Have you ever stopped to think guns are not a new thing? Guns have been around since the early 1800’s – but yet school shootings are quite new, extremely violent…
Doesn’t the code of ethics in journalism require a balanced presentation of facts? What unbiased, credible sources can you cite supporting the statement that cell towers are safe? The Federal…
My question is whether the trash-hauling companies or their employees will be picking up the trash their trucks spew on their way to the dump in Bondad? On my many…
No need to get ahead of ourselves, the process is only now beginning to unfold
A 1 percent increase would take it to 2.02 percent. I know math is hard. Tom Gray Durango Editor’s note: Reader Gray is correct. Increasing the sales tax from 2…
State tax code should be consistent with federal policy on same-sex marriage
I was going to just let this go until I read the following statement in Phillip Tillman’s letter headlined, “Mourning the loss of once-great Colorado (Herald, Jan. 14): “Constitutional rights…
The bill for 17 hours there for a swollen tonsil was $8,935, plus Mercy-associated bills for a total of $10,534. That was for doctors, drugs, IV, CT scan and a…
Congress must find the means to restore payments to localities for federal lands
Rather than diminishing their importance, numbers show they are, in fact, effective
That would be like saying 100 percent of the marijuana sold is purchase by 2 percent of the population. Do you believe that? Jackie Caudill Durango
The media circus that occurs when these tragic scenes develop and the anniversary publicity afterwards can only perpetuate these events in other places. These copycat events can probably be discouraged…
In Charlie’s 40 years of service to Fort Lewis (a record until recently broken by faculty member Duane Smith), he served many roles, as his Durango Herald obituary listed. But…
Lanny and Tracy have shown the world what “doing great things” means in Durango. Our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Tracy and Lanny, their parents and families for being the…
“I would like to thank Mr. Tillman for reminding us that bigotry, intolerance and just plain ignorance is alive and well in this country. He writes that he was once…
Never mind the studies; just give honest attention to your own experience and to observing other drivers. I maintain that some large percentage of our focus and mental capacity goes…
Evidently, our local officials are playing on those costs by charging $1 an hour for downtown parking, already extremely limited, and $12 for a parking ticket. No wonder I and…
In America, children are killing other children with guns, while the rest of us react, frozen in stunned horror. Well, not all of us. Gun lobbyists – shielding themselves with…
He has an incredibly warped view of what it means to be an American. There’s nothing American about denigrating and fearing gays. They’re just people. Colorado’s pot laws are obviously…
These new meters, their required infrastructure and change-out costs are responsible for the ever-increasing base charges and electrical usage fees. A group of concerned citizens researched Smart Meters and discovered…
A lot of people in La Plata County want to save for their retirements – people who make about 25 percent of his almost $88,000 a year. Oh, and he…
With Planning Commission adoption, now is time for greater public participation
It’s time to move on from 2013’s goings-on, Legislature should get on with ’14 business
Three years ago this coming March, we were heading south back to Durango. At this exact spot on U.S. Highway 550 – a section of road I will never forget…
The first is procedural: Colorado law has vested such regulatory powers in local governments. The second is moral: Prior to his soon-to-be-over foray into politics, Hickenlooper made his living peddling…
La Plata commissioners are right to remain neutral on pay-raise proposal
Emails between two officials’ staffs show they emailed each other – and little else
