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Charge nonresidents more to use recreation facilities

As a regular user of the rec center and Lake Nighthorse, I notice a lot of people who use those facilities come from outside of Durango. To my knowledge, I don’t think either of those facili...

Mandatory mask policy can be safely removed

The Durango 9-R school board can safely remove the dress code requirement of mandatory masking. This is based on outdated San Juan Basin Public Health 2020 advisories, outdated July 2020 Col...

Justice system under assault by Supreme Court

A county neighbor recently suggested (Herald, Dec. 17) I do some research into the assault on our “justice system” over the last 30 years, as well as the “war on law enforcement.” One need n...

Ignorance allows human trafficking to flourish

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. This multi-billion-dollar industry proliferates largely because of ignorance and policies that allow it to flourish. There are many misperceptio...

If life is sacred, help the less-fortunate

One couldn’t help noticing the two-page ad placed in Jan. 22’s Herald by the usual anti-abortion suspects, with pictures of darling live babies presuming to represent the aborted unborn. Whi...

Don’t limit access to Alzheimer’s drug

I’m a 52-year-old pediatrician diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease in November 2020. That is not my story, but it is now my life. This is what happens when Alzheimer’s tries to ...

Move Manna to homeless camp area

Having been around Durango for nine years now, there has been one constant; the location, resources needed, and effects of the homeless population on Durango. One probably cannot count the ...

Durango school board not listening to parents

The Durango School District 9-R school board and Superintendent Karen Cheser have admitted many times in open board meetings that they do not have the capacity this year to consider a charte...

Repeating Big Lie fails to make it true

We appreciate the intelligent letter from David Black (Herald, Jan. 21). The “Big Lie” from the Big Loser, Trump, needs to dissolve from our collective consciousness. The new universe of “l...

Putin’s goals and the Republican’s goals

In a trenchant op-ed that appeared in the Jan. 17 online Washington Post, retired general, Rhodes scholar and former NATO commander Wesley Clark sets forth sane and sensible steps the U.S. s...

Herald offers much to engage with

What a cerebral smorgasbord recent editions of The Durango Herald have been. Something for everyone. First of all, thank you Dr. Hallin for speaking truth to power and being the voice this c...

When is enough tourism enough?

On Jan. 15, I read the article “Visit Durango adds 6 new board members,” and I cringed. I know that tourism helps many of our local businesses, but when is enough, enough? My business and I’...
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