President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed and essentially asked Congress to declare war against Japan. Unlike the gridlock of today, his request was granted the same day. I am a generation…
First, they gut the Affordable Care Act, making it the watered-down law that it is by refusing the government option, removing any real competition; then whined that insurance companies have…
Rick VanWagenen personally attacked Mike Sigman (Letters, Herald, Nov. 15) with an accusation that Sigman’s facts are dreamed up. VanWagenen actually put it much more crudely with an allusion to…
In 2014, there is the prospect of a ballot measure to ask the voters to raise the state sales tax by seven-tenths of a percentage point in order to fund…
Town has been waiting far too long for adequate, high-speed Internet access
Reading about Anthony made me recall another GED grad, Tyler Whitt, who is now the owner of a water-management company, Crystal Clear Water Systems. Tyler is an amazing worker and…
All of these statements are false. I feel that the average Durango reader (let’s assume an eighth-grade reading level) could easily interpret this person to be an expert and take…
But using a paddle on a tube causes tubers to spin in circles and prevents effective navigation with a paddle. A “paddle-only” zone above 33rd Street makes sense on this…
In the end, it’s about the tradeoffs. Is it worth it? Absolutely! My understanding is profits of health-insurance companies will now be limited, and for me, the peace of mind…
Second, if Obamacare and the exchanges work so well, why is it necessary to publish articles about it? To quote Shakespeare’s Hamlet “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” Last…
It reminded me of another unique Durango educational resource that receives no financial support from taxpayers of the state or city. I speak of the Durango Discovery Museum. This civic…
The first step along this path is energy efficiency: “First reduce your use, and then produce.” Making sure that your home or business is air-sealed is the first and usually…
Successful cleanup effort was a heartening example of inter-agency cooperation
We in Colorado are extremely lucky to have this avenue for exploring our new health care choices. However, his numbers sounded a little too good to be true, and so…
9-R lucky to have such generous people, but funding schools is everyone’s job
I am judging her. First: It is stupid to smoke for any reason after 10 years. She is a perfect example of a mean-spirited, name-calling, unappreciative ideologue. Most people like…
To simply say “thank you” to all who gave so much during this difficult time for our family does not fully express how we truly feel. The outpouring of prayers,…
Need is achingly real, but ‘shortage’ also is something of a demographic fluke
She spoke to her animals in these languages. She told me that the goat likes to live in the trailer home but that she can’t get up on the porch…
The notion that folks who can afford a $1,000 paddleboard or pay a rafting company are OK, but those on inner tubes are not, is purely discriminatory and repugnant. In…
The Animas is a beautiful asset to La Plata County and serves not only as a recreational haven, but is critical for wildlife and protection of what makes La Plata…
I find it especially amusing when hunters who oppose endangered status for wolves and grizzly bears vaunt about going into “the wilderness” seeking what they call the atavistic experience, not…
How would it work? Build a business plan. White is in a great position to do this. His wife is a master gardener, she could design and direct how to…
