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‘ILC filling wetlands, burning slash, bulldozing’

My husband and I are against rezoning the Independent Log Co. property from commercial to industrial. Our home is adjacent to ILC’s 10 acres. Cortez’s regulations define the reasons for esta...

‘No’ ILC industrial rezone in Cortez

Independent Log Co. owns a 10-acre parcel of land at 1050 Lebanon Road in Cortez. If its industrial re-zoning application is approved, ILC plans to mill logs, erect log cabin home displays a...

Women, how do you justify voting for Trump?’

I have seen Donald Trump rallies in Iowa and around the U.S. I see women young and old cheer him. Don’t they know he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll and ha...

‘Capitalism works, socialism doesn’t’

Too many times, I hear or read of people referring to socialism as a system to which the U.S .should turn. Often cited examples of successful socialist countries include the Nordic nations. ...

Mercy’s ‘shrinking services’ get personal

I raise concern about the shrinking availability of services at Mercy Hospital (formerly Mercy Regional Medical Center). Pre-Centura, there was certainly greater availability at Mercy of ur...

‘Don’t need to be dodging poop bombs’

Durango is a dog friendly town, some might say obsessed. We have two dogs ourselves and all of our neighbors have dogs. People leave water out for dogs being walked as do downtown businesses...

‘Movie night at Buckley Park fantastic’

Our recent movie night at Buckley Park was fantastic. The park was filled with a diverse array of happy people all laughing and cheering together throughout “The Sandlot.” I appreciate all t...

‘Reduce wildfire potential on property’

Here in Southwest Colorado, we’ve experienced a wet winter and spring, which relieved the years-long drought and decreased the wildfire risk. However, now in July, the abundant grass and wee...

Grocery merger: ‘Follow the money’

A story about Kroger’s and Albertsons’ CEOs giving details on the controversial $25 billion merger was published on Sunday in The Denver Post. As rural outposts, neither Durango nor Cortez h...

Regulation 7 to ‘ensure Colorado on track’

Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission recently approved Regulation 7, a new standard requiring the Air Pollution Control Division, and oil and gas operators to directly measure methane e...

‘If going into wilderness unprepared’

This letter is based on a true experience I had hiking recently. I encountered a Texas man hiking alone, going up a trail, who was looking for the parking lot, where his car was parked. When...

‘PROVE IT Act’ next climate solution

If you are interested in accelerating climate change solutions, you may be interested in the newly proposed PROVE IT Act. It will act as a precursor, paving the way for important and effecti...
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