As our area schools resume classes and as we witness the local and nationwide shortage of teachers, a gentle reminder seems in order to review the magnitude and importance of…
In the recent article concerning the new Durango Casino in Las Vegas, I kind of had to chuckle. I was just talking with someone about this. Also, what others may…
We the people love the honorable U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. Keep up the good work, Lauren! Nanette Heaney Pueblo
In response to Gwen Lachelt’s comment in Sunday’s story about San Juan Basin Public Health in The Durango Herald, and the chaotic and demanding nature of the pandemic. Lachelt said,…
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert recently asked to meet with the La Plata County commissioners. I attended this meeting. In her statements, Boebert asserted that Colorado, and by association La Plata…
The story is told of a hiker who was hiking where it was very cold. He looked down and saw a rattlesnake, which was unable to move because of the…
As longtime residents of Cortez and a family who has enjoyed the peace, tranquility and natural habitat of the Carpenter Natural Area, we urge the city to say, “no!” to…
On Monday, the article about COVID-19 emergency pay at San Juan Basin Public Health was eye-opening, not surprising. Officials are going to great lengths to justify former Executive Director Liane…
The town of Pagosa Springs has leaped ahead of Durango in the pickleball challenge. Pagosa Springs just opened eight outdoor pickleball courts in its city park. Scores of Durango retirees…
A recent letter about a roundabout for Malfunction Junction is factually inaccurate. Modern roundabouts have similar limitations regarding street grade as intersections controlled by other means. As with other forms…
On Saturday afternoon, Mayor Anna Stout, who recently announced her candidacy as a Democratic challenger for the 3rd Congressional District, visited with some of the La Plata Democrats at the…
I knew about pay problems at Lone Spur restaurant. It was closed for a time. Menu prices downtown are 50% to 100% higher than when I moved here in 2012.…
For the seven years I have been here, the City Council has been sidestepping or ignoring the many requests for outdoor pickleball courts. The insensitive responses and endless backdoor prioritization…
Beautiful Forest Lakes – not! The largest subdivision in La Plata County has no enforceable codes in place to protect residents from building contractors who purchase land with no intention…
I learned about Independent Log Co.’s activity from neighbors who were concerned about what they were witnessing from their properties. I drove to the site and discovered the hill immediately…
I am a U.S. Army/Desert Storm veteran and I take issue with a letter on Sunday headlined, “’Proud’ of Boebert’s work for the military.” The letter writer is the new…
As recently reported in The Durango Herald and The Journal, grazing domestic sheep on public land can put bears in direct conflict with sheep herders. Thankfully, it sounds like the…
After a century of a fossil fuel-based economy, the Navajo Nation is shifting to a non-carbon energy economy. The capital from the extractive industry made multinational corporations enormously wealthy. Still,…
Dear Hon. Chief Justice John Roberts, Now that Donald J. Trump has been indicted for crimes against America and us – the American voters – please, grant the American people…
I was at the city’s midtown safety improvement feedback meeting at the public library more than a month ago. Good suggestions from the cycling and business community were made to…
Are you feeling the heat? Perhaps not, as you sit in your air-conditioned office or home. But have you ever paused to consider everything else outside your cool little corner…
The Durango Herald and The Journal have written a few articles over the past couple of years in defense of independent liquor stores in Durango. One would think the local…
Proposition HH is not about saving Coloradans from massive property tax increases. It’s about state politicians repealing the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights in Colorado, the juiciest prize of all for…
I am a U.S. Navy veteran who served as a hospital corpsman. I am proud of what Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is doing for our military. Boebert’s recent vote for the…
The editorial in the Wednesday edition of The Durango Herald and The Journal on the loss of carbon-based jobs in the Navajo Nation was really unnecessary. According to CNN, during…
In the dog days of Durango edition on Friday, The Durango Herald and The Journal’s editorial board poked around the edges of the puppy mill swamp, leaving the admonition that…
On Monday, Feb. 5, someone walked into the Huck Finn Exxon on the corner of C.R. 250 and C.R. 240 and bought a Powerball ticket. The jackpot that night was…
Donald J. Trump’s unwavering support from the party formally known as the GOP has put into clear focus, America is going to hell in a handbasket. It simply doesn’t make…
The editorial in The Journal and The Durango Herald on the pet store ordinance that Durango is considering was called a “feel good” ordinance. That isn’t a bad thing, but…
