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It’s a stretch to blame spandex for scofflaw cyclists

Have there been any studies on how wearing spandex might influence eyesight or the ability to follow simple directions? I see a lot of spandex-wearing individuals who are unable to comprehen...

DATE: Oct 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Trees on sculpture ‘isle’ have always been on agenda

After that amusing pictorial review of items resembling the Ark of History (a croissant, shrimp skewer, clothesline, etc.), you vowed no more coverage of the sculpture. Would you please reco...

DATE: Oct 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Durango is a neat town, but it’s not very neat

Why is it that after the “fall cleanup,” our neighborhoods don’t look any cleaner? Based on the sheer volume of detritus left in the streets, it would seem that Durango’s lawns should look l...

DATE: Oct 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Despite slimmer newsprint, words can be full-sized

With The Durango Herald now being printed on skinnier newsprint, will Action Line have to do shorter columns or will you have to use smaller words? Just curious. – Tom Last week, ...

DATE: Oct 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Volume of beer serving no pint-size brouhaha

So I go to a local watering hole and order a pint of beer. A pint is 16 ounces, right? But when I use a commemorative pint glass at home, why does a 12-ounce can fill a “pint” glass to the t...

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Action Line Health officials eschew any ideas of prairie dog platter

Could the next “Men Who Grill” feature prairie dogs as the main course? Being a localvore, I thought perhaps our free-range prairie dogs might be delicious if properly seasoned. There are ma...

DATE: Sep 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Free ride for electric cars is but a false charge

Why does the city of Durango subsidize electric cars with free power plugs at the Durango Transit Center parking lot? I’m sick of the city making us taxpayers fund “progressive” projects. An...

DATE: Sep 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Newest ‘lake’ has little potential for recreation

What’s up with Durango’s newest reservoir? It’s located at the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection, just south of the Welcome to Historic Durango sign. Is the city drafting a Recreation Master...

DATE: Sep 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Cement circle not public monument honoring tubers

What’s up with the huge cement ring in the still-unfinished Memorial Park? It’s between 29th and 30th streets. Construction crews poured cement a while back, but nothing else has been done. ...

DATE: Aug 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Mysterious green ‘bike circle’ is no cause for alarm

What’s up with the bright-green manhole cover on 8th Street between Main and East Second avenues? It’s the same color as those “bike boxes.” So, is this some sort of new “bike circle?” And i...

DATE: Aug 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

License plates on local bicycles might be GR84US

Did I miss the news about bicycles being exempted rules of the road? When I was learning to drive, we were all told that bikes were vehicles, and riders were supposed to stop at stop signs, ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

‘Ark of Hysteria’ rocks boat with interesting symbolism

Congestion at the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection is nothing compared to the volume of comments about the sculpture now adorning that crossroad. Readers fulminated with a fusill...

DATE: Aug 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday