It was an excellent use of the La Plata County road funds. Thanks to the board of county commissioners for spending this money to make that stretch of road smoother…
This medal is awarded to those exceptional individuals who have inspired and helped those of us who served. It is not a medal for coming in first in some competition.…
It’s a free country, and we have an abundance of great food compared to other countries around the world. Why did Horvath single out burgers? He sounds like a man…
In general, the League believes government should provide financial support for agriculture that includes disaster assistance, crop insurance (with limits on premium subsidies to larger farms), need-based loans and incentives…
This was the most unusual and impactful graduation I have ever attended. I did not expect to be educated by attending this ceremony, but educated I was. Some of the…
Perhaps James should also tone down the possibly inflammatory rhetoric using such a term as “castigating,” when I did not get such a tone from Cramer’s letter. Is there some…
It is ironic that he seems to miss the larger context in which the McPhee Dam exists: being in the arid American West, where farming with reckless irrigation projects is…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced a bill to allow borrowers with student loans issued before 2010 to refinance at 3.86 percent – the rate Congress set for federal student loans…
Our deepest appreciation goes to Andy and Nancy Young, Charles and Barbara Mertian, Patrick Lujan, Dolores Gallegos, Grace Sossaman, Mike and Sandy Hately, Mike Higgins, Melissa and Charles Mosley, Jeffery…
Bob and his wife, Sandy, are among the many people in this community who tell you “Well heck yeah!” when you ask them for help, so I hope we can…
The Constitution is an elastic document, designed to meet the current needs of a growing and progressing society. A cursory look at the Supreme Court’s contradictory decisions during the last…
It was mildly amusing to read the story confuse the Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management, and even more amusing to read it imply that a certain three…
Lesson in his defeat is that trying to harness the energy of crazies does not work
That booted vehicle could prevent someone from driving to the hospital to deliver a baby or prevent someone who relies on her vehicle for her livelihood, a means to earn…
Parents need to know that the district has slashed staffing levels for gifted and talented throughout the district as part of the budget cuts that will be implemented in the…
I think that this letter to the editor may be helpful to those that don’t realize that even “the gays” have feelings. Both my partner and I cried that night,…
Richard Schleeter is not an employee of the federal bureaucracy that is the Veterans Administration. He works for La Plata County – specifically for the veterans of La Plata County.…
Costly and unnecessary law offers a perfect opportunity for bipartisan common sense
Kudos to Sean Smith for stepping up to the plate. Schirard is making us an offer we cannot afford to pass up. He is 72 years old – 20 years…
Continue progress on drilling compromise to avoid flurry of ballot measures
In this scenario, if a farmer decides to brew a pot of coffee and sell it at his stand, so long, Durango Coffee Co. If a farmer decides to sharpen…
Within the past year, the City Council has approximately doubled the rates for parking meters and also nearly doubled parking fines. Now, we are presented with the booting proposal, all…
In its latest folly, CDOT will be installing a concrete island on U.S. Highway 160 west,completely eliminating left turns off of Roosa Drive. The reasoning? To reduce the increased traffic…
Browns Canyon on the Arkansas River is another rafting mecca. Like Durango, nearby Colorado communities benefit from visitors who are attracted to the dramatic Rocky Mountains and world-class rafting opportunities.…
Sheriff Duke Schirard spent more than 30 minutes complaining about not having enough budget to work with, despite having a more than $2 million increase in the last four years.…
