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The Board of Directors of the Durango Peace and Justice Coalition thanks La Plata County for the warm cheers at the Snowdown Parade! In the spirit of peace and justice, we offer ...

Our teachers are educators, not guards

I would like to thank all the teachers in Durango and, really, all teachers in the U.S. for their bravery and dedication. They go to work every day knowing that on any day they ...

Shootings are terrorizing our children

I have a special needs granddaughter who has been terrified for months to go to school because of mass shootings. I think she’s smarter than Congress or the President. I was a ...

Margolis: No legitmate reason to recall Lachelt

I would like to add my name to the many who strongly urge this community to abstain from signing the petition to recall our county commissioner, Gwen Lachelt. Gwen has served this community ...

Grateful for AHS, project-based learning

As a parent of three kids who have gone to Animas High School (graduating classes of 2014, 2016, 2019), I’m so grateful that AHS has been an option for our family. Project-based ...

Support clean air, water, land and Lachelt

Some months ago, the “news” cycle included reports that the Koch Brothers would be trying to get their corporate (ethic-free) fingers into local politics across the country. They...

It’s time to turn our backs on divisiveness

Doug Leming ( First, using a recall to remove an elected official to get your way on an issue ends up killing democracy. When the other side starts doing the same, elected officials have no...

Finney: Interviews could help with gun screenings

Considering what is going on in our country, it is hard to decide what to write in a letter to the editor. Gun violence may be the issue of the day. In the U.S. Navy many years ...

Translating Representative Tipton’s votes

Scott Tipton, our representative in Congress, is working on an impressive record. He voted, at a time of nearly full employment, to increase the deficit by $1.5 trillion over 10 years, alleg...

Brennan: Lachelt should respond to petition claims

Isn’t it about time to hear directly from Gwen Lachelt in response to criticism contained in the recall petition that have brought serious and legitimate charges against her performance of h...

AR-15 buy-back, ban a start at gun safety

The AR-15 assault rifle is the legal weapon of choice for the all too frequent mass murders in our country. To kill geese or ducks, shotguns are only permitted to have three shell...

Morgenstern: Local caucuses and the treasurer’s race

Democratic and Republican parties are holding caucuses on Tuesday, and assemblies shortly thereafter. This part of the political process tends to be misunderstood. But I urge you to attend. ...
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