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Questioning man’s humanity defamatory

Nancy Brockman’s letter “Why shoot gun if not to kill dog,” (Herald, Feb. 22) is by all definitions fictitious whistle-blowing. Saying that Larry Penick has no regard for a species and quest...

Get screened for colorectal cancer

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and it’s the perfect time to think about what you can do to reduce your risk of this disease. This year, an estimated 132,700 new cases of colorec...

Youths should embrace their true natures

I would not be who I am today without the ruckus I caused over my yearbook photo. Women should wear whatever they want, and not be put down for it. There is nothing wrong with looking sexy. ...

Rec, trails tax makes Durango better

I grew up in Durango walking uphill to school both ways, squishing slugs on the tangled pig iron next to the railroad tracks, and dodging trash strewn beside or sometimes directly in the riv...

Marbury advocates for Durango’s citizens

I am an enthusiastic supporter of Sweetie Marbury, and hope that you will also vote for her in the upcoming election for City Council. As an incumbent, her knowledge of the workings of city ...

Industry’s message lost in editing?

This is in response to Christi Zeller’s and Jon Haubert’s op-ed “Good neighbors,” (Herald, March 1). I take exception to what must have been the result of the Herald’s editing; what readers ...

City Council has plate full of key issues

I welcome the Herald’s call (February 16) for healthy dialogue in the campaign for two at-large seats on the Durango City Council. In light of my four-year experience on the council, I offer...

Government-business is poor comparison

I listen with a wary ear when politicians tell me they think the government should be run like a business. They say, we, the taxpayers, are shareholders; they say we must all tighten our bel...

Combined sewers could reduce pollution

It sounds like something needs to be done to bring Durango’s wastewater up to snuff for the health of the Animas. I believe the city should consider an old fashioned technique using combined...

Secular progressives are immoral

Just how far into the gutter of immorality will the secular progressive movement try to take this country? It was just over 15 years ago that Jack Kevorkian, Dr. Death, was stripped of his m...

Politics as usual in Washington, D.C.

The majority “leadership:” assiduously inchoate. Davitt M. Armstrong Durango ...

Stop foreign-aid welfare to Israel

Netanyahu spoke to Congress recently. If you don’t have a problem with this, then you are not looking at the big picture. The United States already gives $3.1 billion in foreign aid to Israe...
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