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Six good reasons to leash your dog

Having spent a lot of time volunteering in the outdoors and interacting with dog owners in areas that require dogs to be leashed, I’ve come up with six reasons for leash laws. Given the rece...

Street Dog Coalition helps Durango seniors

I work at an affordable housing apartment complex for seniors. When I saw that the Street Dog Coalition provides veterinary services I was intrigued. Street Dog Coalition provides these serv...

Health insurance rates are about to skyrocket

Big changes are coming to health insurance in 2026, and hardly anyone is talking about it. During COVID-19, Congress expanded tax credits that helped millions of Americans – especially famil...

Animas River Trail safety for all

As a neighbor of the recently deceased bike rider whose fall was caused by a loose dog encounter, I am deeply saddened for his family and irate at the irresponsible dog owner. As a 25 year ...

Fixing the DeNier Center is easy

Here's how you fix the DeNier Center. Open it to juvenile offenders. Vet and hire some juvenile justice folks including a juvenile prosecutor and a juvenile public defender. That ensures jus...

Residents will get a lot out of RV park

A recent letter (Herald, May 9) was most certainly written by a former advertising person. First off, the Animas Valley proposed RV park will be built on a former gravel pit, not ranch lands...

Musk, Trump actions benefit the wealthy, not citizens

I have observed that Trump, Musk and DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts are for programs that do not provide immediate monetary benefits. The programs they are cutting reduce death and disease, do ...

John Witchel is good for LPEA

John Witchel has been a resource and positive force for startup companies in our community for many years. He has a strong background as an entrepreneur and donates his time helping others t...

It’s time for new LPEA board leadership

A recent letter (Herald, May 11) relies on outdated and misleading talking points about Tri-State’s approximate $2.6 billion debt. The debt is primarily backed by long-term, low-interest fed...

Elect climate-friendly LPEA board members

Climate change threatens every aspect of our way of life in Durango. Whether it’s biking our trails, kayaking our rivers or skiing our mountains, these treasured pastimes depend on a healthy...

Reality from where I stand

So here we are. We’ve got a president who’s now openly ignoring an order from the Supreme Court. That should worry everybody, no matter your politics. He has betrayed the Ukrainian people, ...

LPEA board elections

As a graduate of Colorado School of Mines (B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1989; M.S. Mining Engineering, 1992) and a resident of this area since 1977, I have watched La Plata Electric Associat...
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