Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Is D&SNG putting profits before people?
It has occurred to me that in this country, big business still has the financial resources to do whatever they want to make a profit. In a previous letter, I…
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Immigrants are essential to our care structure, economy
Immigrants have played a critical role throughout the pandemic in our community. Across the country, nearly 23 million immigrants have been putting their lives on the line in essential roles…
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Both parties prone to suppression
Thank you to classmates and friends, Herb Bowman and Gunnar Conrad, for their thoughtful replies to my guest column in The Durango Herald and The Denver Post. I asserted (with…
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COVID-19 teaches us interdependence
Interdependence is crucial for our health, economy and psychological well-being. Without services like roads, education or public health, our lives would be far more challenging. Our strong American values rooted…
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Vote Ted Compton for LPEA board
Ted Compton will get my vote for La Plata Electric Co-op board of directors District 3 (Durango) when my ballot arrives in mid-May. Compton has the technical education – dual…
Opinion
Sad for death of bear, cubs
It really breaks my heart that you all killed that bear and her babies. People intrude on their territory and where are they to go? It is wrong. I come…
Writers on the Range
Marcie Carter: No more gold mines
Marcie Carter As a citizen of the Nez Perce, or Nimíipuu, which means “The People,” I look at gold mining as a symbol of broken promises. In 1855, when my…
Letters to the Editor
Vote Tim Wheeler for LPEA board
I am glad Tim has opted for another term as he has done as excellent job representing his constituents. Tim helped draft LPEA’s Strategic Goals, which did not exist before…
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‘Where’s the beef’ on Valle Seco Land Exchange Project?
If I may, I’d like to quote Clara Pellar from her 1984 Wendy’s commercial, “Where’s the beef?!” The Valle Seco draft Environmental Statement is a comprehensive 126-page document that includes…
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Cyclists should use bike lanes
Sidewalks away from the river trail are not multiple use, and if you’re not a child in the direct control of a parent not endangering a pedestrian, a dog or…
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Letter: Boebert uninformed, miseld constituents on bone marrow bill
I am incredibly proud of the work this nonprofit does, including saving my life. For over three decades, in partnership with the federal government, NMDP has operated the nation’s registry…
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Letter: Support the $15 minimum wage
According to the Economic Policy Institute, “A majority (59%) of workers whose total family income is below the poverty line would receive a pay increase if the minimum wage were…
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Letter: Keep up COVID-19 safety protocols
This shows the disparity of people who have not received their vaccines. It is now more important than ever to keep wearing a mask and social distance until the United…
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Letter: Cruz’s response to Biden speech shows he slept through it
First, Cruz is one of the most want-to-be “Caucasian” Hispanics I have ever seen, and probably the worst liar to hold an elected office in the country – running a…
Editorials
Our View: Threat of authoritarianism is real
Orbán already has taken over Hungary’s judiciary and news media, refused immigrants from war-torn Syria, stoked anti-Semitism and hatred against LGBTQ people and stifled dissent of all kinds. This is…
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Letter: Keep COVID-19 statistics front and center
In viewing our statistics in relation to other areas, I can clearly see the effect that reduced vigilance has on those communities and no matter how tired of the masks…
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Letter: Republicans are primary practitioners of voter suppression
Yes, gerrymandering is employed by both parties, and there are laws in Colorado and elsewhere that make it hard for independents and third parties to compete in local and state…
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Letter: Environmental cleanup needed
Specifically, as the Oxbow River Park has become increasingly popular, we are seeing a familiar problem emerge: tagging and littering, from discarded masks to plastic water bottles, fast-food wrappers and…
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Letter: Democrats open to working with all comers
False comparisons aside, debate about how to make both voting and running for office easier should be taking place. The La Plata County Democratic Party knows that a large percentage…
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Letter: She’s heard the train a comin’ for nearly 98 years
Margaret TurnellDurango
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Letter: Supreme Court has corrupted vision of human life
That this is the case was conclusively revealed in the court’s recent 6-3 ruling, which ignored precedent in order to uphold the sentencing of a 31-year-old man to life in…
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Letter: ‘Beef. It’s what’s for dinner.’ Really.
So reads one of the many tweets our prolific “representative” Lauren Boebert has put out since she arrived in Washington, D.C. In fact, the Biden climate plan says nothing of…
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Editorials
Our View: Bill would hinder public’s right to know
Bill would hinder public’s right to know
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Letter: Commercial wood use helps reduce wildfire threat
The degree of consensus and the amount of resources in play are at their greatest here. Southwest Colorado hosts a small cluster of sawmills, wood products businesses and harvesting contractors.…
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Letter: It’s past time for “the Chief” to go
I’d recommend replacing “The Chief” with a giant Saltine cracker. Davitt M. ArmstrongOracle, Ariz.
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Letter: Support state, local bans on plastic bags
Plastic degrades into tiny particles that contaminate our food chain, water and soil, exposing humans to toxins absorbed by the plastic and a host of other compounds dangerous to our…