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Use abundance perspective when choosing college

It’s that time of year again: Seniors are applying to college, US News is releasing its annual rankings and everyone’s stress level around selective college admissions mania is skyrocketing....

Weed infestation makes us all look bad

Shame on the U.S. Forest Service for allowing a field of thousands of thistles to grow and go to seed at the agency’s Trimble Lane facility, in spite of dozens of calls from local residents ...

Learn facts about Planned Parenthood

Anyone who supports Planned Parenthood needs to learn the facts about this “nonprofit.” Doing a little research simply by reading the book, Unplanned, by Abby Johnson, opens the door to this...

Herald worries about water, not abortion

The Durango Herald has spent weeks wringing its hands over a groundwater spill in Silverton. On Sept. 6 it published an editorial supporting an organization, Planned Parenthood, t...

Respect Constitution Week Sept. 17-23

The Daughters of the American Revolution started the tradition of celebrating Constitution Week in 1955, the DAR petitioned Congress to set aside September 17-23 annually to be dedicated for...

Coal mine slips around another code

On Sept. 2, the county’s Board of Adjustment convened to discuss a grade variance on our county road. La Plata County code specifies a maximum allowable grade of 8.0 percent on County Road 1...

Toxic metals still remain in the river

Toxic metals such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, aluminum and other persistent pollutants do not magically disappear. If they are no longer in the river water, where have these pollutants gone? ...

Support moving Durango’s sewer plant

Everyone in our community should appreciate the time and effort that members of the City Council put into their jobs, and their pay is basically a token reimbursement for their time and effo...

Look into why local gas prices stay high

Gas prices in Durango continue to puzzle local citizens as we watch television reports about national gas prices going down every day. Yet, our local gas cartel maintains the same prices eve...

Abortion must be safe, legal, last resort

Pro-Lifers like Herald letter-writer Scott DeBolt (Sept. 2) want only one thing: to make abortion illegal. Perhaps DeBolt is too young to remember the dark days before the legalization of ab...

Dumpster art a benefit of Friends’ grants

It was a pleasure reading the story featuring artist Debra Greenblatt and her Dumpster Beautification Project (“Trash and treasure,” Herald, Aug. 21.) Debra developed this delightful concept...

Tie a string around your finger

Don’t forget that September is National Senior Center Month, and Sunday, Sept. 13 is Grandparents Day. If you are lucky enough to have a senior loved one in your life – or in your children’s...
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