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Proposed byway does not rate highly
Letters to the Editor

Proposed byway does not rate highly

April 27, 2015

The road began as a highway, then changed to gravel as we went around the north end of Navajo Lake. Once past the lake, the road conditions deteriorated to the…

Tweets helped observers follow trial
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Tweets helped observers follow trial

April 27, 2015

There were so many questions that needed to be answered, and it’s helped to be able to read the testimony, as being in the courtroom was an impossibility for so…

‘That’s what people in Durango do!’
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‘That’s what people in Durango do!’

April 26, 2015

We did have our one and only snow that was about 8 to 10 inches deep. Using all the skill and finesse that I have learned from driving in the…

Remembering genocide least we can do
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Remembering genocide least we can do

April 26, 2015

This was the first genocide of the 20th century, and the world did nothing. The second was the Jewish Holocaust during World War II. Hitler, who famously said, “Who remembers…

Property-valuation notices arriving soon
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Property-valuation notices arriving soon

April 25, 2015

Every two years, county assessors benchmark property values to a specific date. This year’s cycle measures value changes from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014. The value we put…

Western public lands are not for sale
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Western public lands are not for sale

April 25, 2015

Yes, there are problems with federal management – sometimes serious. Demands on our western natural resources are growing, and solutions are becoming more complex. However, reasonable solutions can come from…

Turn yield signs to stop signs
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Turn yield signs to stop signs

April 25, 2015

I live just a few blocks from the intersection of East Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street. This intersection has a yield sign for drivers traveling on East Seventh Avenue, and…

Keep co-op a local operation
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Keep co-op a local operation

April 25, 2015

I count myself among the more than 200 members who supported a petition aimed at voting in a new board, returning democracy and transparency to the co-op and maintaining local…

Beware of trade agreement in the works
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Beware of trade agreement in the works

April 25, 2015

But there’s something that’s been going on behind closed doors for years that has even more serious implications – that’s the well-kept secret of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Unless you’ve been…

Vote for those not beholden to bullies
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Vote for those not beholden to bullies

April 25, 2015

If the LPEA membership needed a wake-up call, this must surely be it. So, let us get out and vote down the extremists. Let us vote for the two candidates…

Weigh in on thrift store management
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Weigh in on thrift store management

April 25, 2015

So many volunteers and paid staff have given years of hard work and effort to provide not only money for the shelter and care for the animals, but also a…

Going off the grid, away from ‘greenies’
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Going off the grid, away from ‘greenies’

April 23, 2015

So, will the “greenies” be bringing in outside money and help to buy another LPEA election? In a previous election, I was called by a far-left acquaintance who insisted I…

Pay child care workers a decent wage
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Pay child care workers a decent wage

April 23, 2015

The sad truth is that the preschool teachers and aides entrusted to taking such good care of our youngest children, our grandchildren, our nieces and nephews, find themselves in an…

Dubit for District 2 seat on LPEA board
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Dubit for District 2 seat on LPEA board

April 23, 2015

The LPEA board is an important local institution and will benefit from Gregg’s knowledge and skills. Gregg is an experienced energy professional. As an energy auditor and the former 4CORE…

Pay equity is simple matter of fairness
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Pay equity is simple matter of fairness

April 22, 2015

Many dismiss the gender pay gap as a matter of choices women make. Yet, women who make the same educational and occupational choices as men still earn less, even when…

Each has a right to his own beliefs
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Each has a right to his own beliefs

April 22, 2015

It is just like the government wanting a percentage to spend on things I do not believe in. My 10 percent goes to those in need, such as the wounded…

Alinksy’s protegees run La Plata County
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Alinksy’s protegees run La Plata County

April 19, 2015

Taxes are going up, the Utes are going to build the new terminal because the casino brings in so much business. But we have no place to work or store…

Synapse triggered ‘redskin’ comments
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Synapse triggered ‘redskin’ comments

April 19, 2015

Take his recent comments on the House floor questioning why we should concern ourselves with public schools using racially denigrating mascots. A white, male homesteader of 100 years ago might…

Plan ahead for fracking rigs’ return
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Plan ahead for fracking rigs’ return

April 19, 2015

They’ve already spent millions drilling test wells in western La Plata County, and we know the Mancos Shale contains hydrocarbons. It’s simply the price that will determine the future of…

‘Humane’ goes for local thrift store, too
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‘Humane’ goes for local thrift store, too

April 19, 2015

The director transfers 50 animals to other shelters and euthanizes another 25 to contain the “problem.” Of the original 92 animals, only 17 are left. This person also decides that…

Police should learn de-escalation skills
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Police should learn de-escalation skills

April 18, 2015

I want to clarify that it was not my intention to dismiss the dangers in police work. My point is that greater care in police use of force and a…

Attend DNF annual meeting and vote
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Attend DNF annual meeting and vote

April 18, 2015

From 4-8 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Powerhouse Museum, DNF will host its annual meeting where these questions plus others may be addressed by the 11 candidates running to…

Seeking to serve LPEA with integrity
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Seeking to serve LPEA with integrity

April 18, 2015

I would like to see the board consider reasonable uses of new and emerging power supplies and technologies; see a separate code of ethics for the board of directors and…

Support LPOSC to preserve open space
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Support LPOSC to preserve open space

April 18, 2015

Through conservation easements, LPOSC works with private land owners and municipalities to permanently protect open space, wildlife habitat, wetlands, recreational parks, working family farms and ranches and historic/archaeological resources. Currently,…

Permitted parking is a bad joke
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Permitted parking is a bad joke

April 18, 2015

Shiny ones, lighted and with parts that move and make happy noises. They should be painted orange – blaze orange – to make them easy to find. Let the meter…

Residents should not face parking fee
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Residents should not face parking fee

April 18, 2015

Geez, let’s just gate off East Third and Fourth avenues if we’re that special. The parking problem is because our downtown does not have enough parking spaces to accommodate the…