Talk of the Times - The Durango Herald

Science supports it: attitude is everything!

By Jacqueline Juliana Above the copy machine in the work room at Bayfield Primary School, there are several inspirational signs posted. One of these signs assigns a n...

DATE: Sep 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Political correctness changes over time

By Carole McWilliams Times columnist The Sand Creek Massacre of a peaceful Indian village, mainly women, children and old people, is now considered one of the darkest d...

DATE: Sep 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

It's election time, so keep those letters coming

Finally. After what seems like the longest presidential election ever, local and national elections are now less than two months away. Most letters in the Times will pe...

DATE: Sep 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Airport juggernaut promotes rampant development, will harm our ailing planet

By Tom Givón Last month our county commissioners, in a split 2-1 vote, succumbed to relentless lobbying pressure and agreed to put the question of a new airport, financed by...

DATE: Sep 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Airport expansion is investment in local economy

By Roger Zalneraitis and Emily Meisner La Plata Economic Development Alliance The Alliance's vision is for La Plata County to be the premier Rocky Mountain community f...

DATE: Sep 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Our bodies need sleep to learn, work, maintain health

By Jacqueline Juliana Bayfield Primary School Sleep...We've all heard the saying, "You snooze, you lose!" This upsets me. I love to sleep and can't seem to ...

DATE: Aug 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Bayfield superintendent explains school bond issue

Editor's note: This is a condensed version of a letter sent to Bayfield School District parents on Aug. 4. By Troy Zabel I am so grateful to be part of this community, ...

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Election rigging is real

Back in May 2003, the party that controlled the Colorado Legislature pushed through what was called "midnight redistricting" at the very end of the legislative session. The goal was to help ...

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Conservative voters should support Colorado Care

By Guinn Unger This coming November, Coloradans will vote on ColoradoCare, Amendment 69. As I talk with folks about this initiative, people seem to think that liberals will vote Y...

DATE: Aug 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Special-interest groups often don't serve Colorado districts

People tell me that they like hearing what it's really like to be a legislator. So, I'll give you a bit of the bigger picture of being a legislator. With 10 years' worth of exp...

DATE: Aug 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

America needs a savior, we are told

By Carole McWilliams I do errands in Durango about once a week. There are annoyances generally related to traffic or needing a product that's on the top shelf at South City Market...

DATE: Jul 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Water, highways top list of legislative priorities

By J. Paul Brown The sheep are in the mountains, and we are very thankful for a good lamb crop. We will move each camp in the high country every week with horses and mules and wil...

DATE: Jul 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times