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Bob Thompson Vallecito

September 21, 2015

Editorials

City budget

Council will study proposed revenue, spending plan for 2016

September 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Planned Parenthood another serial killer

This comes from an organization that tells young, scared, pregnant girls that their child is “just a blob of tissue.”…

September 21, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Get government to look into gas prices

The federal plus state tax on gas 41 cents per gallon in Colorado versus 37 cents in Arizona. So where’s…

September 20, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Allow beer and wine in grocery stores

A vast majority of states have allowed full-strength beer and wine sales in grocery stores for years. And as the…

September 20, 2015

Editorials

Kids and parks

Federal program gives fourth-graders a yearlong pass to national parks

September 20, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Does Durango have a price-fixing cartel?

Could it be that there really is a price-fixing cartel in Durango? Anthony R. Palmer Durango

September 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Weak trails attracting only old people

If you want bicycle tourism, build trails with flow, berms, jumps, challenging rollers and technical features. The “Chapman flow trail”…

September 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Sept. 11? Do something to be remembered

Let’s be clear: I think we should remember people who lose their lives to the fallen and senselessly violent nature…

September 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Committee hearing wasted precious time

The majority of those on the committee would not acknowledge the cause, ignored the long-term effects and offered no solution…

September 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Come together to back law enforcement

I think it is long past time we all stand up and say “enough is enough” and put our support…

September 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Attacks on EPA aim at ending oversight

And so it is with Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, and his ilk, and the Environmental Protection Agency. After they ensured…

September 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Gold King spill revealed nothing new

Quite frankly, I’m more concerned about the rude river runners who trespass and then flip me off after they’ve used…

September 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Chase brought readers amazing prose

The Herald, and Durango, are lucky to have her. I make a point of finding her byline now, no matter…

September 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Use abundance perspective when choosing college

Every fall, the pattern repeats itself. Anxiety escalates as students and parents follow the paucity theory of college admissions. That…

September 19, 2015

Editorials

Powerhouse

Science center’s welcome reopening exemplifies great effort and discipline

September 19, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Weed infestation makes us all look bad

Shame on the state and county for not forcing the Forest Service to comply with the regulations. The county would…

September 17, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Learn facts about Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood may advertise on its website that it provides cancer screening, test for STDs, etc. but not all services…

September 17, 2015

Editorials

Panhandlers

BID’s new approach has the added benefit of helping more of the needy

September 17, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Herald worries about water, not abortion

On Sept. 6 it published an editorial supporting an organization, Planned Parenthood, that terminates the heartbeats of thousands of children.…

September 16, 2015

Editorials

Rain barrels

Common-sense measure should dispense with silliness

September 16, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Respect Constitution Week Sept. 17-23

Sept. 17 was originally called Citizenship Day, and on our calendars is shown as Citizenship Day and Constitution Week begins.…

September 16, 2015

Editorials

Pot tax holiday

Another arcane provision of TABOR to cost Colorado millions; vote ‘yes’ on BB

September 15, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Coal mine slips around another code

The trucks drive a steep hill on CR 120N that has a 9 percent grade. When large trucks and passenger…

September 15, 2015