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As stated in a recent Durango Herald article, Colorado ski areas are on the front lines of the battle with climate change. The CEO of Aspen Skiing Co. noted there has been a 2 degree increase in...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Thanks to the Herald staff for your front page article Dec. 1, “Southwest to see more heat, water scarcity, fires and food insecurity .” Education and understanding climate change and its...
DATE: Dec. 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
For those of you looking forward to hearing Cherry Poppin’ Daddies at the Fort Lewis Concert Hall this Thursday, Dec. 20, perhaps you could think again. When the band came up with their name in...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Regarding Kathleen Parker’s article (“Cats and dogs finally get a break – in the farm bill,” Dec.15): Last week, House Speaker Paul Ryan decided to go out with a cowardly whimper by sneaking in a...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Fellow Durangoans, I trust that you agree that we are fortunate to have a great school district in 9-R and an exceptional superintendent in Dan Snowberger. The recent public assaults on Dan and the...
DATE: Dec. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Now that hunting season is in full swing in Colorado, I think it is important to highlight hunting and the positive economic benefits it provides our state. In addition to taxes collected from...
DATE: Dec. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
It has become increasingly clear that our city administrators don’t consider fiscal responsibility a priority in their decision-making. However, the voters and taxpayers have made it clear what the...
DATE: Dec. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Congratulations to the city of Durango for having captured all three seats on the Board of County Commissioners! Going back 24 years, the Democrat county commissioners representing District 3 have...
DATE: Dec. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
On Thursday, Dec. 6 I attended the Animas High exhibition “Willing to be Disturbed.” The semester-long humanities project of Jessica McCallum’s juniors was an invitation to examine a political...
DATE: Dec. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
There are a lot of street lights along the river trail and on Bennett Street that are out. There is also a street light at the 32nd Street boat launch that has been flashing like a strobe light for...
DATE: Dec. 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The Gulf War in Iraq, under President George H. W. Bush, in 1991, had about 100 U.S. military casualties. The global community was relieved that this ended in a very short period of time and he has...
DATE: Dec. 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
I can’t help but notice that the recent barrage of stories, letters, and editorials about Dan Snowberger and the Board of Education have taken an increasingly petty tone. As a district employee, I...
DATE: Dec. 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
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