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Planning to reflect climate realities

Several times a week, I drive by a new car wash under construction and I think, “How was this allowed to happen?” There was a news report recently that our current drought is the worst in 1,...

Public education still underfunded

State governments that border Colorado to the north and south continually show they value public education by passing legislation as proof – Colorado’s government continually fails to do thi...

Westside a ‘remarkable community’

I’ve had the privilege of coming to know many of the children and their families who live at Westside Mobile Home Park over the past few years, and I want readers and possible donors to unde...

Voter intimidation editorial lacked facts

Your editorial on March 18 on voter intimidation should have been a news story with more facts, including locations where these acts happened. There’s a certain irony here in as much as the ...

Who will ask RE-1 board president to resign?

On Page 6A of the March 19 edition of The Durango Herald, a story by The Journal answered many of the questions generated by the District RE-1 school board's termination of the district supe...

Miller rebuild to displace Shared School

Durango School District 9-R released the plans to rebuild Miller Middle School. The bond language said they were going to rebuild Miller to address the educational needs of the students. Wou...

Justice Thomas ‘can’t be trusted’

Well, I want to thank all the journalists who brought to light the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Ginni Thomas was at the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and said yea for MAGA. ...

Protect reproductive health care

I worked in reproductive health care as a registered nurse in abortion care for approximately six-plus years. I took care of Texas women during the COVID-19 pandemic who were seeking abortio...

Dangerous game of chicken on Colorado River

Seven Western states and their leaders – all depending on water from the Colorado River – remain divided. Split into basins by an imaginary border at Lees Ferry, Arizona, each state can shar...

Hypocrisy the mantra for Colo. politics

Thank you, Bob Gramera, for standing up for President Trump (letter, March 12). Hypocrisy is apparently the mantra for politics in Colorado. Fact: Our borders need closed. Open borders put ...

9-R building not place for fire station

I understand that the Durango Fire Protection District purchased the 9-R building in Durango, which is adjacent to Buckley Park and a residential neighborhood. They may share it with the pol...

‘Reimagine’ parking structure, traffic flow

City leaders are asking citizens to reimagine a new and improved downtown. Soon the council will give its nod to one of four conceptual designs all with the common denominator of reduced par...
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