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Letter: Missing Snowdown and looking forward to its return

I want to thank the Herald for the tribute to Snowdown in the paper. Like many, I missed our cabin-fever reliever. I truly missed my January family of fellow Snowdown revelers an...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Proposed lodgers’ tax increase is just fine for this visitor

Happy winter to one of the most beautiful places on earth! I am a 20-plus-year annual tourist in mostly fall and winter (which I do not have in San Diego) and the raising of the hospitality ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: City manager should be able to buy a Durango home

At the virtual City Council meeting on Jan. 12, new City Manager José Madrigal asked City Council to amend his contract to allow him and his family to purchase a house outside city limits. ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: 30X30 plan protects needed symbiosis in nature

I have been learning about symbiosis, or the relationship between two species and how they interact with each other. Not everyone realizes we are in a constant state of symbiosis ...

DATE: Feb 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Republicans aid and abet Trump the criminal

What crimes has Donald Trump committed? Certainly violations of the emoluments clause, graft, violations of the Hatch Act, inciting insurrection, election interference, solicitin...

DATE: Jan 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Another ‘vote’ for phasing out wood burning

I agree with your correspondent Wood smoke contains toxic chemicals similar to cigarette smoke as well as tiny PM2.5 particles that, when breathed in, can transfer to the bloodstream and d...

DATE: Jan 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Republican officials must speak truth

Our current political environment asks for women and men to stand for truth, facts and healthy positive interpretations, both conservative and progressive. Opinions, no matter how loudly sho...

DATE: Jan 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Our nation faces a psychological crisis

A psychological crisis is a life event that an individual perceives as stressful to the extent that normal coping mechanisms are insufficient. The first step in resolving a crisis is to admi...

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Zoom with us on FOCUS 2021

Beginning at noon Friday, Jan. 29, editorial page editor Hollis Walker will be hosting a regular Zoom meeting for community members to share their thoughts on the Herald’s FOCUS 2021 series....

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Constitution is the law of the land

We, the people, Americans - the world is waiting on us. The fate of the free world depends on us. The world is watching us. Are we going to stand up for our freedom? Are we going...

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Ask LPEA to to take the lead on better broadband

One thing this pandemic has shown us is how poor internet connectivity is in Southwest Colorado, and how much we need better broadband. Yes, there is decent broadband in a few pl...

DATE: Jan 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: SJBPH director is properly protecting the public

Would you protest the fire department from fighting a fire to protect your home? Would you protest the police department from enforcing the law to protect your loved ones? Why on...

DATE: Jan 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike RaceCobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday19201280Women's pro riders take off from the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Durango's Kai Lokey (129) gets ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Men's pro riders take off from the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lauren Aggeler (164), Erin Osborne (222) and Ruby Ryan (right) get ready at the start line of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike women's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Kolben Preble rides through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tilia Clausen passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lily Jackson makes her way down the Rim Trail during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Zack Jensen pops a wheelie as he passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Maxx Chance interacts with the crowd as he passes through the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike men's pro race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Kip Sevenoff climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tyler Remlinger climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Lily Jackson climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Hudson Seeman climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike Race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Todd Wells climbs a ramp into the Steamworks Brewing Co. patio during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Sofia Waite celebrates her first-place finish with Erin Osborne, who took second place, in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro women's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19202880Sofia Waite claims first place in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro women's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Cobe Freeburn crosses the finish line in first place in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Austin Beard takes second place with a stylish finish in the Subaru Mountain Bike pro men's race at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Sunday in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)
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Cobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday
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