Editorials

Perhaps spill will spur better protection
Letters to the Editor

Perhaps spill will spur better protection

August 22, 2015

Without the river’s yellow coloration, would a contractor have attempted a fix on its own and possibly forgo reporting, figuring it could go unnoticed at least for the while it…

Look into the EPA’s political opposition
Letters to the Editor

Look into the EPA’s political opposition

August 22, 2015

There are experts who can speak to this issue better than I can, so I won’t go into details, but leave the above mentions to you to investigate on your…

Take care when around mama bears
Letters to the Editor

Take care when around mama bears

August 22, 2015

Well, driving home from town later, Mama Bear and her two juvenile twins crossed the road in front of me coming from the direction of my place. Guess she’s been…

McGrath’s judgment in question on spill
Letters to the Editor

McGrath’s judgment in question on spill

August 22, 2015

Preparedness should have been McGrath’s first priority before authorizing his EPA team to start work with an independent contractor on investigating the extent of contamination seeping from the abandoned Gold…

Sewer plant
Editorials

Sewer plant

August 22, 2015

City’s reluctance to move the facility could weigh on Durango for 50 years

Wolves are howling their gratitude
Pine River Times opinion

Wolves are howling their gratitude

August 20, 2015

Our hearts were touched with community support and generosity. We made many new friends.  If you are interested in learning more about what we do and getting involved, please contact…

Here is an easy way to buy solar power
Pine River Times opinion

Here is an easy way to buy solar power

August 20, 2015

Those of you that have strongly supported local pressure being exerted on LPEA to utilize more renewable energy in their electrical mix should now put your money where your mouth…

Youth football raising funds for jerseys
Pine River Times opinion

Youth football raising funds for jerseys

August 20, 2015

Most of us do not have that kind of money sitting around. But….we might have $5 or know someone who has $5. No amount is too small. This money will…

City, county must enforce bear policy
Letters to the Editor

City, county must enforce bear policy

August 20, 2015

So, why are there laws to support this, yet no one enforces them? Why do citizens and businesses of the city of Durango and La Plata County continue to get…

Contaminated plume is EPA’s ugly baby
Letters to the Editor

Contaminated plume is EPA’s ugly baby

August 20, 2015

Where is the Hollywood outrage? Are those tree-hugging left-wing liberals asleep? Don’t they know there is a presidential election coming up? Maybe the EPA can beg BP, Exxon, Haliburton, Conoco-Phillips,…

Women Rangers
Editorials

Women Rangers

August 20, 2015

Two graduates point the way to the future for the U.S. armed forces

EPA answers
Editorials

EPA answers

August 19, 2015

Inquiries into our mine mishap must be swift and shared openly with the public

Install signs to explain industrial history
Letters to the Editor

Install signs to explain industrial history

August 19, 2015

Hopefully, not much dissolution of the glassy material in that pretty slag pile, especially in a hard fall rain, has also been a source of potentially toxic metals released to…

In hindsight, collaboration was a mistake
Letters to the Editor

In hindsight, collaboration was a mistake

August 19, 2015

But, in retrospect, it has become clear that the collaborative effort was a mistake. It appears to me that the EPA yielded to the wishes of the residents of San…

EPA, BP spills offer many comparisons
Letters to the Editor

EPA, BP spills offer many comparisons

August 18, 2015

I currently reside in Texas and have been in the oil business all my career. The comparison between the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the response…

Stop placating Silverton, San Juan County
Letters to the Editor

Stop placating Silverton, San Juan County

August 18, 2015

The basic problem has been Silverton’s and San Juan County’s repeated efforts to block Superfund designation. It is time we hold the Durango City Council, La Plata County commissioners, the…

Silly season
Editorials

Silly season

August 18, 2015

Candidates’ continued talk of ending birthright citizenship is ridiculous

Consider all options for new sewer plant
Letters to the Editor

Consider all options for new sewer plant

August 16, 2015

I question whether a rebuild at Santa Rita, with all of the uncertainties of remodeling a plant that must operate 24/7, will result in the lowest sewer rates over the…

Community help
Editorials

Community help

August 16, 2015

Clearinghouse, emergency funds aim to assist those affected by mine spill

Seek affordable options for sewer plant
Letters to the Editor

Seek affordable options for sewer plant

August 16, 2015

Durango serves down to High Bridge. South Durango Sanitation District serves south of that, which includes the major growth areas of Three Springs and along La Posta road. The foreseeable…

Shots fired too close for comfort on trail
Letters to the Editor

Shots fired too close for comfort on trail

August 16, 2015

There were four of us hiking at Saul’s Creek just out of Bayfield recently. We hiked a short trail on the west side going back up toward Bayfield. We saw…

Silverton officials suffer ‘Jaws syndrome’
Letters to the Editor

Silverton officials suffer ‘Jaws syndrome’

August 16, 2015

Well, fact is that heavy metals do not typically kill fish. But they do mess them up big time. First, the heavy metals will settle into the stream substrate (bottom).…

Wastewater plant
Editorials

Wastewater plant

August 16, 2015

Keep conversation going about best sites

Explore restoration of the Arc
Letters to the Editor

Explore restoration of the Arc

August 15, 2015

After looking at the damage done to the piece and consulting an art restoration expert, I do not believe that is true. Almost anything can be repaired, and while the…

A Durango Melody
Letters to the Editor

A Durango Melody

August 15, 2015

I just wanted to share this poem with all the others who love our special town: Durango Melody Wrapped around a flowing river Nestled deep below the peaks, Full of…

Polluted river cancels house hunt
Letters to the Editor

Polluted river cancels house hunt

August 15, 2015

Many of us are aware that the public is intentionally not being given all the disastrous details about the contamination of the Animas. Heavy metals such as cadmium, zinc, and…