Editorials
One step forward
Democrats put their majorities to work in the last session of the Legislature
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Letters to the Editor
Shouldn’t that unruly dog be on a leash?
Of course, Durango is a dog town, so many people are bringing their furry friends along for hikes, runs and even bike rides. While I can’t complain about this in…
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Not one blanket: Denver sees huge support for homeless bans
voters overwhelmingly say no thank you to lifting city homeless bans
Letters to the Editor
Don’t suppress independent candidates
The Unity Party, the Approval Voting Party, the Libertarian Party, Best Democracy, and Unite Colorado (which represents independent candidates) oppose Section 19 of House Bill 1278. If this bill becomes…
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Freed school lunch: Mother of slain worker sets examples
of slain cafeteria supervisor wipes out Minnesota student meal debt
Letters to the Editor
This planet is getting mighty crowded
I am one of many who have chosen to stand up for obtaining climate change legislation, the urgency of which was greatly reinforced by this trip. It was made clearer…
Letters to the Editor
Thanks for Greg Ryder: I love you, man
Greg’s voice, a voice that evoked not only reverence for a simpler way of life and a respect for the beauties of hills and valleys and, above all, these deep…
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Spy birds: A vulture gets snared in Yemen’s civil war
A rare vulture left Bulgaria – and ended up arrested in Yemen
Letters to the Editor
Why is it taking so long for fire report?
It is my understanding that the investigation has been done for some time and the report is completed. What I don’t understand is why it is taking so long for…
Letters to the Editor
City guilty of neglecting Three Springs
For example, consider the Three Springs district of Durango and the Grandview entrance to Durango: There is no transit service to the area. It was suspended a year ago. The…
Letters to the Editor
What beautiful hearts you have, Durango
We – his brother, Noel, and I – witnessed his childhood evolve into the life he lived in Durango, but you have been with him his whole adult life. He…
Letters to the Editor
Zebra mussels threaten Lake Nighthorse
This species is invasive and can destroy every living thing in a lake. When the lake is dead, they rot and die and smell. The lake becomes unusable. Even in…
Letters to the Editor
Durango, stop crying in your craft beer
Definitely the theme was “woe is us.” Llewellyn’s big sadness was over the recent passage of increased restrictions on oil and gas development statewide which will negatively affect part of…
Letters to the Editor
Did I scrape the door of your truck?
By the time I could check in and obtain a pen and paper to leave a note, the truck was gone. I can be contacted at [email protected] by the owner…
Letters to the Editor
Marsha Porter-Norton for commission
We’ve been friends and colleagues for more than 20 years. Many years ago, Marsha directed a regional nonprofit, Operation Healthy Communities. Through OHC, we worked on the Healthy Communities Index…
Letters to the Editor
Times columnist is ignorant of the facts
New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow wrote an interesting column in the April 27 edition on the subject of what it will take for Democrat nominees to get the…
Letters to the Editor
Legislators must act on plastic pollution
One of the worst forms of these products is Styrofoam (polystyrene), and Americans throw away an estimated 70 million plastic foam cups annually and about one-third end up in waterways…
Letters to the Editor
High CEO pay, no lunch, we need change
Hypocrisy in our world! Women with unwanted pregnancies are forbidden by lawmakers, dictated to by religious leaders (in both cases mostly men), that abortions are not allowed, and contraceptives not…
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It’s just country: And it’s all good
It’s been two decades since Lucinda Williams recorded her classic album
Letters to the Editor
Greg Ryder leaves a hole in our hearts
His absolute love and adoration of his wife Julie. His love of his kitty cats. Being one of the best skiers on the mountain. Golf. Music. We live in Dallas…
Letters to the Editor
Herald waves patriarchal torture finger
The editorial board called out one protester’s sign [“Detention is Torture”] that I read as an announcement that the intentional suffering caused by detentions and family separations is torture ordered…
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Court packing: Seldom a good idea
might have worked for FDR but we will need a better plan now
Letters to the Editor
Scott Tipton must get tough with Trump
Our entire system of elections is at risk. The very essence of democracy is at risk given the far-reaching invasion of our country’s election software, polling places, voter rolls and…
Letters to the Editor
Gardner is deluded on Green New Deal
That would not be so insulting if Gardner could actually tell his constituents what socialism is, and where in the Green New Deal such horrors lie. What he trivializes are…
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The Troubles: When David and Goliath switch places
Shooting shows how they linger; popular sitcom shows how they die
Letters to the Editor
It was an honor being your city councilor
I am grateful to my fellow councilors: Sweetie Marbury, Doug Lyon, Paul Broderick, Christina Rinderle, Dean Brookie, Keith Brant, Melissa Youssef and Chris Bettin, for their commitments to the city…