Lucky for me, along came Storm Sommers, Nate Garcia and Tyler Spoo. Three young heroes who untangled me, got me on my feet, despite my injuries, took charge of my…
We are still being deceived by the bag-banners as they rant and rave about how the innocent little plastic bag is single-handily destroying the universe. There is no evidence whatsoever…
So that means we use costly petroleum products to make the bags, we pay city landfill employees to collect and process them, we pay higher health-care costs suffering from the…
A common fallacy is euphemism where instead of saying genocide you say “ethnic-cleansing.” It all depends on your critical thinking and how in depth you can analyze any article or…
Once you stop caring about the jobs and freedoms of your constituents, it must be easy to stop caring about the constitution. I will support any person of any party…
We went into the Iraq War in the name of liberty and justice for the world; freely killing citizens – just like our own citizens attacked on Sept. 11. We…
3) The argument that we need affordable housing right downtown has no merit because Durango has a great public transportation system. Everyone can’t live in the historical district. There are…
Some in the media have reported the facts but others are sensationalizing the story. I urge you to report this incident factually and objectively. I ride responsibly and do my…
Certain “biodegradable” plastics are available but can be hazardous in themselves if not composted properly. We have become a fat, lazy, self-indulgent, complacent population. We’re used to plastic. It’s easy…
A woman next to me at the counter offered to give me a $20 bill to cover the expense. Then the man behind the counter upon hearing why I was…
Records show that Zink purchased this land in 2005. As Zink noted, the property deed provided him notice that “there is no access from a public road.” Sounds to me…
Rep. Tipton is not focusing on the priorities and challenges that are facing his district
It reminds me of what the Democrat-controlled state Senate gleefully forced upon us Coloradans recently with the passage of unreasonable, unenforceable gun laws as well as financially irresponsible demands placed…
As soon as he was elected, mean and vulgar bumper stickers began appearing on cars. Ku Klux Klan applications soared in Wyoming. I think many in our country, including many…
The craziness is the complete hypocrisy that the tea party Republicans and their followers have in attacking the new health-care law. All of the elected officials fighting the new health-care…
Through his observations and brain research, Orton discovered specific differences in the cerebral organization of people with average to above-average IQ who were challenged learning to read. Modern technology such…
He had a couple of bills come up, but even a blind dog finds a bone now and then. He should make his party go back to work and stop…
This view offers some comfort, as we now experience the effects of extreme obstinance, blatant uncooperativeness, unwillingness to responsibly legislate and sheer meanness exhibited by House Republicans. These demagogues will…
Let’s think about these facts. Locally, in Durango each year, we use more than 7 million disposable plastic bags, most of which end up in the dump where they do…
Many of my family members are buried in this cemetery; my parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and several aunts and uncles. I do not want to see it fall into a state…
City’s bias toward density demonstrated in ‘no latitude’ view of a judgment call
