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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...

Too American

The life of diplomat Richard Holbrooke is a rollicking cautionary tale

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 ...

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 ...

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...

The world his oyster

Colorado 2020 Senate candidate will try to make foreign policy relevant

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 ...

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? ...

Hey! Learn how to use your turn signals!

Here’s a radical concept. Actually put your turn signals on when you’re going all the way around the roundabout. The one on Florida Road has become a race track of those roaring a...

Use of chain saws in wilderness sound

I am a general member and elected board member of the San Juan Back Country Horsemen. I’m a supporter and user of the two wilderness Areas where temporary use of chain saws is approved. ...

Craftsman: Historian Robert Caro in the home stretch

Historian Robert Caro reminds us why we need thorough examinations

Stop facial recognition

San Francisco is right: We need to halt the technology at least until we figure out how it’s being used