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Opinion

Letter: We must rise to the challenges of the decade

The challenges of 2020 have been overwhelming: the pandemic; the mistreatment and murder of minorities by those who pledged to protect and serve; and the attempt to overthrow democracy by ma...

Letter: Who cares if Lady Gaga sang the anthem her way?

I would like to respond to V. L. Nielsen’s Jan. 24 letter, “Lady Gaga got the national anthem wrong.” Who cares? It is just one syllable, and I couldn’t hear it when I listened t...

Letter: Kudos to the vaccination clinic organizers, volunteers

Kudos to the folks who organized the vaccination site at the fairgrounds for the COVID-19 Vaccine. It was extremely well organized. Can’t say it’s ever a pleasure to have someone stick a nee...

Letter: Who is the real Lauren Boebert?

I read with interest editor Hollis Walker’s well-thought-out and reasoned editorial on the subject of newly elected Rep. Lauren Boebert this week. The editor’s point that Boebert should be g...

Letter: Fireplaces, wood stoves should be phased out to prevent pollution

I live about a mile-and-a-half north of downtown Durango. Almost every winter evening when I step outside, the air I breathe smells of smoke from wood stoves and wood-burning fireplaces. Sim...

Letter: Lady Gaga offered a dramatic, inspiring example

V.L. Nielsen’s letter concerning Lady Gaga getting the national anthem “wrong” at President Biden’s inauguration got me thinking. It seems to me that the lyrics of the national a...

Letter: Calling Boebert a “dropout” is petty denigration

Colorado Sun writer Nancy Lofholm, for unclear reasons, saw fit to label U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert as a “high school dropout” in her Jan. 15 article (“boebert vowed to shaek things up – she d...

Letter: Purgatory needs stricter mask enforcement

Our recent visit to Purgatory Ski area was a sad statement of Purgatory Ski Resort choosing to let guests “self discipline” and not be out front, asking skiers to please comply with the Stat...

Letter: Feminine qualities can help us achieve freedom from suffering

If as individuals we want true freedom from our suffering, in this present time of great change, we as individuals must simply change that which no longer serves us. ...

Letter: Setting the record straight on identity

I am John Dunn and a native of Durango. I worked at Mercy Hospital as an ambulance driver and orderly for five years. I then spent the next 25 years working as a firefighter and ...

Letter: Climate simulator game is free, informative

I wish to compliment Gail Harriss’ Jan. 19 letter (“Carbon fee, dividend offer a climate change solution”) underscoring the devastating economic downside of climate catastrophe ... and the p...

Letter: Lady Gaga got the anthem wrong

Lady Gaga’s rendition of the national anthem at the presidential inauguration should not require adding or deleting notes. For example, the word “banner” was written by Frances Scott Key...
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