Pick up bags of poop
Base of the Sky Steps
Bags of poop that you’ll pick up later?
This is not OK.
Carry it.
You won’t remember.
Joe Lewandowski
Durango
[Editor’s note: We appreciate this poop po...
Seniors must unite to save Medicare
Rep. Jeff Hurd has betrayed the seniors in this district. He voted for the budget bill that cuts $500 billion from Medicare over the life of the bill, according to the Congressional Budget O...
DATE: Jun 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Surely Durango hearts can establish a warming shelter
As Durango struggles to find a way obtain a site and establish a warming shelter for those unfortunate enough to lack shelter, listen to Durango’s police chief.
“It’s almost cruel to invite ...
DATE: Jun 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Rep. Hurd’s words do not match his actions
Rep. Jeff Hurd’s “Productive Public Lands Act” (HR 1997) is deeply concerning. While he frames the bill as promoting local control and common sense, it would actually override years of local...
DATE: Jun 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion
House of Representatives smart guys
Whether it’s making Medicaid nearly inaccessible (see “Big, Beautiful Bill”); assaulting immigrant mothers in the middle of the night; attacking Social Security under the false pretext of el...
DATE: Jun 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Measuring business success by worker financial security
While home prices and rents have increased upward of 70% over the last five years, state minimum wage has increased just 33%. Fortunately, Durango has the ability to close this gap by implem...
DATE: Jun 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Is your life better now?
Life in America has changed for the worse. Congress has long abdicated its constitutional powers as enumerated in Article 1, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
Congress was granted the pow...
DATE: Jun 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Can we agree to dogs on leashes?
I am a born and raised lifelong Durango resident, dog lover, trail runner and user.
I have been encountering more and more people on the trails, walkers, runners, mountain bikers, etc. I fr...
DATE: Jun 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Spend parade money on veterans in need
My father and my six uncles were in World War II, a brother and many cousins were in Nam.
I am proud of the U.S. Army on its 250 year birthday, but at a cost of 45 million and extra to fix ...
DATE: Jun 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Durango is listed as a sanctuary city
Regardless of Durango governance’s pretense of not trying to circumvent U.S. immigration law and its intent, the federal government recognizes Durango as a “sanctuary city.” The general idea...
DATE: Jun 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
Add police to needed solutions
I was waiting for the bus one day, early in the afternoon. I was talking with a guy standing there. Suddenly, Durango police officers come in a pickup and start hassling the guy about alcoho...
DATE: Jun 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
A rescue, reunion, a community standing tall
Three months ago, my wife and I made national headlines after helping a young trans man escape an abusive home.
The backlash was brutal. We received death threats. The right-wing media calle...
DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
