Virtually everything sold in the supermarket is packaged in — guess what? – non-reusable packaging! And what is not already prepackaged, such as fruits and vegetables, are put in –…
If one were to run from a mountain lion, one could expect to be pursued, run down and eaten. To turn one’s back on a physical threat from another human…
Does anyone remember the white riots nationwide after O.J. Simpson was acquitted of killing his white wife and her white friend? Me neither. Does anyone remember the nationwide outcry about…
Congressional Republicans aim low with an agenda of nothing but ‘no’
High-quality socks are something they need, and the donations that we all make will say “thank you” to our firefighters. So I heartily encourage folks to go buy a pair…
Many of the letters see the effort as an intrusion into the freedom of the consumer, failing to recognize that the situation against which the city is responding is itself…
My sincere sympathy to his family and blessings on all who support me with this wish. Gladys M. Brady Colorado Springs
Why did they even bother having a City Council meeting July 16? Any arguments or protests by opponents of the city plastic-bag fee fell on deaf ears. This was evidenced…
Lake Nighthorse gives Durango a welcome cushion, but not an excuse to grow foolishly
The Iraq War was to create a “vibrant democracy in the Middle East.” The cost was 4,500 American and 100,000 Iraqi lives. According to current newspaper reports, our effort has…
I’m sure that I and others are not paranoid that sneezing at the cashier counter could possibly result from allergies to pet dander. Robert Wire Durango
Since growing up here (I’m 52), I’ve seen much change and have read many letters to the editor. My request is a simple one. Given the intensity of our climatic…
In order to simplify the edict that the City Council seems poised to enact, I propose these laws be created instead: A law stating that checkout employees be trained to…
If I forget my bag or if they are dirty and I don’t want to risk exposing anyone to the plague, I put my purchases back in the cart and…
Should we develop rules on using public places as a canvas to spread a message?
This is wonderful. Now that they have proved they are incapable of dealing with problems in this country and on our planet, they can move on to the other areas…
With $331 million profited daily within the first quarter of 2013 by oil and gas, is it really intelligent to be selling out our life-giving resources, while blindly falling into…
VUSE Digital Vapor Cigarettes are made for and marketed to adult tobacco consumers, and the only VUSE styles being offered as part of this expansion are regular and menthol. VUSE…
Albertsons already provides an incentive to its guests to use cloth and polyester bags. How many residents choose to shop at Albertsons simply because they can take their cloth or…
Claiming that an E. coli-reusable bag link is well-documented based on one poorly executed study is inappropriate. This study was not published in a scientific journal and thus did not…
I think we need to remember we are a huge tourist town with people traveling from all over the world to visit. Maybe in our tourism guides we should add…
Adults who read regularly do so because they love to read not because they “must read.” The youngest children drop everything at any opportunity to hear a story because they…
Often, questions that folks have about an area are related to their point of reference. A non-U.S. citizen is likely to inquire about U.S. dollars vs. travelers check vs. credit…
