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Position: Special to the Herald
Email: actionline@durangoherald.com
We’re a year into higher parking fines with a basic overtime fee now $25. The rationale was to increase funds for the city. Meanwhile, sales tax receipts have been dubbed “lukewarm.” Is there any...
DATE: Jan. 14, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
Resurfacing of Junction Road last summer was puzzling because the alligator-skin pattern of asphalt deterioration at Miller School indicated an area of greater need. Potholes compelled refilling....
DATE: Jan. 7, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
Is Durango the safest town in America? See the attached photo. Sign me, Capt. Safety You know a city is serious about safety when a torn-up sidewalk or leaky fire hydrant requires a protective...
DATE: Dec. 31, 2017 | COLUMN: Action Line
First, there was Fake News. Now, there’s Fake Math. Just look at the paper towel and toilet paper aisle at the grocery store. The cost-conscious consumer confronts paper-towel packaging that says...
DATE: Dec. 24, 2017 | COLUMN: Action Line
‘Twas a week before Christmas and all through our towns, Events of the past year brought smiles and frowns. Traditions aplenty for this time of year; So here is your poem for holiday jeer. It’s...
DATE: Dec. 17, 2017 | COLUMN: Action Line
Recently, I reviewed my city utility bill. Admittedly, it’s the first time I really looked at it in detail. To my surprise, the bill said we “consumed” $25 worth of sewage. Yuck! I thought we...
DATE: Dec. 10, 2017 | COLUMN: Action Line
When I pull up “Mesa Verde” on Google Maps using my Apple iPhone, “Mesa Verde” appears in what looks to be Japanese. Why is this? It’s not just my phone, I have used numerous iPhones and it is...
DATE: Dec. 3, 2017 | COLUMN: Action Line
Before you and Mrs. Action Line hang up your blaze orange for the season, I need help with a quirk discovered while reading the paper and eating my oatmeal. In the Herald’s “Hunting Guide,” I see...
DATE: Nov. 26, 2017 | COLUMN: Action Line
By Mike Smedley Special to the Herald Why is the city spending $30,000 to lower 400 parking meters to meet ADA specifications if parking is free for people with disability tags/license plates?...
DATE: Nov. 19, 2017 | COLUMN: Action Line
There’s a big new house going up in our neighborhood. So here’s the thing: Nearly every house nearby is designed so that snow sheds to the back and front yards. This new one, however, is designed...
DATE: Nov. 12, 2017 | COLUMN: Action Line
In the past month, I’ve noticed kids on self-propelled skateboards along the Animas River Trail. Is this the “slippery slope” that many feared when the City Council voted to allow electric bikes on...
DATE: Nov. 5, 2017 | COLUMN: Action Line
I see that La Plata Electric Association installed four free charging stations for members’ electric cars at LPEA’s Durango headquarters. Apparently, the chargers were paid for by a group called...
DATE: Oct. 29, 2017 | COLUMN: Action Line
