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Spill showed the need for Colorado TV

The major spill from Gold King Mine on Aug. 5, leading to emergency water-use restrictions in three states so far, illustrates the need for full public access to Colorado television in La Pl...

Energy choices affect public health

As the Gold King Mine disaster cuts a gold swathe through our Four Corners communities, we are left uncertain of the health impacts of the contamination of the Animas River. We do know that ...

Mine coverage a ‘disaster’ for tourism

In an Aug. 14 story regarding passions about the EPA, the Herald referred to the Gold King Mine story as a “disaster.” In other Herald stories written this week on the subject, the event is...

EPA will benefit and grow from spill

To suggest that there is no evidence of negligence is absurd, institutional or not. The mine sat there for decades without a problem. The EPA comes along and more than 3 million gallons of t...

Prioritize sewer plant over new airport

Moving Durango’s sewer plant away from Santa Rita Park is the best thing the city can do for its residents and visitors. Santa Rita Park, and the adjacent whitewater park and river trail, ar...

Put homeless to work on river cleanup

Now that we have a horrible river disaster we have kind of put our previous pet peeve on the back page or are ignoring it altogether, for that matter. That is the hoard of the homeless or wh...

Think about effects of personal choices

Since my great idea about keeping the trolley free falls on deaf ears, I shall present another. First: Yeah, Durango! To think we are “awake” enough to cut water consumption 70 pe...

River spill will pay big dividends

Cheer up, Durango. Years ago in business, we had a saying, “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” Durango has received more publicity in the last two weeks than it has received in the la...

Encouraging letter inspires teacher

I am the sixth grade humanities teacher at Mountain Middle School, and I recently received an unexpected letter and gift in my mailbox. The eloquent letter expressed gratitude for my efforts...

Thanks for coverage of Animas River spill

Thank you, Durango Herald staff, for your excellence in reporting on the Animas River catastrophe. You are providing coverage from a multitude of angles, as well as incredible photography. T...

Sustainability plan awash in buzzwords

The City Council deserves credit for the Sustainability Action Plan for its internal operations. As reported in the Herald (Local Briefs, Aug. 11) the plan is “intended to elevate the city’s...

A way we can all use renewable energy

Attention, all you Durango “greenies,” and even the climate change naysayers in our midst. Those of you who have strongly supported local pressure on LPEA to utilize more renewable energy in...
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