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Do it for the bees – and for us – Scott

As the end of the produce-growing season nears for the Colorado Four Corners area, it is time to start thinking about how our natural agricultural helpers are getting along – the pollinators...

One airport cancellation was too many

The recent article in the Durango Herald about the large number of flight cancellations at our local airport was timely because of what recently happened to us (“ The article said they real...

Lock up the U.S. Senate majority leader

There is an oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, in Russia who is king of aluminum. A few months ago, he was under sanctions by our government. This meant he could not visit the U.S. or do business her...

That train whistle is a matter of law

There have been several letters commenting on the use of whistles and horns by the railroad. The Federal Railroad Administration requires the use of horns or whistles in addition ...

Republicans are going to pay for this

Unless you haven’t been keeping up with the news or have been living in the protective cocoon spun by right-wing media entities, you’re aware that President Trump has become increasingly obn...

When we wave our arms, they flip us off

I live on Valley Court, between Hermosa and Trimble lane. The traffic on 203 has gotten awful recently. It used to be fine, but now we hear its noise in our house and neighbors ar...

Tourist train belongs on a scrap heap

Tim Wolf’s I don’t believe the current tourist train and its owner are worthy of such honor and distinction. A museum is supposed to prolong and preserve a person’s or an instit...

This big mess could have been avoided

It is a matter of some relief that the Durango Board of Ethics cleared City Councilor Chris Bettin, City Manager Ron LeBlanc, and, indirectly, former mayor and Durango Land and Homes co-owne...

Railroad is generous, we appreciate it

I would like to thank Al Harper and everyone who works at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad for their generous support of the nonprofit community in southwest Colorado. ...

And so much for Durango city planning

There are 75 acres of shovel-ready acreage for a community park, complete with public pool, pickle ball courts and soccer fields, in the Three Springs subdivision, well within Durango city l...

We appreciate these wildlife protections

With quickly growing populations, increased development and more frequent traffic and wildlife interactions, I give Colorado’s Gov. Jared Polis kudos for making wildlife corridors and habita...

Let’s put partisan politics aside on this

Thank you, Durango Herald, for your editorial Aug. 21, “ You are now comfortably acknowledging the cause is human emissions of carbon in the atmosphere. Of course, there are natural occurre...
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