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The DHS dress code objectifies women

The current dress code at Durango High School represents an ingrained misogyny in our society that most people do not want to talk about. While there are some aspects of a dress code that ar...

Maybe we can use the lake by 2018

Robert Wilde wrote about “another fall with no progress” opening Lake Nighthorse (Herald, Oct. 1). I’m with him, but have come to realize that if it’s not about dogs or bikes, it simply does...

GCC is not ‘mining without a permit’

In an effort to address the seemingly constant barrage of letters to the Herald that accuse GCC Energy of “mining without a permit” in Hay Gulch, it might be useful to point out that GCC hol...

Why not put the sewer plant by A-LP?

Concerning the question of where to put the new sewage facility, I can see without much effort, that there is a very obvious place cozied up to the Animas-La Plata project. I cann...

Vote yes on county road, bridge levy

At the request of the board of county commissioners, a diverse and energetic group began meeting earlier in the summer to get brought up to speed on the various financial challenges facing L...

Why play the health insurance game?

Since 2013, my health insurer has repeatedly decreased my coverage while jacking up my deductible (now $6,300) and increasing my premium by 50 percent to 100 percent each year. And what do t...

Tipton represents citizens, not polluters

Accolades to Rep. Scott Tipton for the “good Samaritan” legislation he is proposing (Herald, Sept. 27). It is an excellent idea to protect volunteers and farmers. However, Tipton wants the E...

Electric deposit beyond residents’ means

The low-income community finally got a break thanks to the Lumien Apartment complex here in Durango. Little did the tenants know, the break they had just received would turn into a nightmare...

Herald coverage of county entertaining

Thanks again to the Herald for keeping the entertainment on a grand scale. A couple weeks past, the Airport Commission, through its minion, complained that having to tax more for a new, move...

Tell Congress to authorize LWCF for good

While we avoided a government shutdown this year, it’s extremely disappointing that Congress let the Land and Water Conservation Fund sunset after 50 years of significant achievements. Color...

Vote for Sheldon to energize 9-R board

I am voting for Matthew Sheldon for the 9-R school board. As a board member of the Adaptive Sports Association and volunteer myself, I have seen the passion and energy that Matthew brings to...

Planned Parenthood is trusted, needed

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains has proudly provided compassionate reproductive health care to women and their families for nearly a century. Last year, they served more than 80,00...
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