed lights and hundreds of…
And now, we are left with honorable mention. Could it be: 2015 Best of Durango & La Plata County, presented by The Durango Herald? Perhaps not. What a waste of…
Mr. Sheldon was an exceptional manager, balancing ideological aspirations with the feasibility of those goals. He inspired me to run for student council in my sophomore year to give back…
The United States is now the top oil producer in the world, but an antiquated policy prohibiting it from exporting crude oil threatens jobs across the nation. A law, enacted…
Fortunately the snake had been discovered by my dogs shortly after becoming entangled, so was still in very good condition and able to go about his business once freed. All…
Political reaction to the pope’s meeting with clerk muddied a simple question
Progress on Lake Nighthorse not visible at all. Nothing is happening as you can see. This confusion continues to puzzle me. Remember the bureaucrats doing this to you. It took…
The coal mine has also been in violation of several county codes with the hauling of the coal out of Hay Gulch, but the Planning Department and the Board of…
Local input is crucial to informing the Bureau of Land Management’s planning
No one believes that their dogs bark. Most dog owners have become tone deaf to their dogs’ barks or have given up trying to quell them. The main problem is…
Matt is a 2008 graduate of Colorado College and attended public schools for 12 years. He worked for Durango’s Boys and Girls Clubs for two years and is known by…
Of course those “ample” margins – just a moment while I suppress a laugh – that must be why you will often see Stan, Sheri, Eric, Brad, Mike, Les, or…
That books are now rarely banned is reason enough to celebrate the event
King Coal is a very good coal. It has been shipped to Japan for steel-making. I worked for BHP, an Australian company, at the La Plata Mine just below the…
The story of these initiatives goes back to 2005, when the Legislature passed SB 152 at the behest of large telecommunication companies such as CenturyLink. The statute restricts the ability…
I, for one, will take my $14 refund check and immediately donate it to a local charity where it might do some good. I urge others to do the same.…
Eventually it was students and faculty at a West Virginia university who tripped them up. They discovered that Volkswagens in road use were emitting much more nitrogen oxide than specifications…
I wonder if this had anything to do with Olivarius-McAllistar’s decision to move on. Also, I am curious as to what kind of disciplinary action (if any) has occurred for…
There was an opportunity to instill trust in government. Instead, the county’s actions played into conspiracy theorists’ ludicrous idea that the EPA “did this on purpose” and demonstrated little support…
