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Forest Service needs to use chains saws

In the recent article detailing the Forest Service and the chain saw exemption (“ While certainly possible, the time for this accomplishment was not mentioned, and it is likely that this wa...

When Kipling met the Trump resistance

If you can accept a cascade of lies when the truth is self-evident; if you gravitate toward short-term economic gain by exploitation of fossil fuels, disregarding the long-term disaster of g...

Reporting on sign was one-sided, uncool

I have found the article about the Toh-Atin chief to be distasteful (“ I think the rhetoric used to describe the importance of the pieces overlooked a lot of sensitivities within the commun...

Don’t make me report you for your trash

A home owner on County Road 203 placed two trash cans out Memorial Day during the day. Yep, Mr. Bear found some yummy things to eat! Now that it is bear season, please place cans ...

They can use hand saws in wilderness

I want to express my extreme dismay at the recent Forest Service decision to allow the use of chain saws in the Weminuche and in the South San Juan Wildernesses – a decision which was made...

A fix for some homelessness in Durango

The Herald editorial of May 16, “ The editors failed to rally our community to build more affordable housing and provide the essential shelter for those in need. Rather than lock people out...

On abortion, we can’t have it both ways

There are strong feelings on both sides of this abortion issue, and so be it. We all come to the table with different backgrounds and experiences that influence and anchor these beliefs. ...

Trump obsession drives frightening policy

This is in response to the letter “ While I agree that a referendum on the Electoral College is not the place to decide this issue, and probably not constitutional, the bill that was passed...

Vote for me to abolish the U.S. Senate

I am a candidate for the Colorado Unity Party’s 2020 nomination for U.S. Senate. I’m running on peace, justice, ecology and election reform, with a theme of “unity in diversity.” ...

Trump’s Forest Service cannot be trusted

In considering whether it makes sense for the Forest Service to allow chain saws into the Weminuche and South San Juan wilderness areas, I consider their argument that too many fallen trees ...

Not so fast there on stem cell therapy

Recently I have seen advertisements on social media for stem cell therapy informational seminars to be held at the Durango rec center in the coming weeks. I am writing as a concerned local p...

Herald fails to see the history of racism

In this past weekend’s article, “ For hundreds of years, the Animas Valley and San Juans were Ute land, but the chief sign itself has only been around since the 1950s. It celebrates the com...
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