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Opinion

Letter: Get to know council candidates

Whether or not you know who you will vote for in this year’s City Council election, I encourage you to attend one or more of the ongoing Zoom candidate forums. Read the candidates’ positions...

Letter: Youssef is a proven councilor

I had the privilege of serving with Melissa Youssef for four years on the Durango 9-R School Board. Melissa took her role as a board member seriously. She was always prepared for meetings an...

Letter: LPEA should stay with Tri-State

What Dan Harms fails to mention in LPEA’s La Plata Electric is an owner of Tri-State and has an investment of well over $70 million in Tri-State. Unfortunately some of the board members a...

Letter: Raise minimum wage, especially for single parents

I get it, Black Lives Matter, and so many other non-whites get the short end of the stick in the USA and should stand up and peacefully demand to be treated with dignity, respect and to be p...

Letter: Bosmans’ technical, financial expertise needed on council

I have known Olivier Bosmans for many years. He is a hard-working man with integrity. I have known his children since they were born and remember him cycling his kids to school, ...

Letter: Youssef valuable for leadership, continuity

Melissa Youssef deserves your vote for City Council. Melissa is an empathetic leader who listens. Melissa possesses outstanding leadership qualities and has the depth and breadth...

Letter: Youssef has the right work ethic for council

While serving as the chairman of La Plata County Economic Development Alliance I was lucky enough to serve with Melissa Youssef. I was amazed at her willingness to dive into complicated issu...

Letter: Lisa McCorry will lead on City Council

I have had the pleasure of knowing Lisa McCorry for the last four years and find her to be an excellent choice for City Council. Lisa is compassionate, considerate, and committed...

Letter: Judge Anne Woods’ approach is good for nonviolent offenders

I applaud the approach Anne Woods is bringing as our new La Plata County judge (Feb. 20, “An agent for change”). My son experienced the punitive approach of the local and state l...

Letter: Follow-up on child’s drowning needed

As a longtime resident of this beautiful community, I was happy to learn the new Durango Hot Springs owners would breathe life into a beloved town artifact. But as a patron and mo...

Letter: CPAC offers comedic visuals

I was warned against it, but I tuned into the CPAC convention on FOX. I do not listen to FOX. I push “mute” because I am not interested in listening to FOX. I watch to see the facial express...

Letter: Moving golf course for affordable housing makes sense

Bravo to Relocating the golf course to provide for in-town affordable housing would truly set Durango and the county on a long-term path toward sustainability. In-town housing a...
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