As a Durango resident, former Colorado state senator, and current CEO of our local electric cooperative, I strongly support the Durango Fire Protection District’s proposed mill levy increase, outlined...

Two initiatives are being proposed for a future Colorado state ballot. Initiative # 95 would require that Colorado law enforcement officials report to federal Homeland Security after charging a person...

As an old geezer, who grew up in Durango in the 1950s and 1960s, whose family settled in the Four Corners in the 1880s, and who, as a reporter and editor for the Durango Mountain Eagle, covered planni...

Am I part of the “they”? You know, the “they” of the so-called “radical left” whom certain Republican figures are blaming for causing our collective downfall? I believe in free markets and free tr...

I attended the Durango School Board candidate forum with an open mind on Oct. 12 and it became clear that Erika Brown, Andrea Parmenter and Rick Petersen should all be reelected. Their collective comm...

Labor is a common challenge in Colorado agriculture. Businesses struggle to find qualified and trained employees. At the same time, young people who want to pursue a career in agriculture have limited...

As I watch, listen and learn what is happening with our current president and his administration, it scares me for our children and grandchildren. It appears that our country is heading into a “Big B...

I’m writing in support of the funding increase measure for La Plata County Services. The scope of services were described well in former La Plata County Commissioner Clyde Church’s letter (Herald, Sep...

I’ve used the retail stores at public land offices and have always found the employees to be top-notch and very helpful. I’m sorry people are ever laid off, but these good folks’ salary should never h...