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Transients can help clean up the camps
Letters to the Editor

Transients can help clean up the camps

June 7, 2015

So my questions are: Why is camping allowed in a “no-camping” area, and why are these transients allowed to create such a mess that men get mauled and a bear…

Clean out Durango’s illegal campsites
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Clean out Durango’s illegal campsites

June 6, 2015

The upshot is that humans camp illegally and disregard all cautions about keeping a clean camp, and especially not having food or other odiferous items in tents, yet it’s the…

ALC claims about state land are absurd
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ALC claims about state land are absurd

June 6, 2015

Currently, only 20 percent of the public lands managed by Colorado are open to the public for recreation. The other 80 percent is closed to the public and instead managed…

Transients are now a statewide problem
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Transients are now a statewide problem

June 6, 2015

True homelessness is a horse of a different color! With the state’s effort to pioneer the “green rush” of legal marijuana, it has attracted a vagrant and transient population of…

Hillcrest needs to put the public first
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Hillcrest needs to put the public first

June 6, 2015

The Hillcrest Board’s golf priorities are certainly not the same priorities as mine and of others I know. A public golf course should be just that – for the public.…

Move sewer plant away from Santa Rita
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Move sewer plant away from Santa Rita

June 6, 2015

I propose to the city of Durango and the members of the STEAM Park committee to move the wastewater treatment plant to a new location and make Whitewater park the…

SB 268 part of ongoing effort to kill Roe
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SB 268 part of ongoing effort to kill Roe

June 6, 2015

The vote went along party lines: Republicans, including Roberts, for and Democrats opposed. Roberts accuses Planned Parenthood of attacking her “for the sin of speaking her mind.” But they opposed…

Bear paid the price for illegal camping
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Bear paid the price for illegal camping

June 6, 2015

Sadly, the bear paid the ultimate price for the illegal campers’ stupidity as well as their total lack of respect for everyone, including themselves. I hope they pay a hefty…

Do we need to hear daily about pot?
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Do we need to hear daily about pot?

June 6, 2015

This leaves, however, two questions that have puzzled me for three years now. First, why did the Herald find it so urgent to report at such length, originally, on this…

Property taxes are due by June 15
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Property taxes are due by June 15

June 4, 2015

In the state of Colorado, this interest penalty is set at 1 percent per month. This is “simple” interest, so the amount won’t change daily, as it does on bank…

DNF ready to move ahead, sans baggage
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DNF ready to move ahead, sans baggage

June 4, 2015

This includes consideration of a merger with La Montañita Co-op. Per the bylaws, any such merger would have been approved by the DNF members. To imply or accuse the previous…

Illegal camping will lead to a tragedy
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Illegal camping will lead to a tragedy

June 2, 2015

But then you see the picture of the illegal camp right there on the front-page, and it just slams you in the face. Everybody knows that illegal camping is going…

Roberts eyeing criminal-law career?
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Roberts eyeing criminal-law career?

June 2, 2015

Supposing a woman was hit and miscarried, or maybe someone yelled at her, and she grew tense and miscarried. Or maybe she was mad at her husband and said he…

Powerhouse Science Center will be back
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Powerhouse Science Center will be back

June 2, 2015

But I would like to correct one impression the editorial made: Nana Naisbitt was not the problem. Quite the contrary, she is a crucial part of the solution. Naisbitt is…

Naisbitt key to a second chance for PSC
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Naisbitt key to a second chance for PSC

June 2, 2015

If there had been other options, I’m sure the Powerhouse Science Center (PSC) board would have chosen them before making this last-resort decision. I also was surprised by the editorial’s…

Roberts cannot sidestep lands issue
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Roberts cannot sidestep lands issue

June 1, 2015

Charles Durning as the governor slyly segues away without having to deal with that awkward thing about expressing a position. At a recent forum, Sen. Ellen Roberts did her best…

Summer season draws noise bullies
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Summer season draws noise bullies

June 1, 2015

So outside of noise pollution caused by public transportation like airports, subways, trains, what about individual transportation? What about loud motorcycles or amplified music systems/exhausts in cars? The EPA does…

Herald should not neglect print readers
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Herald should not neglect print readers

May 31, 2015

Over the years, the Herald has changed. It is now delivered later to me in the morning. It contains more writing errors (typos, grammatical and spelling), and it is narrower…

GMO foods are about profit, not people
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GMO foods are about profit, not people

May 31, 2015

But first, I would like to say that whether or not people believe that GMOs are bad, one must think about the things Gerson didn’t mention, such as why 64…

Lessons can be learned from gardening
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Lessons can be learned from gardening

May 30, 2015

You don’t need to water. They’re self-sufficient around this time of the year. Culinary interests such as arugula, lettuce, spinach and parsley will grow themselves in their own perfect timing.…

Extra ‘half page’ inconveniences readers
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Extra ‘half page’ inconveniences readers

May 30, 2015

If the half-page did not contain interesting content, I would not be writing. Unfortunately, it contains the important education section, with articles that continue from the side of the page…

No duty to suffer for a vision not ours
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No duty to suffer for a vision not ours

May 30, 2015

I was taken aback that people truly believed jumping off a burning building, even in the face of impending death, was tantamount to this made-up concept (suicide) we use to…

‘Three-volley’ is not a ‘21-gun salute’
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‘Three-volley’ is not a ‘21-gun salute’

May 30, 2015

Wikipedia states, “the three-volley salute is not to be confused with the 21-gun salute, which uses a battery of artillery pieces … the 3-volley salute is a ceremonial act ……

Thrift-store policies aimed to boost profit
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Thrift-store policies aimed to boost profit

May 30, 2015

Second, was the thrift store in financial freefall? The trend of reduced revenue started in early 2014 under the leadership of another director. Realistic revenue goals for 2015 were developed…

Thanks from Powerhouse staff to all
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Thanks from Powerhouse staff to all

May 28, 2015

In the four years at its present location, the Powerhouse was able to give students and teachers supplementary science curriculum, build a robust field-trip program serving schools in a 200-mile…

Thanks to all for a great Iron Horse race
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Thanks to all for a great Iron Horse race

May 28, 2015

I have to say that the whole event was done with noticeable professionalism and with precise organization. The whole town seems to embrace this event, and it shows by how…

Some easy ways to help the homeless
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Some easy ways to help the homeless

May 27, 2015

Manna has many wonderful services, plus gas and food vouchers paid for with the money dropped into the red kettles during the holidays. In my car, I carry large zipper…

Back business owners over panhandlers
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Back business owners over panhandlers

May 27, 2015

Private individuals have spent years and millions of dollars building viable businesses in our community. They are the ones who pay all the property taxes, which build and maintain the…

Humane Society has strong financial footing
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Humane Society has strong financial footing

May 26, 2015

The La Plata County Humane Society is held as an example of excellence throughout the state and nation, and will continue to thrive financially and in our ability to serve…