Author - The Durango Herald

Still waiting for a sign along U.S. Highway 550

Dear Action Line: What is the purpose of this very expensive sign in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 550 about a mile south of the intersection with County Road 220? I have not seen...

DATE: Jan 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Ag stories are hot potatoes these days

Dear Action Line: This Durango Herald photo and story is from 1970 when this town still cared about agriculture news. Yes, finding a very cool potato was more important than the three-wa...

DATE: Dec 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Days Inn extreme makeover coming, but slowly

Dear Action Line: What is happening with the Days Inn on north Main Avenue? A January article said it had been purchased by Hansji Corporation in 2022, and that it was to be rebranded as...

DATE: Dec 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Why North County disappears on La Plata weather app

Dear Action Line: As a North County weather geek, I was very excited for the arrival of the recently installed radar at DRO. Unfortunately, when we have widespread precipitation in the n...

DATE: Dec 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

A plea for protecting our local trails

Dear Action Line: As our trails get busier, I was pretty discouraged by user behavior last winter and spring. The single-track got pretty rutted and wide from people trying to avoid the ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Spelling out the ‘Durango’ letters mystery

Dear Action Line: So, those silly colored letters up the road on U.S. Highway 550 that spell, of all things, Durango? Duh, like we don’t know where we live? They are quite tacky to say t...

DATE: Nov 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Crosswalk collision: Who’s at fault, and who wins?

Dear Action Line: While driving, I recently had a very close call with two e-bikers, and wondered who would be at fault if an accident had occurred. With e-bikes accessible to anyone who...

DATE: Nov 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Bicyclists’ safety on the line on U.S. Highway 550?

Dear Action Line: I’m concerned about the recently repaved and restriped area on U.S. Highway 550 between County Road 250 near the top of Shalona Hill and the turnoff to Rockwood. While ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Dead leaves, ironically, lead to growing pains

Dear Action Line: While we love our Durango Fall Cleanup, things got confused this year. As we all know (except that guy down the street who piled up old furniture, carpet scraps and a d...

DATE: Oct 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Don’t just flash through the flashing red

Dear Action Line: What are cars supposed to do once the red light turns from solid to blinking in the crosswalk at Camino del Rio and 12th Street? I routinely use that crosswalk and (aft...

DATE: Oct 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Leaving leaves leaves us left out

Dear Action Line: Why can’t the city of Durango do a better job forecasting when the leaves will fall from the trees? The fall cleanup has started, but the leaves at my house have not al...

DATE: Oct 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Why fighting Tipple traffic light is an uphill battle

Dear Action Line: Why does the Twin Buttes neighborhood have its own traffic light? Westbound traffic on U.S. Highway 160 is often stopped (killing momentum for the climb, I might add) f...

DATE: Sep 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line