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Pearson: Society and the role of government

One’s worldview of government greatly influences perspectives about La Plata County’s attempted update to its land-use code. Do you consider government as a beneficial contributo...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Fossel; Getting it right! La Plata Liberty Coalition takes on the land-use code

The Herald has published several columns recently regarding the proposed land-use code and property rights. One, by the executive director of the San Juan Citizens Alliance (Hera...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Students, Buffleheads remind us to savor our time in nature

At Durango Nature Studies, we’ve already wrapped up our winter education program, “Surviving and Thriving in Winter,” and educators are preparing for our spring programs at the Nature Center...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Durango’s master saddlemakers combine the finest craftsmanship, artistry

Growing up on the eastern Colorado plains, we always had horses. I chopped ice in frozen stock tanks and busted hay bales in winter. We hung saddles in the tack shed with ropes t...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Married dad is texting women

DEAR ABBY: My 14-year-old daughter caught her father, my husband, emailing and texting other women. He has been doing it for months. He says he went on dating sites because h...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Fly fishing in cities

When I was growing up in the 1950s and 60s, there were an inordinate number of westerns on TV. One of my favorites was one starring Richard Boone as Paladin in “Have Gun, Will Travel.” ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

All of us must contribute to the safety of our students

We’ve all been shocked at the repeated occurrence of school violence across our nation and want to find solutions to protect our children while at school. Twenty years ago, no on...

DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Brooks: How the left wins the culture war

I wonder if I’m wrong on the subject of guns. I started this latest round of the debate with the presumption that supporters of moderate gun restrictions are popularly strong but...

DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Signs of abuse list reprinted

DEAR ABBY: My granddaughter is getting married in seven months and I’m worried for her. I see many red flags she’s ignoring. Because I’m old, I don’t think she will believe me. ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Douthat: Power to the parents

The teenage crusade for gun control has given new energy to an idea that I once supported fervently: Voting rights for 16-year-olds. My support peaked when I was that age myself;...

DATE: Mar 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Bye: Returning guns to their proper role in society

Finally, it seems like our country is poised to start a real gun control debate, and it had better be more substantial than business-as-usual. It seems like a consensus could dev...

DATE: Mar 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Weiser: Standing up for fair treatment of all Coloradans

Miranda Ellis didn’t think she’d need a lawyer. Then she learned that fraudsters had used a phony check to drain her checking account of money she’d saved to pay for college. Joel...

DATE: Mar 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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