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Chapman Hill, an excellent community asset

I wanted to thank the city of Durango and its employees for another great ski season at Chapman Hill. I have three kids who spent on average five days a week at Chapman Hill, eit...

Roberts’ water bill shows political courage

Sen. Ellen Roberts was quoted in many papers this week as saying, “We are between a rock and a dry place.” The issue of Western drought and water usage are becoming national topics now. Mari...

Parents: Brush your kids’ teeth

February has been Children’s Dental Health Month – a time to educate Colorado families on what we can do at home to prevent the No. 1 chronic disease in kids today: tooth decay. As a practic...

Gun club’s rules take a right turn

I think it’s too bad our local gun club has gone right wing. The club just made it a requirement that members belong to the NRA. Not that the club cares whether I rejoin or not, but I would ...

Suing Animas High School is appalling

After reading the story, “Animas High School sued over injuries” (Herald, Feb. 20), I was appalled. As a senior at Animas High School and the daughter of a founder, I have witnes...

Obama, get on Air Force One to Sochi – ASAP

President Obama’s absence at the 2014 Winter Olympics, out of petty policy squabbles with Russian President Vladimir Putin, is nothing short of a diplomatic disgrace. At the same...

Today is last day to sign up for solar credit

It is a taxing time of year. Some people are wondering how to spend their refund. Others are hoping to pay fewer taxes next year. Solarize La Plata has an answer for these questions. ...

Credit change based on false claims

I am deeply disturbed by the decision of the FLC Board of Trustees to take control of the curriculum away from the faculty and force us to become an all three-credit college. I believe that ...

Apple options exist in downtown Durango

The front page of the Feb. 19 Herald suggested that you have to go to Albuquerque for a “full-fledged” Apple Store. If by “full fledged” you mean owned by Apple Inc. (a trillion-dollar corpo...

Electing by district disenfranchises voters

Two recent Herald opinion headlines were curiously at odds with the articles that followed. Sen. Ellen Roberts’s column, “Good governance informs measure to change county election process” (...

Time to boost Social Security payments now

It’s time for Congress to act, so Social Security benefits can finally start to keep pace with the cost of living. The average monthly benefit for Social Security retirees in Montezuma Count...

Republican rhetoric seems a bit unhinged

The giant death-spiral otherwise known as the Republican Party has been getting increasingly desperate in recent years, throwing everything and anything at Obama in hopes that something will...
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