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Letters: I’m thrilled to vote for Porter-Norton

I’m thrilled to vote for Marsha Porter-Norton for county commissioner because she is exactly the judicious, intelligent, pro-community person we need in these times of uncertainty (it’s not ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: The other candidates don’t come close

I’m writing to endorse Marsha Porter-Norton for La Plata County commissioner. I first met her through the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango. She and her husband are integral membe...

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Mitsch Bush not looking to be a star

Here it is election time, when we are often expected to choose between candidates who have already failed or new radicals out of touch with common sense. This time, in the 3rd Congressional ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: To neighbors who scream about freedom

I came to Ignacio in 1975 and it has been my home ever since. What I liked most about it, and still do, is the face-to-face community – hard working, unpretentious, caring, welcoming, faithf...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Diane Mitsch Bush doesn’t boost QAnon

Diane Mitsch Bush paid her dues. Four years as Colorado state representative; Routt County commissioner for six years. In the Colorado house she sponsored bills endorsed by both sides of the...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Independent, just like our forefathers

It is my opinion that no ballot, whether for dog catcher or president, should ever have anything on it except the names of the candidates. This countryâ€™s election system was fou...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Vote the rich out starting with Trump

Has President Trump built a strong economy? The facts say otherwise. Any gains made during his term were dwarfed by pandemic losses. People’s lives are still turned upside down and federal r...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Thankful that they’re looking out for us

Thank you for your profile of Benchmark fire tower lookout Rick Freimuth (“‘It’s a fantastic view of it all,’” Sept. 23). We owe a debt of gratitude to the lookouts, who protect our forests,...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: President’s response to virus is deadly

What’s tragic is that we had ample warning about the pandemic and could have taken steps to contain it. Instead, the incompetence of the Trump administration led to disaster. Pres...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Old Durango has become a different city

What has happened to Durango? It used to be different. We all lived and worked well together. I don’t remember having a police blotter in the paper. There weren’t jacked-up pickups rolling c...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Some misconceptions re Purple Cliffs

Recently, there has been an image making the rounds on social media which shows the dumpster located at the Purple Cliffs homeless camp overflowing and surrounded by trash. The assumption ap...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Marsha Porter-Norton has experience

I will be voting for Marsha Porter-Norton for county commissioner. She has a lot of experience with topics the county deals with each day. Her platform calls for specific things that will re...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor