Editorials
Our View: Public health
Archuleta County should think twice about withdrawing from district
Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Guest Columns
Turning child care into a new cold war
Republican opposition to quality day care, pre-K ignores families’ needs, nation’s best interests
Letters to the Editor
Vote Tim Wheeler for LPEA District 4
Tim Wheeler has been an excellent LPEA director. I wholeheartedly endorse him and hope that other District 4 members will vote for him also. Not only does he have the…
Letters to the Editor
We connected, relieving our loneliness
People need each other. We connect with a smile, a hug, a handshake. During the pandemic, we lost these connections to social distancing, masks and isolation. The loss may make…
Letters to the Editor
Durango missing benefits of hosting dog club events
The city of Cortez welcomed 98 dogs (yes, dogs) and their owners to Parque De Vida for an American Kennel Club-licensed agility trial June 4 to 6. What a treat…
Letters to the Editor
Vaccine sweepstakes are unjustifiable use of taxpayer dollars
How outrageously unjustifiable to use hard-earned taxpayer funds for five state sweepstakes of $1 million each for those who have been vaccinated. Is that really an incentive, especially with such…
Letters to the Editor
GOP promotes voter suppression
Regarding “Both political parties prone to suppression” (May 7) by Jack Turner: I’m sorry, Jack, not only are you wrong, but the example you cited to attempt to prove your…
Letters to the Editor
Coram values guns over human safety
State Sen. Don Coram (R-Montrose) has been involved in bills to reduce suicides in Colorado. While this is admirable, one has to question Coram’s true commitment to reducing suicides, since…
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Waters should withdraw from LPEA board election
I’ve ridden the Iron Horse with Ted Compton and he is an exceptional competitor. He’s not just an amazing athlete, he has a discipline and work ethic that makes him…
Letters to the Editor
Traffic cameras needed to stop red-light runners
We have lived in Durango for 27 years, and in the last couple of years, have noticed a huge increase in people running red lights. Almost every day, when we…
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BMX qualifier event brings together, uplifts Durangoans
Today I helped at the BMX state qualifying races. (Disclosure: my grandson is racer Jack Siggins.) I worked a table selling caps and cold beverages for Durango BMX. Happy Pappy’s…
Letters to the Editor
Why not test for COVID-19 antibodies?
I have one question regarding COVID-19 and the vaccine: Why aren’t we testing for antibodies? From what I understand, it is an easy test to administer. Between the vaccination rate…
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With help, Animas View pioneers resident ownership
As a member of the Animas View Mobile Home Park Co-op, I would like to take this opportunity to extend heartfelt thanks to Durango City Council for voting to loan…
Letters to the Editor
Mark Walser supports just, sustainable moves for LPEA members
I am thrilled to see Mark Walser, candidate for La Plata Electric Association District 2, stepping up to serve our community once again. Walser has been a friend for years,…
Editorials
Our View: Train troubles
In April, we wrote an editorial about the controversy involving the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and the residents of the Rockwood area north of Durango, from which the…
Guest Columns
The economy is spinning its wheels – and about to take off
Paul Krugman: reach him c/o The New York Times Editorial Department, 620 8th Ave., New York, NY 10018.du1-i-syn You’re driving to an appointment, but you’re running late, and you’re stuck…
Letters to the Editor
Animas High design is lacking in warmth, gathering spaces
I begin with an apology to readers for my negativity on this subject or hurt feelings this engenders. I usually try to be mostly positive in my thoughts. However, when…
Guest Columns
Support for Animas View Mobile Home Park supports our way of life
Benjamin Waddell I commend our City Council members for their recent decision to grant Animas View Mobile Home Park $500,000 to help stabilize rent for residents. This resolution reflects the…
Letters to the Editor
Vote Wheeler for LPEA for low rates
Thanks to La Plata Electric Association board and staff for pushing Tri-State to get us a rate reduction, and passing it on to all of us members in the bill…
Letters to the Editor
Humane society serves animal needs, also humans
After reading Kathryn Lee’s letter (May 19, “Thrift store charges too much”), I was reminded that we at La Plata County Humane Society have been so buried in fulfilling our…
Letters to the Editor
LPEA election one of most important ever
If you want affordable and dependable electricity, please vote for Bill Waters, John Purser, Veronica Medina and Kholer McInnis for La Plata Electric Association board. This is one of the…
Letters to the Editor
Coworker endorses Ted Compton for LPEA board
I’m voting for Ted Compton to represent District 3 (Durango) on the La Plata Electric Association board of directors. I’ve gotten to know Compton well after working with him for…
Letters to the Editor
Compton will guide LPEA to a cleaner, reliable future
As the world transitions to renewable sources of energy, it is important to keep pace with our local power generation. Efficiency and affordability are rewarded to those who plan ahead…
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Compton offers vision, passion to LPEA board
I am supporting Ted Compton because he is a visionary and a coalition-builder. When my late husband Ed first had the vision that Durango could be a mountain bike mecca,…
Letters to the Editor
Why the disparity among local cemeteries?
I am 100% fed up. For nearly 40 years now, we have been tending family graves at Red Mesa Cemetery. Even at a young age, I knew those who take…
Letters to the Editor
Join the fight to end Alzheimer’s
I just attended the 2021 Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Advocacy Forum. Held virtually this year, over 1,200 Alzheimer’s advocates from across the nation met with members of Congress to discuss priorities…
Letters to the Editor
Use your turn signal at roundabouts
Apparently with the advent of full electronics guiding one’s every movement, breath and heartbeat, the average driver has either become numb to basic courtesy, rude or just plain out of…
Letters to the Editor
U.S. Senate is a herd of sheep
Russian President Vladimir Putin has found himself a herd of sheep to distribute his poison. Sadly, it is some of our very own U.S. senators and the president. José B.…