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Boys & Girls Club makes a difference in kids’ lives

In support of the National Afterschool Alliance’s Oct. 28 “Lights On Afterschool” celebration, I wanted to remind the community that the Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County has partnered wi...

Trash dumping near river is illegal

I contacted Neighbors in Need Alliance, which according to their webpages has assumed oversight of the Purple Cliffs camp. My message to NINA was: I occasionally fly-fish the Animas River be...

Support public education; vote ‘no’ on Prop. 119

Increasing taxes on marijuana to raise money for education may sound like a good idea at first glance. However, before voting yes on Proposition 119, it should be examined closely. The 2021 ...

Democracy at stake in upcoming elections

President Joe Biden’s approval rating has slipped, but if all voters understood what’s been going on in this country – that the vast majority of Republicans (1.) promote or play along with T...

Boys & Girls Club a blessing to our community

As a working parent, I applaud the Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County for its outstanding after-school program. My two boys attend the club each day. The staff members provide a physicall...

Wild horses should not be maligned

I must object to Andrew Gulliford’s recent article “Scourge of the West” (Herald, Oct. 9) about free roaming horses on public lands in the West and chide the Herald for even publishing it. ...

Vote for Brown, Parmenter, Petersen for 9-R

I was glad to see the Herald article about the 9-R school board candidates, as the website for the slate of challengers to Erika Brown, Andrea Parmenter and Richard Petersen has only platit...

FLC students have questions about Animas High School building

I was elected to the Associated Students of Fort Lewis College student government as a senator, representing the FLC student population by promising to address student concerns. The largest...

Time for ‘The Chief’ statue to go

I attended the Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage event, which included a march around town and a stopover at the Toh-Atin statue of “The Chief.” This offensive, racist and triggering statue has...

We can do better than Prop. 119

I encourage voters to read this article in The Colorado Sun, https://coloradosun.com/2021/10/07/proposition-119-colorado-explained/, for a discussion about the pros and cons of Proposition 1...

Current 9-R board lacks transparency

I’m a Durango native and am concerned about the current Durango School District 9-R board. They lacked transparency by adopting a resolution on diversity, equity and inclusion that created a...

Infrastructure spending bill less than military spending

Congress is currently considering two infrastructure spending bills totaling $4.5 trillion. The money will be spent over a 10-year period on roads and bridges, railroads, the power grid, int...
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