A spokesman for the water district informed me that Durango only gets a significant portion of water from the Animas in the summer. “Like now?” I said. I then asked…
Vehicles crossing the railroad tracks could present safety issues. Our recommendation: Restrict vehicles from crossing the tracks to access the Oxbow property to reduce safety issues for both the public…
What an arrogant statement! Does he think we are children? The City Council and city management do not want to educate. They were there to vote, and they all knew…
Of course, for the homeowners right next to the proposed development, making the Oxbow riparian area into a put-in must be a heartbreaking issue. Just like the noise, pollution, crowds…
We already know that the toxic metals leaking from Silverton’s mines have traveled at least as far down the Animas as Bakers Bridge and have killed three of four species…
I hope that whoever took it will do the right thing and return it in the same form they took it. I don’t want to know who they are or…
I attended the Los Lonely Boys show at the Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College Concert last Saturday night. Being relatively new to town and having worked in rock radio…
The Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife has expressed concerns to the city about its plans for commercial development at Oxbow. The Oxbow property is a spring and summer home…
Bicycle enthusiasts came out en masse to speak to the city Parks and Recreation Department in support of the trail and the need for access on the northern end. It…
Beginning in 2014, the San Juan and Rio Grande national forests will require mandatory registration for all recreationists who enter the Weminuche Wilderness. Even though the areas reported to be…
My husband and I have rented the same accessory dwelling unit in town for five years. We love living close to downtown, but we are not able or willing to…
With almost certainly enough signatures, the real battle for better schools has begun
The scale of this problem requires the deepest of pockets to solve. The EPA and the Superfund approach is the only way this gets done. I was once told that…
It was going smoothly until I was told that my recycling could no longer be picked up in the alley. My trash has always been picked up there, and the…
When approaching a street with a street light, look around for a signal, fixed at approximately eye level. This light is usually directly beyond the white lines that jaywalkers feel…
On the July 30 front page, a headline began, “Demand for gun permits rise.” Demand doesn’t rise, it rises. These are common rookie mistakes, but shouldn’t we expect more from…
High standards essential for determining how our collected information is shared
Is this the best we get with our tax dollars? Maybe they will do better on the next section. David Donovan Ignacio
This group of people works so hard for such low wages that it does not have the luxury of free time or disposable income to spend on extreme sports. And…
Both parties say we have the answer to fix all the problems. Yeah right! I am tired of supporting the lazy and needy that want more for nothing – kind…
At a recent hearing about Oxbow Park, LeBlanc said I should have asked better questions and was responsible for keeping the county out of the process. If one reads the…
I just wanted to let La Plata County know we are alive and well and have been serving the children of this community since 1948. We meet every Thursday at…
