A few weeks ago, I was waiting in the line for the pharmacy at the northside City Market in Durango when a man pushed past me (needlessly close since there…
I was surprised to learn from April Baisan’s recent column in The Journal and The Durango Herald that there is no management plan for Cortez’ Carpenter Natural Area and, I…
Donald Trump lost Colorado by 13.5 percentage points in 2020. Since then, our state has continued to be Californicated as neo-liberals from around the country have flooded into my state,…
Thank you, Oregon, for your Christmas gift. On Dec. 17, wolves arrived from Oregon and were released into the wild of Colorado. In a world where humans and our domestic…
The Colorado Supreme Court, which is filled with Democratic Party appointees, has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president. To make this decision, the court had to hold that…
Donald Trump and his family are poison. We are all immigrants except the Native Americans. Trump says that immigrants are poison for our country. What a lie. Both sets of…
In order to counter the dangerous narrative that Israel’s violence against Palestinians is simply self-defense, it’s important to plainly state the facts of Israel’s genocidal intent. Avi Dichter, an Israeli…
I know that you guys love to spend money on unnecessary projects. Think the Camino Del Rio center curb project that no doubt cost many millions, disrupted traffic for months…
Recently, The Durango Herald reported on the transition from the San Juan Basin Public Health Department to the “new” La Plata County Health Department. The interim director said: “Almost all…
SwanJerry McBride As U.S. presidential candidates clamor over each other in the race for commander in chief, I can’t help but feel they’re missing the best position in the White…
Thank you for your article on Wednesday on making it work in Durango. One thing that jumped out was the role good paying jobs can play in helping to live…
After two months of indiscriminate, illegal, immoral bombing, Joe Biden is finally showing a little concern for civilian casualties in Gaza. Biden, you are 10,000 children’s dead bodies too late.…
The news that our local Republican leader Shelli Shaw refused to sign off on the November election results does it for me. It cements my opinion that this Republican Party…
I enjoyed reading the story, “I gotta do what I gotta do.” Armando Leiva and his wife, Heidi, are responsible parents, working multiple jobs to support their two children. It…
Give me a break, cattle growers. You’ve been on government dole for decades, running your stock all over our national forests and Bureau of Land Management public lands. Vicious government,…
How exciting that Durango 9-R’s Career Innovation Center has reached fruition. It was the brainchild of former Superintendent Dan Snowberger, school board members and committed educators. Dr. Nancy Stubbs, Andy…
cca Nearly two decades ago, I moved to the mountains to be a ski bum, chasing snow. I was a stereotype – an East Coast kid pulled West by the…
You can wrap the flag around what you are doing, then try to sell that package as “patriotism” and, perhaps, some people will buy it. That is why con men…
Recent research shows that giving can increase your lifespan and make living more pleasurable. According to sources, giving or serving can lower your blood pressure, reduce your levels of cortisol,…
At my 6th birthday party, the egg dropped from my spoon in the race. Since it was my birthday, I felt entitled to win, so I whined and pouted. My…
Hyperbole it is not. It’s clear the leading candidate for the Republican nomination for president is a fascist. Criminally indicted, he is running to keep himself out of prison. And…
The Gaza Strip is less than one-tenth the size of La Plata County. Gaza’s population is 38 times the population of La Plata County – 2,100,000 versus 56,000. Half the…
Thursday, Dec. 7, was a day to remember what happened at Pearl Harbor. What would all those sailors entombed in the sunken USS Arizona think about our country right now?…
There are many reasons to oppose the Roberts Village Camp Durango proposal. The density of the Roberts Resorts proposal is incompatible with the area. It increases concern for ecosystems in…
I am shocked that the local Planning Department is so short of staff that they have to hire an out-of-town firm to study the feasibility of Roberts Resorts RV Park,…
Although a candidate’s age can statistically increase or decrease the chances of becoming incapacitated during a term in office, there is no guarantee that a younger individual would prove any…
Shelli Shaw’s refusal to verify the November election illustrates the need for her to step down as head of the LaPlata County Republican Party. Her belief in – and support…
The name of the street that runs alongside the new location of the Durango Fire Protection District building should be named Dunaway Street. Born in Durango, Mike and Linda, 1966…
I am a student at Fort Lewis College who is deeply concerned about the climate crisis. I often hear about individual carbon footprint reduction, but the main cause of the…
Two and two will always equal four. Unless printing presses manned by Congress are used as calculators to figure out how to manage the outrageous national debt, increasing by the…
