Editorials
Our view: Won’t get fleeced again
The arrest of Durango’s former finance director is a bitter pill with a moral
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Letters: Kudos to police for downing Jason Snow
Shame on the judge who foolishly released him from prison despite his violent criminal history (including assault on a corrections officer)! As for Jason’s girlfriend and alleged accomplice, Terrianne Paige…
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Letters: Should caricature be a face of Durango?
I reside in La Plata County. I am non-Native, but I have served Navajo people for 40 years, as an official of the nation, helping people with consumer fraud problems…
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Letters: Mark my words: You’ll miss Scott Tipton
Scott Tipton and I were elected in 2010, so let me explain why the recent primary election could prove to be a dramatic loss for the district and our country.…
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Letters: Shooting shows de-funding’s a bad idea
Instead of armed and trained officers showing up when an alarm goes off, the alarm company calls the store manager and he arrives and opens the door and is surprised…
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Letters: ‘Chief’ a commonplace racist caricature
As an Indigenous woman who is a dual citizen of the U.S. and a tribal nation, I believe education and awareness of racism is necessary. Generally, people who benefit from…
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Letters: Tri-State is making big green strides
At one point in early May, Tri-State Generation and Transmission supplied 58% renewable energy to its members. It was a sunny May 4, and Tri-State averaged 46% renewable energy for…
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Letters: Tourists are bringing more virus to town
We all know that many of our visitors are from two of the states being hardest hit by COVID-19. I was under the impression that there is a mask requirement…
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Letters: We’ve tried being pleasant about masks
We try being pleasant, but what then? Without enforcement, citizens are put in an uncomfortable position to respond. Should those of us trying to protect ourselves or loved ones be…
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Letters: There is mainstream virus nonsense
According to the CDC, about one-third of COVID-19 deaths are 85 or older, and some 80% are 65 or older, even though the over-65 group only accounts for 17% of…
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Letters: Can’t we have happy Natives on signs?
What’s your prejudice or bigotry that you can’t see a happy Native American? What is racist about a Native American smiling and waving? Must Native American portrayals be solemn, stoic…
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Letters: Check out this fire-mitigation resource
Charlie Landsman, its La Plata County coordinator, is an amazing, knowledgeable home ignition zone specialist. He works closely with a variety of partners to help individuals and communities protect property…
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Our view: Hooray for bump-outs
City has done a fine job moving ahead with making Main Avenue a piazza
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Our view: A day for African-American champions
Althea Gibson at Wimbledon, 1957du1-i-syn At the outset of the 1950s, Gibson was a formidable tennis player but she was barred by her color from competing at the U.S. tennis…
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Letters: Forget reform and consider real justice
Just recently in New York City, a punk with over 100 arrests was free on the street and hit a 92-year-old woman, knocking her into a fire hydrant. He just…
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Letters: This is a reward and punishment society
Examples: someone’s great sense of entitlement, attempts at making one feel stupid, unworthy of opportunity, being incompetent, not good enough, not fast enough, too smart for some, not smart enough…
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Letters: Virus could have been handled better
But, in my opinion, the last to sequester, and the first to return to school and normalcy, were the children. Sitting in front of a computer for hours on end…
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Letters: Fight for more equitable health care
The article goes on to add that “Although Congress mandated free coronavirus testing for uninsured persons, the order has not extended health coverage to those requiring treatment. Likewise, the congressional…
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Letters: Masks and social distancing are working
I recently came from Santa Cruz County, Arizona, population 46,000, mostly rural with one larger town, very similar to La Plata County. In my experience, most people in Santa Cruz…
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Letters: The bears come out and get in the trash
The bears are out and into trash. That’s right, the bears are in the trash. Please place your trash cans out on the morning of trash pickup. Thank you. Sherri…
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Letters: Extending mask order was a good move
That is a great relief to many, who feel safer going out and helping the economy without the fear of getting sick. Cary SmithDurango
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Letters: How about the face of a real ‘chief’?
This certainly would get rid of the caricature aspect of the piece. There may need to be a little more work on the sign to make it look real. I’m…
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Our view: Racist stereotypes need to go bye-bye
My memories of The Chief diner and its iconic sign are less than happy. In the mid-1950s, my entire family came down with food poisoning after eating at there. The…
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Letters: Vandalism is not the American way
When I wrote that law, I was thinking of the artists’ First Amendment rights to self-expression and the question of whether a painting or statue should be authorized or erected…
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Letters: Trump has his knee on Republicans’ necks
I say to the patriots of this country, be patient – President Trump has his knee on the neck of the Republican Party and soon we will prevail. Balty QuintanaIgnacio
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Our view: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
The Declaration of Independence was a perfect beacon put up by imperfect men
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Letters: Opposing ‘Chief’ sign is PC run amok
First, it’s on private property, Meets all the silly hysterical society and city building codes. Leave it alone. I was born here, with family residences in La Plata County and…
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Letters: Mask advocates becoming unpleasant
Fear has ugly effects on people. Perhaps it is just bringing what lies under the surface to the forefront and out! I was shopping and because of a serious medical…
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Letters: I’ve watched police and I like what I see
First was when an irate non-customer declared he had a legal right to eat his carry-out dinner at a different restaurant’s private outdoor dining area. He was told this is…