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Magnets could solve recycling challenges

The single stream recycling is great. Our household trash, even with three kids, is down to one kitchen bag a week. So we usually recycle more than what goes into the trash bin. Because I’m ...

Tipton and his ilk should lead by example

John Hopkins has it right (Letters, Herald, Sept. 25). Rep. Scott Tipton and those of his mindset should lead by example. If they would cause a government shutdown in their effort to deny l...

Height variance sets dangerous precedent

Progress and growth is a given in our county and I choose to live in our beautiful town with that in mind. I believe that we can affect and shape growth so the charm of our town remains in p...

A 3-step primer on how law-making works

Here is how passing a law works: Step 1) Propose a law. Step 2) Try to get it passed in the House, Senate and have enough votes to get it past the executive branch. Everyone does their best ...

USFS must remember Hidden Valley’s roots

A Sept. 26 Durango Herald front page story outlined a proposal by Ed Zink to construct a 0.5 mile road and utility corridor across the Hidden Valley archaeological area, a 1,500-acre jewel i...

Bag fee supporters a minority of residents

The proposed bag fee ordinance kicked off in 2011 with the Bag-It petition. City councilors said they felt the majority of Durango residents supported this tax (“fee”) citing the Bag-It peti...

Lawmaker’s comments illustrate state divide

Is there any wonder some residents of Southwest Colorado feel alienated from the Colorado state government? I just read the comments (Herald, Sept. 26) made by Rep. Kevin Priola of Adams Cou...

One community, one emergency service

On Nov. 5, voters in the city of Durango and much of rural La Plata County can secure the future of our emergency services. Durango Fire & Rescue Authority formed in 2002 by coop...

Support alliance’s critical efforts for region

Recently, I attended the membership meeting of San Juan Citizens Alliance – one of the true organizational treasures of our region. I was reminded of, and impressed with, the important work ...

Driveway would damage public lands

I was extremely dismayed recently to learn that the 530 acres popularly known as the Falls Creek Recreational Area, or Hidden Valley, is the subject of a private proposal to the U.S. Forest ...

Don’t use climate change to justify reduction

I’m in favor of reducing the use of coal to generate electricity, provided we do something about the hardship it will cause in West Virginia, the Navajo reservation and other places, but not...

Nairobi may have sparked Obama’s interest

It’s more than interesting that the FBI was unable to get into the Benghazi, Libya, U.S. consulate area for many weeks after four white Americans were killed there. There doesn’t seem to be ...
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