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City was shortsighted at whitewater park

It’s truly a shame that in the rare year when the Animas River is at high flows at the same time as nice hot weather, the city has, by its unnecessary stream bed construction work, made ra...

Colorado fast becoming California lite

The editorial in the June 10 edition regarding the Denver mayor’s election is spot-on (“ Colorado is fast becoming California lite as new residents pour in from failing blue states. ...

Homeless are result of income inequality

Income inequality and homeless: a coincidence? (“ Is it just a coincidence in Durango and all over America that the more conservative they become, the more major crises they are facing? ...

Fewer labels and more compassion help

I found it disappointing to read that homelessness was tied to liberals, without any support for the statement (“ Labels divide, reducing solutions. We could aptly say that since Trump has ...

Look for a CBD company (like ours)

Do you know where your CBD comes from? With all of the buzz around CBD lately, you should! The popularity and incredible growth of cannabidiol products, or CBD, is in a...

Insulting Mitsch Bush is just weakness

In a June 3 editorial (“ The Herald also reported the reaction “from the Tipton camp,” which fit perfectly with what we’ve come to expect of Trump and Trump enablers like Tipton: insults wi...

America has clear health care choice

I was entertained by Greg Schackel’s email about taking his tax bill to the post office, expecting it to be postmarked that day and encountering a sign saying that mail received after 3 PM w...

Tri-State, accept this coal-buyout offer

La Plata Electric Association members wanting cheaper and cleaner electricity are excited to hear that LPEA’s expensive, coal-centric wholesale provider Tri-State Generation, received a majo...

One ignorant punk’s mindless insult

I am compelled to comment on the abject irony of the reporting about the punk vandal inscribing swastikas during the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day and Operation Overlord (“ ...

It’s not unsightly, it’s lovely recycling

Recently, I read an editorial in The Durango Herald regarding the annual spring cleanup project (“ Some people really can re-use an item that another person no longer needs. Is that not cal...

Chain saws unnecessary in wilderness

For 20 years, as Forest Service volunteers, my husband and I have built and re-routed trails in the Bridger Teton Wilderness of Wyoming. Per the rules of the Wilderness Act, we ha...

We need Bennet and Gardner on climate

Wildfire season looms on the horizon in Colorado. Due to snow and rain this winter and spring, wildfires this year will likely be less severe compared to last year’s. However, according to a...
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