Recently, I did research on the actual treaty. In no way did the treaty affect the rights of any American or their guns within the United States. It merely directed…
Maybe you could just reprint the story as to not bother your reporters with the job of actually reporting the important news: www.nationalreview.com/corner/371043/colorado-health-exchange-director-indicted-fraud-theft-jillian-kay-melchior. Wendy Cox Bayfield
Baseless? The settlements say otherwise. LPEA has a single purpose: Get smart meters installed, fast, before they’re stopped! Same for Atmos Energy! Harms was selective in his references, ignoring credible…
Gale has written numerous letters in the past criticizing the president for his views and actions – however, none of the past submissions has gone so far as to compare…
Our country, however, is no longer that “Beacon on the Hill.” Somewhere along the line, our principles, honor and morals became eroded. It also seems to me that honesty, integrity,…
We all failed in our requests and the expansion went forward with the excuse of keeping Frontier Airlines in Durango. They went belly up. They fired/laid-off employees and we still…
Thanks to Roger for being only a phone call away when we needed his expert help while we tried to do our jobs in the medical community. Vickie Johnson, Jan…
Most alarming is how the FLC administration is ignoring the will of the faculty. According to a recent survey, the majority of faculty (56 percent overall, or 90 percent of…
In addition to the Pine River Valley Library we have Durango Public Library, Durango Arts Center Library, Ignacio Community Library, Ruby M. Sisson Library in Pagosa Springs. At Fort Lewis…
First, it should be said that Atlas Shrugged is the second-most influential book in the United States behind the Bible in a survey conducted by the Library of Congress. It…
For myself, it follows without a shadow of a doubt if the provost and the president cannot be depended on to provide open communication in which the good of the…
I am not familiar with U.S. Supreme Court rulings on this subject, but I do not oppose paying sales tax on Internet purchases as long as they are at the…
Male teenagers and young adults are very impressionable. There are many factors: violent TV shows and movies; video games of war; absence of a male father figure. If you fall…
This was my first year as the co-organizer of a new event. Now I understand the amount of time, effort and coordination it takes. The Zumba booty-shaking contest on Jan.…
Udall had no right to coerce the agency to change its reported numbers simply to give him cover for his often-repeated false prouncement: “If you have an insurance policy you…
While we would very much like to continue, we do not wish to duplicate efforts, and funding for health-care dollars is very limited. Until then, we are using our remaining…
The AWP is a collaborative group committed to cooperating across political boundaries to protect and improve the quality of water resources to benefit the Animas River and communities, now and…
A major reason for change is a commissioner currently can be elected but lose in the district they are supposed to represent, which has happened in the past. It makes…
Contrast this with the in-depth coverage (at least three articles) of Dick Cheney’s daughter when she had a spat with her gay sister and the Republican party. I’m not sure…
I am a landlord, and on Jan. 22, I had the sheriff issue a tenant/roommate a “notice to quit” by the end of the month. The tenant, in retaliation the…
Since the legalization of marijuana use, we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of pets accidentally consuming “edibles,” or marijuana-laced food products (such as cookies) that were shown…
Marilyn Brown, secretary of League of Women Voters of La Plata County Durango
The Government By The People Act matches small-dollar donations (less than $150) with public funds 6 to 1, so that a $25 contribution turns into $175, or $100 into $700,…
When Hitler spoke, the Reichstag stood and cheered him. Tuesday night, it was the replay of Hitler (Obama) with the senators and House members clapping and cheering for the president’s…
Do you not realize that your neighbors and co-workers and people you conduct business with are using pot all the time and have been forever – even when it was…
As one of those targeted, the cartoon fails to grasp our true objective: My colleagues and I do not encourage a ban on cellphones or any other wireless devices. We…
