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Western public lands are not for sale

Ask most Americans and even foreign visitors to describe the American West and words like “big,” “open,” “wild,” “challenging” and “freedom” are likely to be mentioned. The protection of our...

Turn yield signs to stop signs

I read S. Benard Cummings’ letter (Herald, April 16) and could not agree more as far as dangerous streets in this particular neighborhood. I live just a few blocks from the inter...

Keep co-op a local operation

In response to the letter from Jules Masterjohn (Herald, April 19): As an owner-member at Durango Natural Foods Co-op, I encourage members to vote for a new board of directors. Voting is ope...

Beware of trade agreement in the works

I’m sure you’re as thrilled as I am now that the 2016 presidential election is under way. It’s already been amusing watching the awkward retractions regarding the Indiana religious freedom-t...

Vote for those not beholden to bullies

The oil and gas behemoths must be desperate. Having worked double shift to degrade this planet for their obscene profits, they now send their paid bully Christi Zeller – the lady who never s...

Weigh in on thrift store management

Time is running out to become informed about the management of the Humane Society Thrift Store, which helps support the animal shelter. So many volunteers and paid staff have giv...

Going off the grid, away from ‘greenies’

I have a friend who is an executive in the company that sells coal to Tri-State, the wholesaler that supplies La Plata Electric Association. He wants to run for the LPEA board. That isn’t a ...

Pay child care workers a decent wage

The average starting wage for a preschool teacher in Durango is about $9.75/hour, and for a preschool aide, around $8/hour. For a teacher, that figures out to about $1,600 a month, taking ho...

Dubit for District 2 seat on LPEA board

Gregg Dubit is running to represent District 2 on the La Plata Electric Association board, and our co-op, economy and community will be better off for it. The LPEA board is an imp...

Pay equity is simple matter of fairness

Equal Pay Day is a symbolic day in April every year that marks how far into the new year women have to work to finally earn the same as men did the previous year – a reminder that women work...

Each has a right to his own beliefs

I am not one that believes in organized religion, as I believe in the prophet Thomas that God is all around us, and his church is all around us on Earth. I do not need a church and its corru...

Alinksy’s protegees run La Plata County

I have to chuckle at the Alinksy-ites running La Plata County. No front-page headlines in the Herald about the airport update meetings, maybe on the second (sports) sections or advertisement...
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