The county treasurer’s job is an accounting and financial investment job. As I am paying for this office through my tax dollars, I expect to hire the most financially qualified…
Beyond that, Miss Goodie’s entertainers refused to engage with those whose actions suggested fierce rivalry and deep insecurity, and concentrated instead on preparing to give the best performance possible, though…
That doesn’t sound like it helps Colorado much. He also was a key vote in passing the Affordable Care Act – better known as Obamacare – which doesn’t seem to…
Roberts, McLachlan pushed Legislature for college’s much-needed building money
The only trout native to the rivers and streams of the Western Slope are Colorado River cutthroat trout. Settlement of the west in the mid-to-late 1800s, along with mining, logging…
We live in a small town because if you cut someone off or you flip them off, they might be your banker or your kid’s teacher. There were lots of…
I lived in Aspen before, during and after the creation of the mall in downtown Aspen. It was a mess, especially for the merchants who could not get deliveries via…
That man is Sean Smith. Smith brings to the table more than 20 years of law enforcement experience at a number of different levels. Working at the local, state and…
So it comes as quite a surprise that my enthusiasm for Durango and its people evidently is not shared by the sheriff of La Plata County. Duke Schirard has a…
Regarding the campaign signs and Durango sign ordinances, I see way more Sean Smith signs in questionable places than signs for Schirard. Because I don’t live in the city limits…
First you put on your left turn signal. Your goal is to signal your intention to turn, not to confirm what everyone can already see you are doing. Next you…
Does 27 cents a month per sheep entitle them to “own” our federal lands? Jean Bickel Wickenburg, Arizona
Governor has assembled an impressive group to look at land-use and drilling issues
Allison has been an executive coach to CEOs, CFOs and executive teams of Fortune 100 companies, as well as to the directors and supervisors of these teams. Her experience assisting…
Southwest Ag, Sun Ute, and FCI have been very helpful for the Ignacio Athletic Department. I appreciate everyone’s patience while we are in transition. This week is our homecoming week.…
We appreciated the opinion of local people on state, national and world affairs. The Herald has taken much of the brightness from our paper. Terry Fitzgerald Bayfield
Gardner supported two recent attempts for a “personhood” amendment to the Colorado Constitution. While serving in the current U.S. House of Representatives, he co-sponsored the Life at Conception Act that…
Having three stand-alone charter schools is not “completing the loop.” Quite the contrary, this structure is egregiously stressful on students and faculty. It is detrimental to our community’s children to…
Please take your position in DNF seriously and join or renew your membership. The board, with a secret agenda, has infringed on the rights of member-owners (all of us). The…
Allison Morrissey, with a bachelor of arts in accounting and an MBA, as well as 25 years of experience in Fortune 100 companies making business systems more efficient, has the…
Without board approval, mind you, and with total disregard for the creative process, members of the staff sent this unfinished draft knowing that chaos would follow. A supreme lack of…
