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Time to stop debating global warming
We all learn about the carbon cycle and photosynthesis in grade school, so its role is not mysterious. It should not come as a surprise that if CO2 is responsible…
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Democrats intent on creating problems
First, we can count on hundreds of thousands of dollars to be spent on providing these criminals with drivers licenses, so that it is easier for them to illegally vote…
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And then Boris Johnson blew it up
Watching British politics play out from America makes for black theater
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Denver makes our problems look puny
After moving to Denver from Durango in 2012, it didn’t take long to see the cancer of over-development affecting the quality of life over there. No one in local government…
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About these city sewer rates: They stink!
County residents that are within 400 feet of a sewer line cannot opt to put in septic. We are forced onto a city utility and we cannot vote for the…
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It’s not just Colorado that has questionable pension fund portfolios
It’s not just Colorado that has questionable pension fund investments
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Water, sewer rates not fair or reasonable
The city recently hired a consultant who suggested our water rates must be raised again. The consultant ignored that in 2018, the City collected $8 million from the citizens and…
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Left and right fight for authenticity with words, voices and tweets
Left and right fight for authenticity with words, voices and tweets
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Porter-Norton for county commissioner
Marsha was born and raised in Southwest Colorado and her knowledge of the needs of our communities is essential to being a county commissioner. In this era of divisiveness, Marsha…
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Cory Gardner must act on climate bill
Coloradans and the majority of Americans support action on climate change. Now more than ever we need Sen. Cory Gardner to join Sen. Michael Bennet in stepping up to protect…
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Roadwork on Hwy 550 is self-defeating
Where is the logic? Are our tax dollars that disposable these days? Doesn’t seem to make very much sense to me. Kristi Green Durango
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Thanks for the snow and river graphs
You met the interests of both the skiers and the rafters. Plus, it was interesting and educational to watch the interplay between the two figures. I hope there was a…
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Giving it a shot: Can we force people to vaccinate?
What’s to be done when liberty and public health collide?
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EPA is committed to mine clean-up
EPA is committed to assessing and addressing contamination that impacts water quality in the Animas River watershed and ensuring that responsible parties pay their share of costs related to the…
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Take this thing from my paw
A wound, a miracle cure and the legend of Androcles in Three Springs
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Teachers: PERA owns prison shares
It’s important to remember, the more people private prisons incarcerate, the more money they make. Ah! The joys of capitalism! There was a Lights for Liberty Candlelight Vigil in Glenwood…
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Call them ‘corporate profiteering plans’
When asking candidates about it, moderator Lester Holt’s words reflected industry bias: “Who here would abolish their private insurance in favor of a government-run plan?” Would Holt have referred to…
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Colorado ICE protests mirror Trump bluster
Immigration protesters raise Mexico’s colors over Colorado ICE center
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Somewhere, in a distant galaxy, a train…
Her cousin Sara, then 15, had just returned from a family trip to Durango. She described a breathtaking ride in an authentic old train that climbed into enormously high mountains.…
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More than one factor started 416 Fire
My professor asked: “Does an acorn cause an oak?” After much discussion it was concluded that an acorn was necessary to yield an oak but it alone was not sufficient.…
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Hateful rhetoric is directed at president
It is certainly nice to know that you singularly have our complicated foreign policy all figured out. Although I do have to mention that you did not put forward one…
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Two little words about your climate view
Dear Mr. Boyd: Good grief. Jim Newman Bayfield
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Have we got a deal for you on the border
One Democratic candidate has an idea that could solve immigration
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Derangement Syndrome strikes again
While the Herald’s publishing of this letter certainly supports our First Amendment right, the Herald staff could use a crash course in the definition of “libelous or tasteless” material. It…
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Heads must roll for city’s tragic decision
Call the former Council, the city manager and others to task and demand explanations and their resignations. Rick Lane Durango
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Dear Durango, you’re great. Love, Arizona
Our hostess, the ambitious “Mrs. Caroline Romney,” brought Durango’s history to life in the San Juan historical car on the Durango & Silverton railway. The views? Breathtaking! The train is…
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Just who do you think built these roads?
Unless the answer is yes, you depend on roads to receive these goods, which are trucked to Durango. Carol Simmons Durango
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The ‘Betsy Ross’ flag symbolizes unity
du1-i-syn One flag, however, developed a following. Betsy Ross, whether she designed it or simply sewed it, is credited for its 13 stars in a circle. Its circle signified the…