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Smedley takes stand on funding Brewfest

I want to take a moment to recognize and thank Mike Smedley of Bank of the San Juans. This year, San Juan Brewfest will be mandating “proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a negativ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Boebert cares only about gun rights

Somewhere God said, “Let there be guns,” and Lauren Boebert is for being able to carry her gun into the House chamber. That’s all she’s for. However, one of the many things she is against is...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Keep Buckley Park for the people

What is the city and 9R thinking? Buckley Park is the gem of downtown. To sell the Buckley Park parcel and see it become another hotel (we already have too many) or condo unit is unthinkable...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We need to fix our broken tax system

I am now 75, looking back on my life and forward at my country’s future. Sadly, I see a country that loves its billionaires but not its ordinary families, nor its children, nor its elderly. ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Congress must work to lower drug prices

Everyone should be able to access and afford the medication they need in order to live the healthiest life possible. As drug prices have risen, insurers are shifting costs to consumers, and...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Yes to trees, no to underpass

The underpass to be constructed at East 32nd and Fourth streets is just another sign that the Durango city government is out of touch and wastes too much of our tax money on unproven, unnece...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Arctic Refuge needs support in 2021 budget bill

Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., has an important opportunity to show he stands with the values of his fellow Coloradans by supporting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

 The massive budg...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Everybody should be legally required to get vaccinated

There was an “anti-vax” movement started several years ago by one Jenny McCarthy. Her only credentials were that she hosted a show on MTV called “Singled Out,” where single people selected e...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Old cottonwood deserves protection

Have you enjoyed the historic and majestic cottonwood on the northeast side of the 32nd Street bridge? The one that drapes its branches over the sidewalk and turns ablaze in the autumn? Thi...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Masks in school is the only sane policy

Without question, the Durango School Board did the right thing in voting to have kids wear masks for in-person school and activities. I applaud that decision. What was shameful was board pr...

DATE: Aug 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Real problem at Bayfield schools is administration

It is sad but laughable that Superintendent K. Kevin Aten of the Bayfield School District is talking about a “positive culture shift” at Bayfield Middle School. Aten blames COVID-19, teacher...

DATE: Aug 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Silverton mayor, trustees deserve support for work

Referring to the Herald’s Silverton recall articles of Aug. 5 and 12 , Mayor Shane Fuhrman, Mayor Pro Tem Sallie Barney and Trustee Jordan Bierma were elected by a majority vote, and the de...

DATE: Aug 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango30001501About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001908About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001722About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001901About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. 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(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001994Denny Finn wears a tank he constructed during the “No Kings” march and rally on Saturday at Buckley Park in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001787Ann Markward welcomes more than 2,000 people on Saturday during the “No Kings” march and rally in Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001659About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001694About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002404About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. 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(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001811About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002203Calvin Bufkin, 5, works on a sign during the “No Kings” march and rally on Saturday at Buckley Park in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002032About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango
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