‘Ballot box only route to wolf reintroduction’

In a recent news story in The Durango Herald, Sen. Dylan Roberts, co-sponsor of wolverine reintroduction Senate Bill 171, said the bill “is completely opposite from the wolf reintroduction p...

‘Why not spend money on creating parking?’

I have lived in the county, and worked and shopped in Durango for 26 years. The town has talked about the parking problem that entire time. Yet, nothing has been done about creating more par...

Give us more ‘Mortie the cat’ cartoons

In a time when most of us have instant access to digital news, it’s easy to keep up to date on national and international events, including some trenchant political cartoons. At the same tim...

‘Next Step’ would take away more downtown parking

Durango is one of the few small towns in Western America that still has a functioning, vital Main (street) Avenue. The addition of trees and new light posts enhanced it in the 1980s. However...

‘What has happened to dental services’

What has happened with our dental services here? It seems that they have gone from a five-day, 40-hour workweek to a four-day, 32-hour workweek. Do they think we only have dental problems M...

Mercy lab’s ‘issues’ tied to staffing, not training

In support of my profession, I feel compelled to respond to Lenny Papineau’s letter to The Herald dated Wednesday, May 15. He suggested the decline in quality of healthcare services offered ...

‘Fixing’ Hesperus Ski Area not among Mountain Capital Partners’ priorities

Like many who cherish our “local gem” – Hesperus Ski Area – I’m left with more questions than answers about the decision to forego fixing its lift and exclude it from the Power Pass next yea...

Mercy Hospital reduced to ‘corporate medicine’

The letter put forth by Catherine Winchester concerning the general influence of Centura Health-CommonSpirit was interesting. The evidence is now clear that what was once a robust “Regional ...

Colorado legislation ‘safety clause’ being overused

What is this “safety clause” used at the end of our Colorado legislation? It is attached to the end of a bill, which in essence prevents Colorado voters from reviewing the bill. The verbiage...

Optometrist wants community to ‘see’ him as the right Empire Electric Board candidate

I am once again running for the Empire Electric Board of Directors. As a retired family optometrist and a longtime resident of our community, I hope you may “see” me as the proven choice to ...

Pickleball net at Santa Rita Park kept kids from playing basketball ‘outside’

While walking on our river trail past the basketball courts on May 4, I noticed a large group of young kids (counted 30) trying to play basketball. There was a pickleball net set up stopping...

‘Staggering’ salaries for health care execs

In 2021, CommonSpirit/Centura paid its top three executives $17.3 million, $14.6 million and $5.4 million, respectively. They also paid more than $1 million to more than 25 other executives ...
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