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Email: actionline@durangoherald.com
I noticed these signs at the local Post Office. I can’t help but wonder why anyone would follow the U.S. Post Office on social media. Facebook? Instagram? What’s next, following the IRS on Twitter?...
DATE: Dec. 3, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
What’s with all the green plastic flowers around town? You know, the ones that look like little plastic bags, artfully knotted and with a floral flourish on top. I see more of these all the time,...
DATE: Nov. 26, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
While shopping at Walmart, I saw something weird: One of the aisles had an overhead sign touting “Healthy Snacks,” however, the “healthy” items on the shelves were anything but. We’re talking Beer...
DATE: Nov. 19, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
A recent Police Blotter item in The Durango Herald reported that on Halloween afternoon at 3:52 p.m., “50 to 60 people were intoxicated and throwing bikes in the 900 block of Leyden Street at the...
DATE: Nov. 12, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
We moved from Pitkin County to La Plata County more than 20 years ago, so we fully appreciate the landscape differences between the two areas. Both are magnificent in their own right. Still, I had...
DATE: Nov. 5, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
Do cellphones disrupt the computers in an automatic car wash? What is the safety issue at Durango Rapid Wash, across from Durango High School? I feel like I’m boarding an airplane with the warning...
DATE: Oct. 28, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
Another election year and again local citizens are well informed on the candidates running for New Mexico offices. How long are we going to tolerate no Colorado news on the free TV channels?...
DATE: Oct. 22, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
What’s up with the water tank near Animas Mountain? The tank used to be a muted green, which wasn’t very visible. Now it’s is being repainted a tannish-dull yellow color that makes it an eyesore....
DATE: Oct. 15, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
Here are two questions about Goeglein Gulch. Why do bicyclists take over the sidewalk, especially when bike lanes were installed several years ago? Furthermore, why is a length of the sidewalk...
DATE: Oct. 8, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
My husband saw the printed program in the paper and wondered aloud about the “Durango Autumn Cats Festival.” The word “Arts” was spelled with flourishing letters, making it look like “Cats.” What...
DATE: Sept. 24, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
As the roadkill season approaches, I have an idea that might save countless deer lives. We should fund reflective vests for the entire deer population. They can be seen more easily by the cars on...
DATE: Sept. 17, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
My question may be a touchy one, but I have to ask. Each workday, I travel along Roosa Avenue between U.S. Highway 160 and the Ninth Street Bridge. I’m baffled by the parking lot for decrepit RVs...
DATE: Sept. 10, 2018 | COLUMN: Action Line
Fort Lewis College is updating about a dozen panels at the Clock Tower in the center of campus to better recognize the past, "in a way that's fully inclusive of our Native American community on campus and the families directly affected by Indian boarding schools."
