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Herald doesn’t ennoble real fire victims

There have been wstories in The Herald praising the “noble victim,” Al Harper, the poor millionaire owner of the railroad. Although there is no official statement on the cause of the 416 Fir...

Bayfield Library is rebuked by the selfish

The electoral rebuke of the Bayfield Library District’s request for a small increase is a disgraceful display of the selfishness in America today. I moved to this area a little ...

City: instead of asking us to pay more...

Durango’s 2015 half-penny tax is for “recreational facilities, parks, trails, pedestrian and bicycle improvements,” and also for “the urban forest.” All multi-modal projects are funded by th...

We’re ready for Colorado news now too

We are tired of not receiving Colorado news and programing while we applaud the efforts which are bearing fruit for families in Durango (“Denver news comes to Southwest Colorado via city of ...

Who are these pro-slavery Coloradans?

Quick question, please. I understand that many of us are angry. I understand many of us are confused, full of frustration, fear and/or something. My questio...

Republican blowout? What did I miss?

Headlines claiming a Republican Senate blowout are perplexing. Let me know if I missed something. In four ruby-red states that Trump won by an average of 25 percent in 2016 and ca...

Voting was grand, pizza made it better

It has been my pleasure to work as an election judge at most elections since I came to Durango 20 years ago. This election day, I was at the polling center at the fairgrounds. It ...

If we could kill the insurance companies

The World Health Organization of the United Nations annually ranks its 191 member nations on the effectiveness of their health care systems. These enlightening statistics are available at th...

Politicians: We are watching you now

We can all breathe a sigh of relief that the onslaught of political ads are over, at least for the moment. My hope now is that our elected officials do not go right back to busine...

I am taking your ideas back to Denver

To the editors: I am honored to be re-elected as your state representative for House District 59. Thank you for putting your trust in my leadership for the next session; I promise to continu...

Toto, we’re not in New Mexico any more

I just don’t understand. I drive around the city and county. There are placards, yard signs and bumper stickers for all these individuals and issues, but where are those for the ones we have...

Durangoans, face it, your river is dead

Durango: So many spills, and radioactive waste still spills into the Animas River – then mine waste, contaminates from oil-field production, 416 Fire, that have and will continue for decad...
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