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Trump’s Forest Service cannot be trusted

In considering whether it makes sense for the Forest Service to allow chain saws into the Weminuche and South San Juan wilderness areas, I consider their argument that too many fallen trees ...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

If you build it

New passenger rail for the Front Range may be a fine idea – if they’re paying

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Not so fast there on stem cell therapy

Recently I have seen advertisements on social media for stem cell therapy informational seminars to be held at the Durango rec center in the coming weeks. I am writing as a concerned local p...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Seeing ‘white supremacy’ everywhere is foolish

In Australia recently, the party of the left lost an election it was supposed to win, to a conservative government headed by an evangelical Christian who won working-class votes by opposing ...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Herald fails to see the history of racism

In this past weekend’s article, “ For hundreds of years, the Animas Valley and San Juans were Ute land, but the chief sign itself has only been around since the 1950s. It celebrates the com...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Too American

The life of diplomat Richard Holbrooke is a rollicking cautionary tale

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Sometimes, wilderness needs chain saw

Every year, San Juan Back Country Horsemen of Pagosa Springs volunteers to help clear wilderness trails to try and keep trail systems open in the face of the spruce-beetle-killed trees that ...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our cities are unlivable – blame wealthy liberals

To live in California is to experience the cryptic phrase that George W. Bush once used to describe the invasion of Iraq: “Catastrophic success.” The economy here is booming, but ...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Political cartoons are truly offensive

Boy, if this Easley guy was intending to be democratic (political cartoon, May 20), he hit the nail on the head by equally offending nearly everybody in the universe! We’re to bel...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The world his oyster

Colorado 2020 Senate candidate will try to make foreign policy relevant

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Cory Gardner leads on climate change

Recently, Sen. Cory Gardner chaired an informative and substantive Senate hearing on the science of climate change. Four well-credentialed climate scientists testified, including Dr. Waleed ...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Norton is a gold mine for the county

Has anyone counted up the number of organizations that have thrived in La Plata County thanks to the dedication of Marsha Porter Norton, who is running for county commissioner in 2020? ...

DATE: May 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor