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Opinion/Letters To The Editor

Gun show ‘right’ after mass shootings?

According to the Gun Violence Archive, by Saturday, there have been 160 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2023. Saturday was the 105th day of this year, which means we have had more than one mas...

DATE: Apr 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Yes, danger from gas wells

In response to George Sharpe’s recent guest column, he’s wrong that there is not evidence of oil and gas posing danger to people’s health, and the industry doesn’t need further regulation. ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

On public input: ‘Irony is rich’

Acting against the thoughtful input of 16 former City of Durango mayors, the expressed concerns of the Multimodal and Parks & Recreation Advisory Boards, and numerous local citizens, on Tues...

DATE: Apr 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘9 mm handgun’ at Cortez school auction?

It has come to our attention that the Lewis-Arriola Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization has a 9 mm handgun as an item to be auctioned off at the annual Hoedown silent auction. If t...

DATE: Apr 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Wendt: ‘Durango in good hands’

Over the last four months, I have had the honor of getting to know both Dave Woodruff and Gilda Yazzie. Let me tell you this: Durango is in good hands. Gilda Yazzie is kind and intelligent. ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Poem: Internal Dust

In spring she moves from her old space underground to the stairs curving straight to the attic door. Her path strewn with books, books falling past her and before her, books bearing foreign ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Choice between political parties clear’

On the one hand, Colorado Democrat U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen has recently proposed legislation to understand and stem the import and flow of illicit drugs, such as fentanyl via a multi-ag...

DATE: Apr 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Focus on ‘suitability’ of gun owners

I read the three letters on gun control on Sunday in The Durango Herald. One letter made a very good point, which encouraged me to think about this issue in more detail. Even though my opini...

DATE: Apr 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Boebert: Silent about dead kids’

The GOP has become an entirely performative, own-the-libs clown troupe. I give you our own Congressional sad harlequin, Lauren Boebert. In her time in Congress, she hasn’t sponsored a single...

DATE: Apr 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Consider Russ Andrews for CD3

Carbondale resident Russ Andrews has tossed his hat into the ring as a Republican contender against Lauren Boebert. Andrews is not an “ultra-MAGA” follower. He believes Boebert is a “dividin...

DATE: Apr 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Oppose Boebert’s wolf bill

Over a year ago, local papers welcomed a family of wolves reintroducing themselves in northern Colorado and having pups. Early this year, three were tortured and killed by Wyoming hunters, a...

DATE: Apr 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Poem: In The City

See men feeding upon men like so many fevers incubated from concrete. Birds with beaks of filth force through the haze escape. Mind, the Great Mind, and as her lover, cities cleverly, patien...

DATE: Apr 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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