Durango has been through many changes since its founding in 1880, but its colorful past lives on in pastel, sun-kissed markings on buildings along downtown Main Avenue. Ghost signs – hand-painted adve...

Negotiations on 911 service and tenant agreements between the city of Durango and La Plata County are moving too slowly for city staff’s liking, City Manager José Madrigal said. At the current pace, t...

My Friday fishing partner, Kim, and I decided a trip to Lime Creek to fly fish for brook trout would be fun. We had not fished it in a long time and thought it would be pretty, not crowded and an easy...

I lived in San Diego for almost 50 years before moving to Southwest Colorado. From time to time, I did business in Baja California. I had to have the proper insurance for my vehicle along with ID, as ...

People in the country illegally are being deported. Seventy-eight million Americans voted for that to happen. I tire of the bleeding hearts. If you want illegal immigration to be made legal – vote peo...

For too long, we’ve treated “going to college” as if it were the same thing as “getting an education.” But that’s like saying “putting food in your mouth” is the same as “good nutrition.” It all depen...

After reading “Back-to-School immunizations available at Public Health Clinic,” (Herald, Aug. 10), I had to respond. I counted 21 different vaccines – some are three in one shot – to get/stay in schoo...