Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Letters: My party, not yours, works for Americans
Hmm, no, I will vote for the party that recognizes the greatness, fairness and generosity of America. The party that has brought back jobs and prosperity and has shrunk the…
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Letters: Good riddance to your opinion page editor
And the letters and editorials that screamed that Interim City Manager Amber Blake was not qualified despite serving 14 years in local government, strategically and ably managing the embezzlement and…
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Letters: I hope undecideds will do some research
I believe climate change is real and we need a good market-based solution to wean us off fossil fuels. I believe police are necessary but they should not be killing…
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Letters: Blame Blacks, not caste, for their lives
The caste idea breaks down when you take Asians into account. Statistically, Asians make more money per capita than whites do and they commit less crimes. Most people feel that…
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Letters: Enough with single-issue approaches
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Letters: Gallagher repeal language is deceitful
That is deceitful. If it passes, I figure each home in Colorado will be taxed an additional $122 per $100,000 in value – a total of over $203 million. But…
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Letters: Health insurance doesn’t work in free market
Quoting the paragraph Free Markets, she states: “Fewer overreaching regulations and more competition will deliver better outcomes. Healthcare should be personal and portable with transparent and competitive pricing!” At first…
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Letters: Marsha Porter-Norton is a strong problem-solver
Even though I am an unaffiliated voter, I will be voting for Marsha Porter-Norton for county commissioner from District 2. Marsha has a lot of experience with topics the county…
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Letters: We can all agree the president is a liar
Whether you’re talking about tax cuts, immigration policy or the economy, one person’s accomplishment is another person’s catastrophe. The one thing that independents, liberals and conservatives might agree on is…
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Letters: This could be a long winter for parents
While we were pleasantly surprised that both our tests came back on the fifth day after the samples were taken despite the warnings that it would likely take seven to…
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Letters: Unhoused neighbors deserve a chance
Moving to Durango in 1992, I met a different group of unhoused people – working families, people who moved here because they want to live in a community with people…
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Letters: Three Democrats is not representative
According to a Pew survey, about two-thirds of independents say they are independent because both parties care more about special interests than average Americans. I’m an independent. I’m all-in for…
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Letters: Republicans have no standards, morals
You have been hijacked by President Trump, who shares none of your principles and does not care about you. This is not about politics, but leadership, values and what this…
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Letters: This too would be better than that bridge
Now that people have been injured in them, I think City Council should think carefully about bringing them back in the same form next summer. Consider a more permanent and…
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Letters: Don’t give up on recycling plastics yet
The Colorado Beverage Association is supporting efforts like the Every Bottle Back initiative, a groundbreaking partnership between top environmental organizations and industry leaders. Launched by the American Beverage Association in…
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Letters: What’s it take to jail someone in Durango?
Reckless endangerment, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, attempted hit and run, and uninsured vehicle – what does it take in this town to have to stay in jail? Why…
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Letter: Not so fast with all those vaccines
Currently, over 50% of children experience chronic disease. Have the interactions of this many vaccinations ever been tested together? Even the flu shot is questionable, especially for the young and…
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Letters: Quit wasting money on homeless camps
I have at least five kids working for me as well as holding a second job and they are 16 to 19 years old, breaking their backs to help their…
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Letters: Charly Minkler is someone you want
For fun, he and wife Katie entertain in their outdoor kitchen or head out on horseback to a great fishing spot. Everything Charly does, he does with integrity, so if…
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Letters: Give teachers money from bridge project
I have witnessed civic projects that were nothing more than legacy projects, proposed or completed, for politicians to leave behind as bragging rights. Too many of those projects were unnecessary.…
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Letters: RBG’s death is a good time to reflect
Her friendship with Antonin Scalia was inspiring. They couldn’t have been more apart ideologically, yet they were able to talk about facts and respect that the perspectives of each made…
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Letters: I like Marsha for county commission
I met Marsha during the time in the early 2000s that basic health care for seniors, families and kids was sorely lacking in our county. The provider out of Alamosa,…
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Letters: Why not teach classes on cellphones?
If we can send off rovers to film Mars, then why not keep the children in our world educated with their cellphones, at home, until this pandemic is gone? All…
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Letters: Minkler is not partisan – and that’s good
We know Charly to be an honest man who exhibits integrity. We do not believe Charly to be a partisan individual. We know him to be fair-minded and concerned for…
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Letters: Editorial on BLM shrine is ‘problematic’
BLM is a response to state-sanctioned violence and racism, conceived of as a way to connect Black people from all over the world who have a shared desire for justice…
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Letters: The old leftist hatreds are reawakening
If you are told directly that you worship to hate or harm specific groups, it becomes a part of your religion. That’s why the Muslim countries surrounding Israel will probably…
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Letters: Have you seen the out-of-state plates?
Surely, if it was obvious to me, a mere citizen, then the powers that be must have noticed the out-of-state plates and influx of visitors and, ergo, ramped up their…