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Opinion

Move Hermosa measure quickly into law

Recently, I was lucky enough to visit Durango and was even more fortunate to spend some time hiking up the aptly named Hermosa Creek Trail. During my visit, I also learned about the impressi...

Horses’ plight at Mesa Verde is sad story

I was extremely distressed to read the story about wild horses at Mesa Verde National Park (Herald, March 25). What right does the National Park Service have to unilaterally classify the wil...

Local hero unlocks traffic snarl

If ever we have wondered what could be one of the worst time and places to have our car stall, imagine the eastern ingress/exit of Walmart (Durango) at 5 p.m. On March 26, my car did that – ...

Durango library coffee is good for the soul

I recently was at Durango Public Library and decided to get a cup of coffee before I started to study. I was delighted to see that the coffee cart was open once again. I had one of the best ...

Others helped make Purgatory a success

The story on Purgatory trail names was well done (Herald, March 23). There are many other people deserving recognition for their part in developing Purgatory – but two or three of them need ...

Climate change, global warming are different

Robert Goodrich (Letters, Herald, March 26) is way out in the cold – no global warming here. One of his science experts on Fox News, Sean Hannity, had a guest, Patrick Moore, who claims to b...

Closing day at Purgatory evokes gratitude

I sit alone at the drink rail at Paradise pizzeria, where I was lucky enough to work this ski season at my winter paradise, Purgatory. As I peer out the window, a dust storm is descending up...

CDOT makes mess after mess

I’m so tired of CDOT wasting people’s tax money on roadwork not needed. The roadwork at the DoubleTree in Durango is not necessary. There is also another CDOT mess in Oxford, also not necess...

Pay attention to things mattering in Durango

I have been here longer than most of the whiners and criers have, and I do not belong to the Durango Gun Club or the NRA, but I do know that once upon a time, anyone was able to use the faci...

Candidates shouldn’t be armed, dangerous

The La Plata County Republican Party had its assembly recently, and Barbara Ann Smith came from Grand Junction to announce her candidacy for the state Board of Education, as was reported in ...

Editorial painted fair picture of NRA

Regarding your editorial on Durango’s NRA ultimatum, (Herald, March 20), I thought the plastic bag issue would have taught the City Council its opinions don’t necessarily reflect the public ...

City, citizens right to take stand on NRA

Before Carl Smith began his rant about forced contributions to unions and taxes (Letters, Herald, March 30), he should have looked at Reynolds’ cartoon (Herald, March 23) and even done a f...
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