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On Gaza: ‘Surprised things exploded?’

The Gaza Strip is less than one-tenth the size of La Plata County. Gaza’s population is 38 times the population of La Plata County – 2,100,000 versus 56,000. Half the population of Gaza is u...

‘What would sailors in USS Arizona say?’

Thursday, Dec. 7, was a day to remember what happened at Pearl Harbor. What would all those sailors entombed in the sunken USS Arizona think about our country right now? What would they thin...

RV park’s ‘negative impacts outweigh benefits’

There are many reasons to oppose the Roberts Village Camp Durango proposal. The density of the Roberts Resorts proposal is incompatible with the area. It increases concern for ecosystems in ...

‘Monumental implications’ with RV park

I am shocked that the local Planning Department is so short of staff that they have to hire an out-of-town firm to study the feasibility of Roberts Resorts RV Park, an enormous project with ...

‘Consider team behind candidate’

Although a candidate’s age can statistically increase or decrease the chances of becoming incapacitated during a term in office, there is no guarantee that a younger individual would prove a...

‘Revolutions needed to heal planet’

I am a student at Fort Lewis College who is deeply concerned about the climate crisis. I often hear about individual carbon footprint reduction, but the main cause of the crisis is rarely di...

‘As if dollars could buy peace’

Two and two will always equal four. Unless printing presses manned by Congress are used as calculators to figure out how to manage the outrageous national debt, increasing by the second. The...

‘Past time to re-regulate airlines’

The last four times any of my family has attempted to fly from or to Durango, there have been massive problems at the airlines’ hubs. Two forced overnights and two delays of three to five ho...

‘Starts in China, moves to Europe, we’re next’

I hope people are watching the news reports of childhood pneumonia outbreaks in China and Europe. There are many. Why no coverage in The Durango Herald or The Journal? Notice anything simila...

‘Grateful Moran willing to stand watch’

On Wednesday, as we all went about our days in relative safety with all the trivial cares of the world on our minds, there was man who was standing the watch. I do not know Sgt. Michael Mora...

Postmaster ‘DeJoy has ruined the agency’

What has happened to a once-proud, efficient U.S. government department in the past few years? I have lived across the U.S., enjoying world-class mail service for much of my life. The last d...

OK ‘new oil, gas leases on federal lands’

With the holidays coming up, many Coloradans are trying to budget for everything from seasonal decorations to elaborate dinners to gasoline for long car trips. With smart energy policies we ...
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