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Stillwater Music
Nonprofit’s move to Crossroads Center creates a new hub for music in town
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Proposed development could stimulate re-development; many questions remain
Courtesy City of Durango<br><br>A new hotel could be built along Camino del Rio next to Natural Grocers. The proposal will go before the Design Review Board on Wednesday.du1-i-syn It is…
Letters to the Editor
Sign a petition to put fluoride to a vote
The addition of fluoride to public drinking water is rooted in good intentions based on the perception that its inclusion has accompanied numerous dental health improvements over the last half-century.…
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Bears Ears gains needed protections
It began in the desert, with an annual sojourn my family called Bluff. This began with my grandparents in the 1950s. From that point on, it’s been a tradition observed…
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Montrose legislator should prove a worthy successor to Ellen Roberts
Representative Don Coramdu1-i-syn The Montrose Republican has represented the 58th District in Colorado’s House of Representatives, which includes Cortez. He will now be representing Senate District 6, a larger area…
Letters to the Editor
We deserve to know how Tipton voted
In a surprise and unprecedented maneuver, Republicans voted behind closed doors to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. Rep. Tipton’s office, however, has refused to publicly disclose how the congressman…
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Thanks to voices, paper is great already
Previous letters from Trump voters have essentially demanded that non-Trump voters should all just “get on board.” Their letters continue to urge the Herald to cease publishing critical, informed opinion…
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Restaurant’s response to October fire inspires extraordinary volunteer results
Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald – DURANGO, CO- 12-31-16- The exterior of El Moro that may be reopening soon after a fire closed the establishment last year.du1-i-syn Not due to negligence or…
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Tipton joins effort to transfer public lands
“As the 115th Congress enters its first week, some of our elected officials are wasting no time in paving the way to steal our outdoor heritage,” said Backcountry Hunters and…
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Keep the River Trail off limits to ebikes
To date, the city has not yet done its homework regarding the need for and impact of ebikes on the trail or to consider the opinion of current trail users.…
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A Midwesterner with blue-collar roots
Pierce named me as one of them. I wish my working-class parents were alive to hear that I’m an elite anything. They would have loved that. Alas, I live and…
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Bike lanes, associated delays too costly
This city can’t afford this council’s so-called improvements. Why on earth would anyone want to create a one-mile-long traffic jam on Eighth Avenue and College Drive for several hours every…
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City out of step on traffic, cyclist flow
Who comes up with these bone-headed ideas? Does anyone from the council or city government ever drive these streets? Reducing College Drive to two lanes will do nothing but create…
Pine River Times opinion
We must leave livable planet to descendents
On Dec. 20, Beijing was on “red alert” due to excessive smog. They are shutting schools, ordering thousands of vehicles off roads, ordering 1,200 factories to close or cut output,…
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Dairy Queen: Closing of iconic spot marked with nostalgia, concerns of change
du1-i-syn Though no longer a mom and pop shop, Dairy Queen had humble beginnings, and many of us grew up with or at least recognized it across the country as…
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Let’s make the newspaper great again!
It’s no secret that print newspapers are bleeding dollars left and right. The fact that the biggest money losers promote left-wing issues is probably a coincidence. The New York Times…
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E-bikes belong on city streets, not trails
The multi-use trails are already congested with a variety of leisurely users – pedestrians, skateboarders, self-pedaling bicyclists, child strollers and carriages, dog walkers and scooters. Because these people travel at…
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Women’s access to family planning key to social, economic and health gains
du1-i-syn Morley spent her lifetime working to make women’s lives better. In 2004, Planned Parenthood Federation of America recognized her dedication with the Margaret Sanger Award, its most prestigious honor.…
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Yes, election results are all about actions
I must say that she is correct when she said the result is democracy and the American way. I followed the election closely and found that Hillary Clinton was, in…
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Support group can help with Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s is a progressive disease with no cure in sight. There is, however, something that can be done that is simple and effective to slow it’s progression and improve existing…
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Thanks to all local government employees
Delivering those services are people who give much of themselves with little recognition for their contributions. I wish you were all together in a room, so I could look you…
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Understanding a history degree’s value
We teach students the skills they need to work in archives, museums, historic preservation and in corporate settings. Our students attend graduate school and law school and have worked at…
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Disturbing Colorado case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court next Monday
du1-i-syn At issue is the presumption of innocence and whether the state of Colorado can effectively reverse that. It is arguing that to recoup money taken seized in the course…
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An open letter to President-elect Trump
Yes, this job does provide housing. This is a house you cannot buy or sell. Your lease is for four years, at which time you can be evicted for failure…
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Cartoon reflected left’s anti-Semitism
The “West Bank” is a term the Arabs and the left use to hide the fact that the land was the ancient countries of Samaria and Judea. The word “Jew”…
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It’s not the politics; it’s about the actions
We are not mad that we lost, or that we have different politics or that you voted one way and we voted another – that is democracy and the American…
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To improve lame headlines, favor Trump
The headline “Snow could stop by for the weekend” followed by “Storm could dump half-inch on Durango” (Herald, Dec. 30) is too lame. Since when is a snowstorm viewed to…