Editorials
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Bag ordinance takes responsibility for mess
So that means we use costly petroleum products to make the bags, we pay city landfill employees to collect and process them, we pay higher health-care costs suffering from the…
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Truly unbiased news sources hard to find
A common fallacy is euphemism where instead of saying genocide you say “ethnic-cleansing.” It all depends on your critical thinking and how in depth you can analyze any article or…
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Rep. Scott Tipton is failing constituents
Once you stop caring about the jobs and freedoms of your constituents, it must be easy to stop caring about the constitution. I will support any person of any party…
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U.S. must consider its policy motivations
We went into the Iraq War in the name of liberty and justice for the world; freely killing citizens – just like our own citizens attacked on Sept. 11. We…
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Speak out Tuesday against ADU proposal
3) The argument that we need affordable housing right downtown has no merit because Durango has a great public transportation system. Everyone can’t live in the historical district. There are…
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Motorcycle incident creates false image
Some in the media have reported the facts but others are sensationalizing the story. I urge you to report this incident factually and objectively. I ride responsibly and do my…
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End bag problem with discount, not a fee
Certain “biodegradable” plastics are available but can be hazardous in themselves if not composted properly. We have become a fat, lazy, self-indulgent, complacent population. We’re used to plastic. It’s easy…
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Durango’s hospitality is much appreciated
A woman next to me at the counter offered to give me a $20 bill to cover the expense. Then the man behind the counter upon hearing why I was…
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Easement plans would benefit only one man
Records show that Zink purchased this land in 2005. As Zink noted, the property deed provided him notice that “there is no access from a public road.” Sounds to me…
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Local consequences
Rep. Tipton is not focusing on the priorities and challenges that are facing his district
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Obamacare revealed for the train wreck it is
It reminds me of what the Democrat-controlled state Senate gleefully forced upon us Coloradans recently with the passage of unreasonable, unenforceable gun laws as well as financially irresponsible demands placed…
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Blue-eyed president would not face struggles
As soon as he was elected, mean and vulgar bumper stickers began appearing on cars. Ku Klux Klan applications soared in Wyoming. I think many in our country, including many…
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To resolve shutdown, call Tipton, read Bible
The craziness is the complete hypocrisy that the tea party Republicans and their followers have in attacking the new health-care law. All of the elected officials fighting the new health-care…
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Honor Orton in Dyslexia Awareness Month
Through his observations and brain research, Orton discovered specific differences in the cerebral organization of people with average to above-average IQ who were challenged learning to read. Modern technology such…
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Tipton should help GOP get back to work
He had a couple of bills come up, but even a blind dog finds a bone now and then. He should make his party go back to work and stop…
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Most Americans would like reasoned debate
This view offers some comfort, as we now experience the effects of extreme obstinance, blatant uncooperativeness, unwillingness to responsibly legislate and sheer meanness exhibited by House Republicans. These demagogues will…
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No, disposable shopping bags are not free
Let’s think about these facts. Locally, in Durango each year, we use more than 7 million disposable plastic bags, most of which end up in the dump where they do…
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Support mill levy increase for cemetery
Many of my family members are buried in this cemetery; my parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and several aunts and uncles. I do not want to see it fall into a state…
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Second Avenue
City’s bias toward density demonstrated in ‘no latitude’ view of a judgment call
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Scientific consensus backs global warming
For example, these scientific associations have issued statements that climate is clearly warming and human factors contribute significantly to that warming: American Meteorological Society, American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union,…
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Story did not mention favorite dance studio
This studio helps children develop self-esteem and has helped several past students attain college scholarships through their program. Terri Alexus Durango