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Public library funds are in good hands

The building fund was established to augment the bond issue. Funds were donated to support the new library through the…

Epic rides: On trails and roads, local riders continue to make Durango proud

It was an all-Durango podium at the 2017 Leadville Trail 100 MTB race. Howard Grotts, center, finished first ahead of…

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Civility: Demand, model decency and dignity to help bring order to our messy democracy

FILE – In this Oct. 15, 2015 file photo, a statue of police attacking civil rights protesters sits in Birmingham,…

Revisiting marijuana use-calculations

Eight out of 10 youths in La Plata County reported in the 2015 survey they had not used alcohol or…

Rural La Plata County deserves better

Gwen Lachelt may perhaps be excused for the considerable insensitivity and tone-deafness of this move. But Julie Westendorff and Brad…

Hate speech is not equal to free speech

“Dear Honorable President Donald J. Trump, First Lady, Senators, Congressmen and staff: One of the many slogans on banners across…

Herald news should stick to the facts

Instead of factual news, it sank to name calling and sarcasm. The low point was “someone evicted the rat-king, when…

Library card the best deal around

That alone would be enough, but for the month of September, the Durango Public Library is partnering with 59 local…

War cannot be won on a battlefield

It is astounding that H.R. McMaster, with all his scathing insight into the Vietnam debacle in his book Dereliction of…

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It’s time for a Trump family intervention

I’m writing to you today out of deep concern for the president, your dad/husband. I may not be his biggest…

A call to end transgender discrimination

We commend the local school district and parent Tirzah Camacho, for their work and commitment to offer gender neutral bathrooms…

Action on our monuments is hypocrisy

These open spaces are a public asset that once lost, can never be recovered. Recently President Trump charged his interior…

Parks pass: At new price, Senior Pass will still be worth far more than it costs

If you’re 62 or older, now is the time to get yours because that’s a huge price hike. But this…

Mercy is an outstanding local hospital

From the time she was admitted, each member of the team brought the expertise needed to meet the challenges of…

Act will not mean loss of public control

The Resilient Federal Forests Act includes many different provisions, including incentivizing collaboration, simplifying environmental processes and fixing wildfire funding. The…

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Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press

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Float to work: Celebrating the Animas, commuting alternatives and our boating culture

Individuals who reside outside of Durango, whether as close in as New Mexico or further afield in Texas, have expressed…

Your reader poll link is difficult to find

If you had a easy to see link, more folks would participate! Sandy Burke Durango Editor’s note: The Reader Poll…

Rewriting history is a form of censorship

Do these fools think they can somehow change our history by toppling a few bronze replicas of Civil War soldiers?…

Do we really need a park in the sky?

Then, in a front page August 18 article we see that the county fairgrounds is to be moved and vastly…