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A little dab’ll help repel neighborhood bears
du1-i-syn Marianne Spencer Pearlman Durango
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Only real governance will deliver health care
Well, I may have an answer for that. The primary concern of a Senator is re-election, and re-election calls for a constituency. So what constituency is it that the Republicans…
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It’s time to have a talk about baseball
No! No! No! Those were the answers the Cleveland Indians gave to the Jacoby Ellsbury-led New York Yankees in the 12-0 score at their baseball game on Aug. 28. Sorry,…
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Open letter to Fox’s Brian Kilmead
du1-i-syn The other day Jimmy Kimmel made unfavorable comments about the Graham-Cassidy health bill on his program. In response, you said on your program that he is simply one of…
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Article on solar left out a few key facts
Those of us with residential solar bear the capital expense of installation of the system. In sunny months when the system generates excess power, LPEA buys it from us at…
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Easy instructions for Senator Gardner
Well, poor Cory. I guess he’s just a little overwhelmed, trying to find something – anything – that would make this more palatable to him and less damaging to our…
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Durango airport employees made the day
Check-in for my United Airlines flights went smoothly, and the TSA agents were efficient and professional. My fellow passengers and I boarded our flight to Denver and then points beyond.…
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Graham-Cassidy health care bill and TABOR
If funding is cut, Colorado will have to either eliminate access to Medicaid or figure out how to pay for it ourselves. The legislature already had to decide between closing…
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Commercial logging is not the answer
The truth is, Tipton’s voting record regarding environmental protections – and the healthy quality of forests, deserts, oceans, rivers, wildlife and the very air we breathe – has been abysmal…
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Do we know what Trump owes Russia?
What does Trump owe Russia? Vladimir Putin, the hacker who got his way with America, is ready to perform the “art of the deal” to lift American sanctions over the…
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Learn more about end-of-life issues
Medical advances made in recent years have enabled us to live longer than was ever before possible. These advances that have truly been a blessing for so many can also…
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Check your voter registration status now
This submission from Colorado was delayed because of court challenges, but eventually was made to the commission on Aug. 1. In the time between the request and submission, many Colorado…
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MakerLab embodies our best qualities
This special space embodies the qualities that make Durango such a wonderful place to live: shared resources, entrepreneurial and artistic spirit, and a boost to our local economy. Thanks to…
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Fertilizers not likely cause of algae bloom
Given the location of the abundant algae growth in the Animas River, the source of nutrients is more likely municipal wastewater rather than fertilizers applied mainly to grass pastures and…
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Sportsmen ask Gardner to protect arctic
Officially known as the Dalton Highway, it shadows the oil pipeline between Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay. The only permanent Arctic Refuge residents are nonhuman: Dall’s sheep, Arctic foxes, musk-oxen, willow…
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Loss of Elizabeth Testa is devastating
Elizabeth exemplified the best of humanity. She was always gentle, always kind, always supportive and always genuine. We always smiled when we saw her and worked together on the many…
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Salary for assistant seems exorbitant
After listing the job requirements, near the bottom of the paragraph it reads, “Salary $114-122,550 DOQ w/extensive benefits.” My first thought was wow, that is a lot of money for…
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Article on Boutique Air stunningly bad
The reporter’s statement on “accusations of price gouging” by Boutique Air – that “the airline has not raised prices to justify that claim” – was opinion, not reportage, a serious…
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Check out Diane Mitsch Bush for Congress
In this time of polarization, she has worked successfully across the aisle for Western Colorado, particularly on transportation and water issues. Mitsch Bush has done far more for Western Colorado…
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Celebrate the foundation of America
In 1955, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution petitioned the U.S. Congress to dedicate Sept. 17-23 of each year to the commemoration of Constitution Week. Congress…
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Bayfield wrong on Road Runner decision
It seems the town of Bayfield has withdrawn its financial support (a paltry $15,000 per year) from the Road Runner Transit System that serves more than 40 citizens, including many…
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Carbon fee is a viable climate solution
My heart goes out to the millions of people who have lost so much due to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the wildfires in the West, particularly in Montana. Unfortunately,…
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Veterans come together to honor 9-11
Southwest Conservation Corps, AmeriCorps and Volunteers of America partnered to serve and honor local veteran families, helping them to prepare for the winter by cutting, splitting and delivering firewood to…
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Tight times require difficult decisions
The La Plata County Clerk and Recorder is responsible for conducting elections, recording real property records, issuing marriage licenses and registering and titling motor vehicles. Our office is located at…
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Local GOP silent after Charlottesville
After begrudgingly admitting these groups were foul, Trump opined that there were “very fine people” who marched with them. He then equated protesters who fight terrorists with the terrorists themselves:…
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Column did not help heal public divide
Referring to working-class voters in old industrial towns decimated by job losses, the presidential hopeful said: “They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who…
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Grateful for improvements on Junction
Also a big thank you to the Durango Police Department and the staff at Miller Middle School for keeping the Miller parking mob under control. Cathy Wilson Durango
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Family thankful for Durango’s response
People offered us rooms to stay in and their cars to drive. People delivered snacks to the hospital waiting room at Mercy Regional hospital where my nephew was being treated,…
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Tell commissioners to reject new codes
The La Plata County Building Department will be submitting new building codes for adoption to the Board of County Commissioners this week. By their own accounting, the new codes –…
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Front Range growth is out of control
Meanwhile (thanks TABOR), our air quality, traffic and schools are all worsening, housing costs are horrific, water is scarce and unemployment is zilch. We do not need more jobs here…