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Now the Herald is taking comics hostage
The new format on the Sunday games page is somewhat of an improvement. I nearly went blind trying to read the crossword definitions before, now they’re the same size as…
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Yes, you finally made the puzzles bigger!
Reference is made to a letter sent to your publication by a reader regarding the recent changes made by the Herald, whereby the puzzles were enlarged allowing for easier reading…
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The big prizes: Shoe leather for the Pulitzer wins
This year’s Pulitzers recognize skilled reporters as first-responders
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Gardner fear-mongering on Green Deal
This headline – “ “The country is a mess,” Trump said, “and only I can fix it.” Two years of total Republican control and they have fixed nothing. Two years…
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Oil and gas industry is crying wolf again
The oil patch is at it again. More propaganda commercials to convince you that complying with health, safety and environmental rules will put it out of business. Senate Bill 19-181…
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Walrus down: It’s time to care about pinnipeds
On 9/11 we asked, Why do they hate us? Now it’s time to ask, Why do we?
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Climate inaction is not an option here
The first NASA climate scientist testified before Congress in 1988, stating concern about the cause and effect of warming temperatures and human emissions in the atmosphere. Now, 31 years later,…
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Huntington best choice for LPEA board
I have known Dan Huntington, the incumbent candidate for La Plata Electric Association District 2, for the better part of 20 years, and every encounter I’ve had with him has…
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We need city help with speeders here
Today, April 8, I was out in front of my house on east 32nd Street. A car turned from 32nd onto East Third Avenue and sped excessively from 32nd Street…
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They buy the fraud of climate change
I get more frustrated every day as so many people continue to call for and suggest means for reducing carbon dioxide saturation and continuing emissions. At the same time, I…
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No do-overs: There’s always the next election
Efforts to recall Democrats in Colorado are circular, impractical and lame
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Big idea behind National Popular Vote
Opponents of the National Popular Vote bill, recently signed into law in Colorado, fail to explain their defense of a system whereby 12 so-called battleground states hijack every presidential election…
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Bigger not always better, Durango Herald
Bigger is not always better. The enormous font on the comics and puzzles in the Durango Herald is not an improvement. More comics and puzzles would have been an improvement;…
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Senator Gardner, meet the carbon act
Thank you, Sen. Cory Gardner, for working with Sen. Michael Bennet and other lawmakers in a bipartisan fashion to request maximum funding for carbon capture, utilization and storage (both in…
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Kinds of mayor: How strong should she be?
Durango and Cortez have what once were progressive forms of government
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Senator, check out another green deal
I understand Sen. Gardner’s criticism of the Green New Deal (“ I support U.S. House Resolution 763, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019, a market-driven federal bill…
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Jeff Mannix for LPEA board, the future
The Herald got it wrong again by endorsing Dan Huntington over Jeff Mannix for the La Plata Electric Association board. We have no more time for going slow on moving…
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Net neutrality: Colorado gets it
Colorado Legislature acts to do what the federal government forgot
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CORE lands act has something for all
Sportsmen, recreationists, tourists, and even off-road motorists and mountain bikers can thank Sen. Michael Bennet for issuing legislation to protect the wild places we love. The CORE Act designates wilderness…
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Go green, reelect Turner to LPEA board
This year’s election for the La Plata Electric Association board of directors is a pivotal moment for the energy and economic future of our local community. As the costs of…
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The Great Gatsby at 94
The novella, born of hope, flopped. You can guess what happened next.
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The president is a world-class coward
In response to Mary Parnell’s letter (“ Before even taking office, he had to pay $25 million for scamming Americans with his fake university. Trump claimed he hires only the…
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Parks and Wildlife is extorting hunters
Will Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department be understandably investigated for extortion because of its licensing policies? Apparently, there are serious concerns as to the way it squeezes additional funds from…
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Trout Unlimited is correct on climate
As a fisherman and outdoor enthusiast, I value clean waterways and unpolluted ecosystems. Trout Unlimited, a national grassroots organization, made a big endorsement this week for a bipartisan climate change…
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Absurd ideas about LPEA and Tri-State
People often propose over-simplified solutions to the complex problems faced by rural electric cooperatives. Inevitably, these solutions ignore certain realities and the diverse needs of the members. Take, for example,…
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Durango won: City elections yield tax for roads and a new Council
City elections mostly show voters’ wisdom on sales tax and City Council
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Sammy, time to sleep in, you’ve earned it
Thank you to Patrick Armijo for the great article (“ Sports teams doing their fund raiser car washes (guess who paid for the water?). Who listened to the complaints when…
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Russia-gate editorial bizarre, troubling
I found it bizarre and troubling that the Herald would editorialize about the contents and implications of the Mueller report (“ The editors indict the media broadly for their coverage…
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Ego in leftist journalism finally backfired
The Herald views the Trump accusations and Mueller report as the beginning error the news media made (“ The “resistance” that you seem somewhat proud to be a part of…