The article states that the primary reason for entertaining these taxes is due to “declining property-tax revenue caused by falling natural-gas and oil production and property values.” Regarding oil and…
Now, as I read more about the fight brewing across Western states over whether the state or federal government should control public lands, I keep thinking to myself, where’s the…
An old newspaper adage is that a town needs a school, a post office, a bar, a church, (to balance each other out, I suppose!) and a newspaper. I think…
We hope to see many of you at the Lowdown, and to receive all your questions before Friday, Feb. 20. Trish Pegram, member of the board League of Women…
To meet the expectations that have been set forth for Colorado’s schools and students, we must receive adequate funding to carry out this important work. We see both short-term and…
In 2009, we decided that the best way to steward our irrigated land was to offer it to young farmers to grow food. We recruited a young farmer, gave her…
I moved here from Chattanooga, Tennessee, where I had the delight of spending time every week with my niece. In losing that weekly time with her, I was losing seeing…
No better yardstick on the truth than ordinary peoples’ extraordinary lives
Women of color continue to face obstacles to accessing high-quality health care. Unintended pregnancy often results from limits on access and opportunity. We know that when women can plan their…
I ask President Obama to please veto this environmental disaster. Merion Sharp Ignacio
Stoner’s retirement highlights just how far Durango arboreal success has come
Dan should keep up that writing. It is direct, fiery and ruffles some feathers because he has something to say. He writes with flair and expertise about important subjects. His…
It also says that these professionals simply react to fire conditions rather than getting out in front of hazardous conditions and take proactive steps to mitigate the drivers of catastrophic…
Bill to support new flood and wildfire technology advances in state Legislature
I feel that a fuel-tax increase makes sense, and it is a tax that all Americans will have to pay. This tax increase should be part of an overall package…
When the day of reckoning arrives, there will be unprecedented financial hardship in this country. It’s time for each of us to start making such a fuss that the Washington…
There’s a $26 million county reserve, what’s it for if it is not for lean times? We already pay more for gasoline than any surrounding county. All the trustafarians in…
I feel that The Durango Herald used needlessly inflammatory words to try to create a more “newsworthy” front page article on a months-old issue. I, for one, intend to show…
Remember other parents also have a right to try to keep their children safe
An unnecessary proposal from Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, would have weakened the Antiquities Act and made it harder or even impossible to protect unique areas on our public lands, like…
Any judge who would release a man on his own recognizance after being suspected of armed robbery and kidnapping – not to mention tying up his victims – obviously does…
Running parallel to Islamic extremism is a trend I call Islamic passivity. Here’s what I mean: We have in the order of 6 million followers of Islam residing in the…
After frantically inspecting him, I found precise, deep wounds on three of his paws, his back one being the worst. My dad helped, and together, we did our best to…
I understand that, at Tuesday’s public forum and town board meeting, the issue of recreational marijuana was discussed. I would like to know how many people on the board or…
Thank you Durango DOT Comedy troupe members Andre Pierre-Louis, Jessica Dehen, Geoffrey Johnson and Tim Zink. You were entertaining and helped us reveal our creative sides. Thanks to El Moro…
I have a sad walk when I go to the post office in Bayfield because I have to pass two dogs in two separate kennels, and as far as I…
He’s turned about face again, claiming during his campaign that he’s for the “all of the above” energy strategy, yet the first thing he does is try to overturn statewide…
