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Keep farmers in business by buying local

Maybe it’s the long hours and overworked muscles, but there isn’t a day when we’re not overcome with gratitude that we live in a town that’s supportive of the Durango Farmers Market. After a...

Motorcycle crash provokes thoughts

Recently, I watched a motorcyclist crash at the intersection of Camino del Rio, Main Avenue and 14th Street. A car had abruptly stopped, then flipped a U-turn in the complicated intersection...

Definition of art is different than taste

I think there is a difference between the definition of art and the definition of one’s personal taste in art. My definition of art is a representation created by an individual or individual...

It is only common sense to support grazing

In response to letters to the editor (Herald, July 27, July 31 and Aug. 4), I just don’t understand how any adult could believe that cattle and sheep are hurting our forest. They have grazed...

Name-calling accomplishes nothing

In Ken Van Zee’s letter (Herald, Aug. 12), there was some name-calling that accomplishes nothing. First off, I do not appreciate him calling me a bigot, gun nut or Fox News junki...

Remove meters on Main Avenue

Regarding John Moran’s letter (Herald, Aug. 17) about the cost of parking in Durango and the fines for those whose meters run out – the tourist who returned all his purchases, worth $500, be...

Wild horses are invasive species

The harsh truth is that the majority of deer don’t make it to one year of age. Predators go after the young fawns. Getting through winter is hard even for a full-sized deer. Other wild anima...

Come retrieve trash on County Road 203

To the person who allowed their trash (old siding) to fall out of the truck on County Road 203 and not pick it up: My husband picked it up, and it is at our house. Come and get i...

Sheriff’s Office rivals those in the big city

For more than 30 years, I’ve been actively involved in death investigations in jurisdictions large and small. It’s been almost universally my experience that law enforcement agencies in larg...

‘Arc of History’ speaks for itself

My name is Rocky, and I am glad to be here. The spot you picked for me is most excellent, but I am a bit perplexed about the hubbub over my presence. I know, I know, there are us...

Sculpture a sad commentary on priorities

I am not an artist, but I think the “Arc of History” sculpture at the newly remodeled intersection is pretty atrocious looking. But here is what I find more atrocious: The sculpt...

Art Commission should look up ‘cairn’

Our public art representatives for some reason seem to be the only ones needed for the procurement and purchase of works of art for the rest of us to deal with. It is my understa...
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