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Bears have party with garbage

Last night, one or more bears had a party in my driveway with your garbage. Yep, the bears are out and hungry! So, please, neighbors on County Road 203, put your garbage cans in an enclosed ...

Enough already with the poems

Can people please find a different outlet for their poetic experience than the Letters to the Editor section of the newspaper. And can the newspaper please stop publishing the constant barra...

Her Hands

My hands look like her hands. My knuckles remind me of a mountain ridge in the La Platas. I see more brown spots and veins that look like the running river called Animas. My hands look like ...

In Praise of Family Trees

Slight yet strong in bearing Natural by design Bent a bit by time in shapes as complex as the seasons and simple as the rain. They stand through ages Sun-drenched and dark their branches spa...

Amazon, Amazon

(To the tune of “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” from Fiddler on the Roof) Amazon, Amazon ship me some stuff No matter how much, I can’t get enough Tools, electronics, or links for my cuff Oh, ...

Purple Cliffs resident would rather stay

A vote was cast by county commissioners to decide where we could and will live. I’m only curious that in this whole process, where were we, the residents of Purple Cliffs? The final call may...

‘True conservationists, conservative ranchers’

Regarding the article "Politics of Wolves" in The Durango Herald on April 15 and online in The Journal, the true conservationists are the conservative ranchers that voted against and worked ...

White and Black

Mary had a little lamb His feet were black as soot. Everywhere that Mary went A sooty foot he put! Jerry Zink Durango ...

Monarch

Confronted by a daunting task and not certain you can do it, Reflect upon the butterfly unfolding fragile lovely wings to start its long and perilous flight through miles of wind and poundin...

Truce Encounter

Hard to miss, a wildly swinging dog tail up ahead Driving passed, I witness the charm of acceptance Ranch shepherd dog stands, captivated – Holding point two inches from another guardian. Se...

Unaffiliated voters ready for primary

Unaffiliated voters in Colorado just dodged a bullet. A group of Republicans recently filed a lawsuit (Parable v. Griswold) in federal court to block us from voting in the upcoming Republica...

Pollinator’s Prayer

Bluebirds breeze on by, delightful daffodils catch their eye! Pumpkin poppies are popping, purple monarchs are stopping! Pink peonies are peeking, while lovely ladybugs are seeking! Baptista...