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Letter: Train should depart from Durango, not Rockwood

The summer and fall of 2020 brought the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train (DSNGR) to the Rockwood station for departure and arrival several times a day. This has cr...

DATE: Mar 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Furtney will put the service back in public service

I commend and admire individuals willing to throw their hat in the ring and run for public office. It is a selfless effort if they have no axe to grind or personal agenda to promote. ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Seth Furtney is committed to Durango

We want a City Council member who cares, who is passionate about the city he serves, and who will go above and beyond for our community while thinking clearly through complex issues. ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Hold Visit Durango accountable for exclusionary policy

In January of this year, Visit Durango released a 2021-2022 Strategic Marketing Plan, which caters to the white and wealthy tourism crowds. When called out on this anything-but-inclusive mar...

DATE: Mar 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Railroad schedule will harm Rockwood area

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (DSNGR) has now released its schedule for this year. In a repeat of last year’s awful experience, they will run three trains a day out of Rockwo...

DATE: Mar 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Mask mandates are absurd

The question is: Do we have a right to be free of any bacteria and/or viruses spread by others? No. We do not have the right to be free of all microbes, bacteria or virus – from anywhere or ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Council deserves better than Furtney

I am the daughter of Jerry L. “Jake” Dalla. I am writing in response to comments made by City Council candidate Seth Furtney to the Durango Herald . Furtney wa...

DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our View: Governor blunders with ‘MeatOut Day’ proclamation

MeatOuGovernor blunders with ‘MeatOut Day’

DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Youssef, Lockwood, Buell are the right combination

Council leadership is more than individuals, it is a collective team that helps guide decisions through collaboration, diversity of experience and varied expertise. My vote goes ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Rep. Barbara McLachlan: Media literacy is essential to an educated populace

The term “media literacy” is not well known, yet it rankled legislators in the statehouse last week, leading to a filibuster, several amendments and a very long conversation concerning teach...

DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Youseff has earned our trust for another term

Melissa Youssef is exactly what Durango has needed to progressively move forward into a better Durango for all that live here. She has raised a family here and been a moving forc...

DATE: Mar 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor