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Cost savings achieved through transit

The city of Durango’s transit service saves my family over $7,000 per year. How? Thanks to this service, we only need one car. Most people forget that the cost of owning and operating a car ...

Autumn brings changes to our tax base

As the colors change, so does the tax base of our rapidly growing county. That base is different in a couple of ways this fall. First, 2017 is a reappraisal year when, in May, we...

LPEA workshops have been informative

La Plata Electric Association has hosted three workshops presented by Dan Harms. I’ve been fortunate to attend two of these workshops in person and have watched a recording of the other, acc...

Does time change play a part in this?

I am simply curious, as I really dislike the time change in the fall: How long will it take for someone who is depressed or has other mental problems to harm himself or herself b...

Choose to make a difference on climate

The article “Jack Frost is late again” (Herald, Oct. 29) speaks of changing freeze cycles as being “good and bad.” This is a limited perspective of our changing climate. People comment on mo...

Change attitudes; make communities safe

In response to the letter from TD Lake (Herald, Oct. 30) about the offensive sign at a local eatery, I want to commend him for speaking out. As a man, I feel the need to add to his comments....

Congress needs to deliver on tax reform

It’s time for Congress to modify our complex, 70,000+ page tax code. For many Americans, each tax season begins with gathering W-2s and selecting a tax software program. While th...

Trump’s use of Twitter keeps us in touch

To everyone, including Republicans, Democrats and Independents, who have criticized President Trump’s use of Twitter, let us remember that one of the most-mentioned complaints about our pres...

Incident gives trail cyclists a bad name

Notice to cyclists using our forest trails: There are some among you who are giving a bad name to your kind. On Oct. 21, a cyclist ran into a hunter on the trail at Cascade Creek...

We must learn how to respond to hatred

The Durango community must become informed about the recent occurrence of a hate crime in Durango which was initially ignored by authorities and led to the departure of a Jewish family from ...

Letter advances fake news on FCC, taxes

If there was such a thing as “fake” letters to the editor, Tom Wishon’s letter (Herald, Nov. 1) would certainly qualify. First off, the equal time rule was issued by the Federal Communicatio...

Michael: Cloud seeding chemistry cool in the lab, not in our skies

My love of snow compelled me to attend “Snow 101 - public notice permitting weather modification public hearing” on Sept. 26 in Silverthorne. Citizens and tourists, we are being bombarded wi...
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