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Democracy in Durango is fading away

At the May 1, 2018, city council meeting, Mayor Marbury announced with “a new mayor in town, there are new procedures we’re implementing tonight.” These procedures impact a citiz...

Print the Rockies’ scores and standings

In case you transplants from other states don’t know it, we live in Colorado. The major league baseball team in Colorado is the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies are in first place at...

Provide parking for oversized vehicles

In response to the letter from Susana Jones (Herald, May 30) about pickup trucks, campers, and RVs parking illegally; Durango is a tourist town. Some tourists prefer to see the country while...

Bush will be best steward of public lands

The fate of public lands is one of the most important issues in the race for the Congressional District 3 seat. Our current representative, Scott Tipton, advocates for the sale of public lan...

Can of worms has been opened locally

Outside money for local elections has finally reared its ugly head in La Plata County, with $50,000 from Conservation Colorado to defeat the recall of Gwen Lachelt. With a 10 to...

Vote for treasurer based on experience

When you vote for your elected officials, experience is important. Tim Walsworth has the experience needed to do the job right. What has the experience been for the county under ...

Karl Hanlon has values we need in D.C.

Which would you rather have, health care or an assault weapon designed and manufactured to kill people? If Congressman Scott Tipton ever shows up for an in-person town hall meeti...

Allison Aichele deserves to be re-elected

For several years before she became La Plata County treasurer, I served with Allison Aichele on a Mercy (Regional Medical Center) clinic’s patient advisory council. Since most ...

An unlikely, conservative climate hero

Conservatives aren’t usually at the forefront of climate solution proposals. I applaud the former secretary of state in President (Ronald) Reagan’s administration, George Shultz, a leading e...

New law does not criminalize poverty

Mr. (Harris) Bucklin’s letter (Herald letters, May 19) is sleight of hand and misdirection. He claims that the city “...decided unanimously that if you don’t have money to spend downtown, yo...

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Rep. Scott Tipton, please vote to restore net neutrality. Equal access to all (both providers of content and users) is the backbone of the internet as we’ve known it since its in...

NFL doesn’t get what the flag stands for

The NFL respects the flag and what it stands for, but if the NFL truly respected the flag/anthem, then the following should be its policy concerning players who kneel during the national ant...
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