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Jeff Koterba September 4, 2016.<br><br>Football Labor

Tate family grateful for care, compassion

This letter started as a note of sincere gratitude to the 911 operator who helped my sister though initial CPR,…

Read for free, get involved in health care

We need an informed citizenry to be able to help our leaders devise a better health care system. An open…

Monuments review: Secrecy is the wrong way to approach public land discussions and decisions

This May 23, 2016, photo, shows the northernmost boundary of the proposed Bears Ears region, along the Colorado River, in…

Spend taxes on city’s needs, not homeless

I have seen little or none of this happening at all for years. By all means, city council, keep spending…

Compliments to a recent letter writer

In a town, more readers know the writer, so it is much more effective. The writer has an opportunity to…

Time is right for paradigm shift at LPEA

Our LPEA board unanimously approved an initiative to raise the contractual 5 percent limit on locally-produced renewable energy imposed by…

Civility should start at the Herald itself

The Herald is demanding all of us common folk to demand responsible and civil behavior from our elected officials, and…

Bear proof: Emergency ordinance needed to effect change in human and bear behavior

They have been in and out of dumpsters with cubs waiting expectantly alongside on their haunches for the results. Their…

Kudos to all who made bike lanes happen

As a lifelong cyclist, I was skeptical about the new bike lanes, grumbling about painted lines as window dressing just…

History is being examined, not rewritten

I have not seen any rewriting of history, but rather the maturing views and values of our country. We state…

Ask for better local television coverage

Recent federal law has opened the county to Denver coverage, but providers are hesitant in the current situation. An alternative…

Lifetime sports in our schools and town

Our schools can put more emphasis on the lifetime sports most often introduced during school years. However, the Durango School…

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Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press

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Time to remove all references to Cortez

Did you know that Cortez is named after a genocidal, privileged man who slaughtered thousands of indigenous people and stole…

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Printing column was the real ‘shanda’

Why are we allowed to say things about Jews that we are not allowed to say about any other race…

Arts economy: Creative district a positive step toward supporting arts, culture and community

Not-for-profit arts and cultural organizations are big business. Twenty-six local organizations participating in the study were directly responsible for $18…

Use of boot is bad for local businesses

We live 20 miles outside of town and the logistics of getting her home and back to town to recover…

Homeless coalition concerned about cuts

As an organization that works toward the prevention of homelessness by providing a continuum of housing, integrated health care and…

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Effective missile defense depends upon Congress

If money is a problem — like if other countries stop lending to us — we can eliminate some of…