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Legislature should stay away from lawns

The details of the state Senate proposal to limit (residential?) lawn size to 15 percent of the size of the lot don’t seem to be available yet. But, I hope senators remember lawns do serve u...

City should explain single-stream recycling

Would it be possible for the city to provide an update regarding the single-stream recycling program? Specifically, how many cans have been distributed among city residents? How ...

Local officials need to bring pot now

So, Telluride and other Colorado towns are now raking in $80 per ounce for recreational pot sales while Durango and La Plata County have moratoriums. So, are Telluride’s official...

State needs strong carbon-pollution limits

Last year was a year of extremes – from the violent storms causing damage in parts of La Plata County to another hard season on wildfires, including three in the San Juan and Rio Grande nati...

End talks on human-caused climate change

Could we please put an end to the human-involved climate-change discussion. Mathematics, physics, etc., are sciences. Everybody believes the truth of the Pythagorean theorem, speed of light,...

Increased C02 levels beneficial for planet

In November, there was a letter attacking Mike Sigman (Letters, Herald, Nov. 7) I did not have space to address. It was from Tom Wishon (Letters, Nov. 13), who is wrong on so many levels. Co...

Parking frenzy rested solely on merchants

I was in Durango during the free parking period and was amazed the merchants allowed their employees to use up all of the available space. I admit this was an educated guess since all parkin...

Use calculator to help insurance shopping

The story about “sticker shock” for insurance shoppers (Herald, Dec. 23) has the potential to mislead and unnecessarily concern a high percentage of the people who ought to be shopping for h...

Keep roads safe: Don’t drink, drug and drive

You may wonder why AAA Colorado is interested in marijuana policy and legislation. It’s none of AAA Colorado’s business if someone wants to smoke marijuana, or drink alcohol, or take prescri...

Christmas magic has been replaced by greed

What happened to Christmas magic? The holiday spirit has been hijacked by big businesses, and we’ve sat and allowed it to happen. What happened to teaching our children humility? ...

Employees abused city’s gift of free parking

The Herald (Dec. 23) had an interesting story headlined “Free parking downtown not loved by all.” I was in Durango during the free-parking period and was amazed that the merchants allowed th...

Support bipartisan Hermosa Creek bill

Congratulations to all the people and organizations (more than 40!) that collaborated to put the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act on the table in both chambers of Congress. Sen. Michae...
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