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Letters: Police should be enforcing mask order

Thank you to Sadie Wendt for her one-woman attempt to enforce the mask order and her courage in demanding men, too, must wear masks (“ Perhaps she let her anger get the best of her but ther...

DATE: Aug 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Sad watching Bettin, Youssef on City Council

Three of our city councilors – Mayor Dean Brookie, Chris Bettin and Melissa Youssef – are a real disappointment. Why are they so focused on having Amber Blake as our next city manager? ...

DATE: Aug 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Liberals and leftists not at all the same

Peter Miesler’s letter, “ Liberals say it is insignificant if you are Black, white, Hispanic or Indigenous. They say only a racist would claim the race of a person matters. We should all be...

DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Please, please, where is enforcement?

Please protect our downtown workers from noncompliance and outright rudeness. I have spoken to many Durango residents and workers literally sickened by the noncompliance of visitors. Numbers...

DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Madrigal opponents reveal prejudice

Mr. Ilg and Mr. DeCelles, why are you both prejudiced again Texans? (letters, “ Why is a Hispanic guy from Texas less qualified than anyone else? I can’t tell you how many times ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Jose Madrigal is best for city manager

The next city manager will need to effectively deal with fixing financial controls, fill the leadership void, reduce spending growth and restore public trust. Jose Madrigal is a f...

DATE: Aug 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Just what are Brookie and Bettin up to?

What are Mayor Dean Brookie and Councilor Chris Bettin up to? With Councilors Kim Baxter and Barbara Noseworthy, we are finally seeing the necessary oversight of city financials and budgetin...

DATE: Aug 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: I can see clearly now – end the rhetoric

I manage to clear my head often of all the rhetoric that sometimes wants to overcome me. I’ve been trying to see things more objectively. Wouldn’t it be nice if we simply all cared about eac...

DATE: Aug 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: If Trump’s your guy, don’t be surprised

After reading Daniel Roemer’s glowing review of President Trump, it became a matter of suppressed laughter (“ I suppose if one approves of trillions in tax breaks to corporate America, the ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Yes on National Popular Vote this fall

I am the president of the League of Women Voters of Colorado. Congressman John Lewis was a legend and icon for his many accomplishments, including his long-standing activism on behalf of vot...

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Jose Madrigal’s right for next city manager

Major change in Durango government is needed. There have been plenty of city government issues that gives residents reason to be concerned. The city manager left after an ethics c...

DATE: Aug 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: We can get a better person than a Texan

As I looked at the finalists under consideration for Durango city manager, I remembered Steve Ilg’s eloquently crafted endorsement of Amber Blake for the position, and I re-read it (“ Steve...

DATE: Aug 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor