To start off, education is essential. The electric utility business is changing rapidly due to local electricity generation, in particular solar, which is becoming less expensive than centralized production from…
Opposing rampant illegal immigration is crazy or radical? Maybe instead of slurring your fellow Coloradans, you could explore the truth once in a while. Paul Miller Hesperus
It is simply unreasonable to boot this or anyone else’s car unless they have clearly demonstrated a willful violation of parking ordinances repeatedly – say six or more unpaid violations.…
We live by the Overend Mountain Park and, recently, two open camp fires were discovered by park users. One was quite large and unattended. This situation is completely unacceptable, and…
I do, however, have a few corrections to make that were stated incorrectly in your story. There are currently two adult education programs in La Plata County: the Durango Education…
Why wouldn’t we rally behind Alison, instead of muckraking? Cyprus was one of the first to use homegrown and local foods and continues to lead the way in that regard.…
This story is fuel to an already stressful situation. Shame on you! I know Alison Dance to be a person with integrity who will correct what needs to be corrected…
U.S. House needs to begin discussion of the Senate’s package of reform measures
For those who qualify, 50 percent of the first $200,000 of the actual value of their primary residence is exempt. The state pays the tax on the portion that is…
This one-day event will provide showers, haircuts, food, clothing, medical and mental attention, social services, legal assistance, job and housing referrals from each county, and much more. We are seeking…
George Washington warned us of political parties in his farewell address because the Founding Fathers knew it would be the destruction of the nation. Today, there really is only one…
Times editor It might be time to administer an intelligence test at our state borders. I know we like our tourists – they are a major part to our economy,…
The United States Forest Service allowed a meager 30-day public comment period for the 279-page Draft Environmental Assessment and Bighorn Risk Assessment for the Weminuche Landscape Grazing Analysis that ended…
Besides having a long and successful political career, including a background in the financial business world, and in ranching and farming, he gained considerable knowledge as to what it takes…
My partner, Robert Reed, is a welding instructor at Southwest Colorado Community College in Cortez. He has a little apartment that he stays at during the week when he is…
George Washington warned us of political parties in his farewell address because the Founding Fathers knew it would be the destruction of the nation. Today, there really is only one…
Now let’s look at Sheriff Duke Schirard’s record: The sheriff started his law enforcement career in La Plata County some 37 years ago. In addition to serving the Town of…
What a shame that we in Durango cannot even begin to compare ourselves to these young polyglots. It has been seven years since I retired from the Modern Languages Department…
With the Farmers Market, I can get the next best thing to my own produce. With the Farmers Market, I can say at many a meal, “Except for the butter…
When I point this condition out to concealed-carry advocates, the typical response is huff and puff: “I know I could do it if I had to. I grew up with…
A lot of otherwise serviceable clay or cast-iron service lines simply can’t handle this astounding level of pressure. A sewer is supposed to flow by gravity, and sewer pipes were…
If your trash contained Hills Prescription ID dog-food cans, Wholly Guacamole packages, two old dog toys, dog hair, dryer sheets, a piece of an old brown blanket, etc., we sure…
I was led to believe progressives were tolerant of different viewpoints. That said, perhaps Harrigan can explain why people who are critical of the president’s incompetent handling of even the…
What stood out for me in the letter is that she makes no mention of the woman’s rights. Apparently, once pregnant, women are merely the vessel, an incubator, a slave…
We were not a cliché; we were serving our country. We were then instructed to pray. All veterans were assumed Christian that night. Fortunately, a retired general and both our…
