He didn’t know this woman, who she was or her life story. All he knew upon making the decision that her well-being was just as important as his own –…
In the April 8 Herald, there was a story about a plan to pipe water from Lake Nighthorse to Lake Durango. I believe there should be another solution in getting…
First, it is dangerous to pedestrians. Parking and walking in parking lots is dangerous. Cars park around schools all the time for parents to pick up their children; but no…
Lack of opposition is a compliment to the senator, a disappointment for voters
I was someone who jumped out of airplanes above 30,000 feet, jumped off ships into the oceans from heights above 100 feet, dove to depths more than 50 fathoms (300…
Find out what is happening with League of Women Voters, Durango Public Library
I appreciate the board of directors at LPEA recite the pledge before each meeting. I am also told not only does Jeff Berman not put his hand over his heart,…
It never ceases to amaze, the frothing at the mouth of those who claim there is no God while desperately twisting and perverting what the Bill of Rights says and…
In this case, it appears they are leaving Durango 9-R for school districts where they are better appreciated and treated more fairly. Diane Morazan Durango
Unlike the author, most PERA retirees paid into but will never receive Social Security benefits. Further, a 2014 report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows 6 in 10 new…
I’m guessing the current trendies and herd thinkers don’t really know their history. For example, the NRA armed and trained freed slaves to defend themselves against the KKK after the…
Dryside farmer Trent Taylor, Blue Horizons Farms; Patti Buck, recently elected president of American National Cattlewomen, cattle rancher; and Maria Baker, member of a Southern Ute ranching family, will all…
Hermosa Creek is a tributary of the Animas River and critical to the health of Durango’s drinking water. Maintaining the health of the surrounding watershed is essential to maintaining a…
L-Tryptophan is a vitamin supplement, an amino acid to be exact. It was not regulated in the past by FDA. Today the FDA has approved the sale for limited uses…
According to a recent CBS news story, the state received over $2 million in marijuana tax revenues in January 2014 alone. Around $195,000 of that is earmarked for public school…
To begin with, gifted educators have now largely been eliminated. These full-time teachers were available to identify gifted students, provide personalized instruction, support teachers in enriching their curriculum and advocate…
County commissioners should reject a proposal to let officials ticket cars
It seems New Mexico police would rather shoot residents than look at them, and it happens almost every day. They think nothing of emptying their clips into a minivan full…
There is the NRA that promotes gun safety and offers financial grants to small community gun clubs, and then there is a separate organization NRA-ILA (Institute for Legislative Action) that…
