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Durango’s an accepting place, except for grass in park

I walk “past” Memorial Park every day, and I reflect on memories of actually walking “through” the park. When is the city planning to re-open it to the public? The project took so much longe...

DATE: May 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

‘Happy Hour’ offers free parking but no apps or drinks

What’s up with the signs on city parking lots? One of them says you can park there for free after 5 p.m. weekdays. But on the same sign, it says “Free Parking 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.” So which is i...

DATE: May 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Hail or assail kale? Debate rages on bumpers, in kitchens

I saw this bumper sticker recently and could not believe such a sentiment exists in this, the Age of the Brassicas. Is it allowed? Does the feeling then apply to all of kale’s close relative...

DATE: May 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

State water law leaves gardeners high and dry on rain barrels

Let me get this straight. According to Colorado law, a person can legally possess and use marijuana. However, it’s still against the law to possess and use a rain barrel. Why are rain barrel...

DATE: May 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Vegan vagrancy begs the question of niche panhandling

You will probably recognize this photo’s location as the median near the Albertsons parking lot. Should the ACLU argue that this panhandler be given a dispensation to be in the median becaus...

DATE: May 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Fowl play: Latest addition to Arc may ruffle feathers

The Arc of History never ceases to amaze. First, there was the dinosaur head. Then the dragon head. Then the baby arcs. Then the nest with eggs. And now this. I recall that cowbirds lay the...

DATE: Apr 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Gas sign, flags need some TLC after rough winter

Have you seen the gas-price sign at the Grandview Sonoco? What’s the story with the big “ouch” banner across it? What does “ouch” refer to? – Curious Pity the woebegone, Rodney Da...

DATE: Apr 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Motorists are in the driver’s seat for North Main ‘Frogger’

Every time I drive past north City Market on Main Avenue, I see people in the middle of Main crossing from the supermarket or liquor store to the Spanish Trails Motel. They are obviously not...

DATE: Apr 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Ski pass has fewer blackouts and insurance for whiteouts

My husband and I are retired and buy weekday season passes at Purgatory. We purchase them in April for the early discount. The Purg website said weekday-pass blackout dates had been reduced ...

DATE: Apr 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Sounding out car names makes wrong turns of phrase

Check out this classified advertisement that appeared in The Durango Herald last week. Don’t you think that if you can afford a Mercedes, you’d know how to spell it? – Mary Kay Aigner ...

DATE: Mar 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

1946 Alley to Nowhere inspires today’s bridge, lake

Why is the alley between Main Avenue and West Second Avenue blocked off between 28th and 29th streets? It’s been that way for as long as I can remember, but I never knew why. Thanks, Allie W...

DATE: Mar 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Tubing hill’s ills only worsened by icky ice

Have you noticed those large piles of ice shavings on the east side of the Chapman Hill ice rink? Why not move the piles to the other side of the facility and spread them over the tubing hil...

DATE: Mar 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line