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Lives are more important than hurries

Thanks for the Action Line article (“ As a sixth-grader, I was good friends with Harl Kendrick at Florida Elementary School and after his accident I traveled with my mom and Ted Compton to ...

DATE: Feb 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Love my electric car, can’t wait for more

I want to thank Gov. Polis for signing the executive order that will move Colorado closer to a Zero Emission Vehicle standard. The technology is there, the majority of Coloradans ...

DATE: Feb 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Aspen throws shade on slushy Durango

Does the city of Durango have only one snow plow? What the heck was happening last Thursday during the slush-falling-from-the-sky-storm? Why did a plow not come down the lane for ...

DATE: Feb 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Trust-bust these health care providers

Recently I received a physical from a doctor who works under Centura Health, which runs Mercy Hospital and several local medical practices. The doctor asked me how I was doing with an issue ...

DATE: Feb 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Greetings from your new county assessor

As your new La Plata County assessor, I wanted to take time to thank my supporters, including the staff of the La Plata County Assessor’s Office. The task of the assessor could no...

DATE: Feb 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The Electoral College is now perverted

The Electoral College is not so much an outdated system as a perverted one. There is no reason we shouldn’t elect presidents by a nationwide popular vote. The candidate with the m...

DATE: Feb 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

CORE act is good for business – and life

As the owner of RIGS Fly Shop & Guide Service, I agree with Osprey Pack’s Layne Rigney that the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act is legislation whose time has come (“ Like...

DATE: Feb 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

News from the left and right essential

I am responding to Denise Murray’s Feb. 11 letter, “ For example, Democrats supported a wall but don’t support Trump’s wall. They now support more effective and less expensive modern techni...

DATE: Feb 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

City leaves us in dark on tax hike bid

Numerous public feedback sessions were held both before and after the city’s failed sales and property tax increase measure. A wide spectrum of citizens expressed many consistent ...

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Don’t be so quick to blame the train

I have lived in Durango for almost 20 years. During that time I can recall at least six very significant wildfires in our immediate area and many more small wildfires. By my estim...

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

News on effects of Trump tax cut is fake

The news stories regarding the “decreased amount of average tax refunds” do not reflect the fact that the federal tax withholding from each and every paycheck in 2018 went down. T...

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

You got us through shutdown at forest

The five-week government shutdown was not like anything we have experienced before. It was a trying time for many Forest Service employees and their families and, yet, we made it through, to...

DATE: Feb 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor