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Rep. Tipton, give back your shutdown pay

Remember in 2013, when Rep. Scott Tipton voted to shut down our government? The move crippled his hometown of Cortez. Tourism came to a standstill, and restaurants and hotels suffered. In ru...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Headline prompts some soul searching

The fantasy headline in your Opinion section, “Manna relocates 5 minutes south of Durango – homeless ‘problem’ in town disappears!” (Herald, Jan. 6) has me suffering from a case of cognitive...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

FLC can rebound if it shakes old practices

Perhaps the biggest issue facing Fort Lewis at the moment is administrative bloat. The proportion of the budget spent on faculty and staff that work directly with students has steadily decre...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Combine the themes for even more fun

Snowdown is here and everyone is wearing costumes. For those of you who are not aware, the original theme for 2018 was “Sporty at 40.” Then it was changed last summer because a waitress sai...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Remembering the Snowdown founders

I am so excited that Durango is celebrating another Snowdown this weekend. I was at the Ore House when Terry Fiedler first talked about having a winter celebration. I kept score ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The story behind the Snowdown slogan

I thought Herald readers might enjoy a bit of backstory on why Snowdown is called “Durango’s Cabin Fever Reliever.” In 1990, I had 2-year-old twin boys and was pregnant with our d...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Nofles: Congress should act so seniors get the care they need

Strokes, surgeries, and trauma from falls or other injuries sometimes result in patients needing extensive care by physical, occupational or speech therapists. But because of inaction by Con...

DATE: Feb 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Will farming be prevented under code?

If you like the semi-rural mixed character of the Animas Valley, or live there, please comment on the draft county land-use code, which seems to want to discourage or prevent agricultural ac...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Important information on property taxes

La Plata County property tax notices were printed and mailed last week. After printing, our software vendor informed all Colorado treasurers that there was a bug in the system th...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Pitts: NEPA modernitzation is long overdue

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), signed into law on January 1, 1970, was enacted to “declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man ...

DATE: Jan 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Not impressed with police after robbery

My partner and I recently experienced the misfortune of having our house robbed – while we slept peacefully in our bed. I’m writing here to touch on the lack of support we receiv...

DATE: Jan 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Advertisement was deeply offensive

I found the two-page advertisement by “Lifewatch” in the Durango Herald (Jan. 22) deeply offensive. Why? Because it’s not life this group is supporting, it’s birth. If groups lik...

DATE: Jan 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor