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Nonprofit gets land appraisal values from Forest Service

After a long and arduous process, including Freedom of Information Act requests and legal complaints, the U.S. Forest Service has finally released documents that detail appraised values of t...

Wolf depredation must be addressed fairly

The recent wolf depredation in northern Colorado is an issue that must be addressed fairly and expeditiously. As someone who voted for wolf restoration in our state, I feel a responsibility ...

Let’s form a more compassionate union

Yeah, it’s me, the old guy, again. This is the place where we speak our minds and maybe even collaborate to make a new tomorrow. I’m tired of the labels on generations. Millennials, Gen Z an...

Fire station move a no-brainer

The tragic house-to-house fire in the Boulder area is a perfect example of why a fire station and ambulance service need to be as close to demand as possible. Indeed, ours was before a need ...

Let’s try new strategies to conserve water

It was with great incredulousness that I learned that the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe was in a secondary use position regarding irrigation water in their watershed; they certainly predated everyo...

Time to remove outdated Toh-Atin sign

An important discussion is taking place across our country. We in the Four Corners have a chance to be a constructive part of it. It’s about racial justice. We are rightly questioning curren...

Propaganda is harming our society

As we goose-step though the latest “crisis of fear,” I can’t help but take a look back. As a youngster, I would think: “How could those horrible events happen in and around Germany during th...

Bullying, speeding problems at Purgatory

There are two issues that need to be seriously addressed at Purgatory: Bullying and speeding in slow zones. I have been snowboarding at Purgatory for 19 years. Ten years ago, I started to s...

Wise reintroduction plan should respect wolves, ranching

The recent wolf killing of a calf in Jackson County is both a hard loss for a ranching family and a reminder of the importance of Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s job in creating a wolf reintro...

Letter spread falsehoods about vaccines

I understand that the Herald feels it should publish all letters to the editor. But by printing Richard Podlesnik's letter (Dec. 31), the Herald is complicit in spreading disinformation conc...

Anti-vax letter carelessly printed by Herald

In his Dec. 31 letter, Richard Podlesnik spewed, with the acquiescence of The Durango Herald, a number of false and easily refuted lies about the COVID-19 vaccine. His source for this dubiou...

Durango airport must enforce mask use

I am writing to express my disappointment in the Durango-La Plata County Airport and its failure to support COVID-19-relevant public health measures. I am a Durango native who traveled home ...
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