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Laughter worth the $28,000 price tag

One recent evening, I was sitting on my kitchen floor reading The Durango Herald and laughing hysterically about the Arc of History. I mean I was laughing really hard. I can’t st...

Rock banana is not art

Thanks to Andrew Gulliford for the “rock banana” name (Letters, Herald, Aug. 10). The sculpture is an eyesore with a very questionable selection process. A sculpture by a Bayfiel...

Sculpture a powerful public work of art

I love the “Arc of History.” As a docent for 10 years for a fine-arts museum in Kansas City, I experienced the general public’s view of art, and it covers the spectrum. Art shoul...

Meeting Monday to discuss co-op giveaway

We founding members of Durango Natural Foods recently learned the current DNF board has been planning for three months to give the store away to an Albuquerque entity owning six stores. ...

City’s smoke-free signs are a step forward

I would like to commend the city of Durango and Cathy Metz, Parks and Recreation director, for updating trail and park signs that reflect our local smoke-free law. The Durango Smoke-Free Pub...

Don’t return to past: Re-elect McLachlan

A letter to the editor from George Thompson (Herald, Aug. 5) called human-caused climate change a fraud. Ninety-seven percent of climate scientists have concluded that human-caused climate c...

Rudeness has no place in the wilderness

On July 21, I was camped in the Elk Creek Drainage above the Animas River as I enjoyed a marvelous Colorado Trail hike. In the late afternoon I had the great misfortune to meet a local comme...

Spend a day downtown in a wheelchair

Perspective in life is so important. Being able-bodied, I joined the Accessible Community Team on its journey up and down Main Avenue. There was not one person on that trip that could possib...

Overpopulation is root of global problems

I always enjoy Thomas Friedman’s columns, however, the ecotourism solution offered in the July 31 column, which was about Madagascar, missed the whole point. The root of the problems of envi...

‘Arc of History’ is an important addition

We have an excited Public Art Commission that stands by the selection of “Arc of History.” As a member of the commission, I say bravo to the Durango City Council for choosing to fund an art ...

Dry Fork silt an issue for Lightner, Animas

I would like to bring attention to the quality of water that flows from Lightner Creek and joins the Animas River. This is a matter that should concern all people living in La Plata County. ...

Western rednecks cannot resist tea party

If it’s not abundantly clear yet, it should be. We need to stop electing bigots, gun nuts and Fox News junkies to public office. They have no solutions, no interest in government, and haven’...
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