Editorials
Letters to the Editor
Powerhouse deserves public support
First, before the 2008 recession, the PSC, like other flagship nonprofits in town (e.g., the Durango Arts Center and the Community Concert Hall), received annual city support. That funding was…
Letters to the Editor
Talk should be about health, not money
These rules were designed to protect you! The court arguments are almost always about money. Unfortunately, almost everyone misses the real costs – damage to the mental and physical health…
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Politicians drawn to extremes to advance
I recall the elation from members of both parties when she announced that she would run for the Colorado state House of Representatives for our region. Like soldiers, country before…
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Churches in decline, not Christianity
While putting my groceries into my car, I was approached by a man with a small girl asking for money for food. It was hot, and they looked hungry. They…
Editorials
Supreme Court
Power plant, lethal-injection decisions diversify term’s otherwise liberal tone
Opinion
Will the center hold for LPEA?
The recent LPEA elections bring to mind four memorable lines from W.B. Yeats’ poem, The Second Coming, from 1920: “Things fall apart, the center doesn’t hold, Mere anarchy is loosed…
Letters to the Editor
A-bomb argument confused fact, opinion
Harris says the dropping of the atomic bomb actually saved millions of lives. He uses quotations to support this theory: “It is estimated that by using the atomic bomb, millions…
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Airport tax would bump cumulative rate
Now, I may be wrong on this one, but isn’t a one-time expense such as a sewer plant or an airport terminal best funded through a bond issue? To me,…
Letters to the Editor
Recognize black bears as dangerous
Hence, the standard rule of conduct for responding to a black bear attack: Fight for your life. As one example of what I’m getting at, about eight years ago, on…
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Locals took pleasure in Smelter Rapid
Maybe he didn’t see the two private rafts that launched with us, but how could he miss the catamaran deftly piloted by the father of one of the rafting company…
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Roberts is not a one-issue candidate
The politics of personal destruction from these groups say more about them than it does about Sen. Roberts. As a state House representative and now president pro tem of the…
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Stop feeding panhandlers money
Another man downtown had a sign saying, “Help wanted, God Bless you,” Well, I think he had that mixed up. He should be looking for a sign that says “Help…
Letters to the Editor
Beware when crossing a central banker
Nevertheless, Jackson’s highest achievement when he eventually became president, was to kick the foreign central bankers out. This made him the people’s greatest president. And said banksters have never forgotten…
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Powerhouse must be held accountable
There is a plethora of worthy projects and causes in our area, and plenty of other needed infrastructure improvements. While the sum requested by the Powerhouse may be relatively modest,…
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Help prevent further problems with bears
But there’s another bear (or more) out there training to replace this one. Bears don’t need trash-strewn wooded areas to come sniffing around. For a taste of used coffee cup…
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Disparity in sentencing disturbing
Does anyone else find this absurd? Who is the bigger threat to society? Erica Max Hesperus
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Mondays no longer special without Peel
We all learned a lot and gained a deeper appreciation of our shared home from his reporting and words. Best of luck to him on his new journalistic trails. Ken…
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City created a hazard in whitewater park
Did the city of Durango’s Parks and Recreation really spend millions of dollars on a whitewater park that the vast majority of river users can’t use? Because what else explains…
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Herald ‘waging war’ on Ellen Roberts
The latest in its series of hit pieces against Sen. Roberts had little news – few are surprised that Roberts will not run for the United States Senate at this…
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Handling of letter shows Herald’s bias
The Herald (or maybe the “Democrat” once again ) supposedly limits letters from any one individual to once a month. If the letter happens to be one in which Sen.…
Opinion
Support Our Streets organizing in Bayfield
To promote this sales tax increase, a group of citizens have come together to raise awareness and funding to promote this increase. The Committee to Support our Streets is now…
Opinion
BAAM thanks Bayberry Jam supporters
This event was again a huge success because of all the support YOU give us! Thank you to all of our student and parent volunteers. We cannot make the festival…