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Election 2013
Primarily because of local issues, off-year ballot has become surprisingly interesting
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Some doctors see new Medicare patients
I would also suggest that Young investigate why primary-care doctors limit the number of Medicare and Medicaid patients they accept into their practices. Based on current reimbursement rates, these providers…
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Critics miss facts, history of climate change
In the 1890s, long before Obama was born, science had achieved the capability to measure the flux of solar energy reaching planet Earth and determine that the rate of energy…
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Story prompted hope that town can help
This woman felt like she had no choice, but to end her life and take her two daughters with her. As a community, we reach out to those who need…
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Include the Herald in city’s war on shoppers
However, why draw the line with the major commercial outlets in Durango? I believe the council could better establish its creds by including the Durango Herald plastic bags on home-delivered…
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Require merchants to use recyclable bags
First, while the plastic bags now used by local merchants aren’t recyclable, other types of plastic bags apparently are. We’ve recently received some items ordered by Internet or phone that…
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Recycling revenue claim somewhat suspect
That statement would appear to be a mistake. James Veach Bayfield Editor’s note: The fees collected on Aug. 17 included those for recycled electronics, a service the city now offers…
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Story raises questions about compost
The story states that Durango Compost and Phoenix Recycling recycle construction waste, and make nonmanure compost from wood chips – an alternative for organic farmers who want to avoid the…
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Mancos gold mill
Polluted, unpermitted facility a snapshot of the darker side of Colorado history
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Opinion piece part of overdue conversation
Capital – money – is like water. When the flow is well balanced, it can grow a lot of good stuff for all of us. When the balance is off,…
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Herald perpetuates myth of global warming
The Herald failed to report that literally thousands of low-temperature records were set during July. From the Dakotas to Texas to the East Coast, the nation was cool. There has…
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Stories unsympathetic to family, friends
You couldn’t even tell who the story was about because it kept bringing up gory details about everything else that had happened on the railroad. Have some compassion, for heavens…
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Recycling pickup
The city has the ability; it should adapt to reasonable requests for alley collection
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Disturbing stories bordered on sadistic
I didn’t feel the family of the 2001 suicide needed to be reminded of that death, either. I think both stories that I read in your paper almost seemed to…
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Coverage of man’s death callous, hurtful
Was the Herald out to pile hurt upon hurt to the family by digging up the memory of his mother? All that needed to be said was: “He was preceded…
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Cops should enforce law on passing lanes
Colorado Statutes 42-4-1013 says, “A person shall not drive a motor vehicle in the passing lane of a highway if the speed limit is 65 mph or more unless such…
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Majority supports council, bag ordinance
What’s with all the emphasis on foes – a minority of city residents and many from the county who are ineligible to vote in the city. Because the Herald left…
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Spread the word: Local doctors nix Medicare
Meanwhile, I’m thinking that blogging about this situation in Durango is a good idea. Reckon tourists who visit, parents of college students and people coming to Durango because they were…
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Political ads aside, Herald doing a great job
Also, thanks to Doreen Hunter (Opinion, Herald, July 28) for shining a light on a glaring lack of equity in our country even today in 2013. Bias and our prejudice…
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Herald should find more important topics
What’s going on in the schools? Are they prepared for the coming school year? How did the summer tourist season compare to last? How about the massive increase in housing…
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Fire protection
Questions for November ballot sound complicated, but would simplify things
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Weigh in on recreational marijuana Tuesday
All interested parties, whether for or against retail stores and regulations, should make plans to attend and be heard. As a community we are entitled to speak to our elected…
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Broncos a first step to Denver TV?
But what about those of us who aren’t into football but would love to see news, weather and politics from the state we live in? What a shame we can’t…
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In intellect showdown, Brown is closing gap
However, the word “moronic” was edited out by the Herald. A while later I read a letter from Maurice Harrigan (Herald, July 2) about Vi McCoy in which she was…
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Sweet spat in Telluride
Voters in Telluride will decide in November whether to apply a 1 cent per ounce tax on sugared soft drinks sold within the town limits. That debate will certainly be…
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Politics aside, Durango knows how to eat
I woke one day thinking I should go on a lunch quest to eat and visit with my friends at all of the places near my office in an area…