Talk of the Times - The Durango Herald

Upper Pine Fire District urges residents to prepare for winter

By Tom Kaufman Winter is just around the corner, and the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District has some suggestions to keep everyone safe this year. Before you lig...

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

There's an election here this November

By Carole McWilliams Times columnist Yo! Listen up! There's an important election coming, even if the airwaves aren't flooded with sleazy political ads. You...

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Sales tax increase makes sense

By Melanie Brubaker Mazur Times editor If paying an extra penny for every buck spent in Bayfield helps our roads and storm sewers, then I'm in favor of it. B...

DATE: Oct 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Ban this book, please!

By Carole McWilliams This week, locally and around the country, bookstores and libraries have been observing Banned Books Week, reminding us that there are always folks who think...

DATE: Oct 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

County holding information sessions on tax lien auctions

By Allison Morrissey La Plata County Treasurer Pssst. Let me tell you about a great money making opportunity the La Plata County government is required t...

DATE: Sep 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

TABOR requires pot tax holiday

Did you load up on recreational pot Wednesday from one of Durango's many retail suppliers? The herb was free of the state's 15 percent excise and 10 percent pot sales taxes that d...

DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Lots of people work on Labor Day

Monday is Labor Day, the occasion to honor American workers. There are locals who have that as a paid day off. Enjoy, and be careful on the roads. But lots of our neig...

DATE: Sep 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Let's build those darned bridges

Replacing a couple of 80-plus-year-old bridges really shouldn't be this difficult. In case you missed Carole's article on Aug. 7, the Town of Bayfield wants to replace the two bri...

DATE: Aug 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Effects of toxic spill in Animas River linger and spread

By Carole McWilliams Times Senior Staff Writer Let's get the evil incompetent EPA!! They caused the toxic mine spill that turned the Animas River orange befo...

DATE: Aug 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Where did my summer go?

If you see me at the Grocery Store or The Patio or Mini Merc in the next few weeks, please don't say it. Please. It's that dreaded question. "Are you ready for school y...

DATE: Aug 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Food safety law is good for consumers - if it were funded

By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Just five years ago, Congress passed a big, widely hailed law that promised to make America's food supply safer. ...

DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times

Try classical music - it's good for you!

I was bursting with pride Friday night at the Bayfield Performing Arts Center. First, the darned thing got built last year, and it's wonderful. Second, Bayfield was act...

DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Talk of the Times