Editorials
Our view: What if the veep testified?
With historic events afoot, it’sa good time for a little what-if
Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Letters: We must do more for killed Marine
Jeff graduated from Durango High School and Ft. Lewis College and rose to flying an FA-18 Hornet for the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team the Blue Angels. Jeff was killed…
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Letters: To limit growth, restrict immigration
Sub-replacement fertility in the U.S. is nothing new. The birthrate among those native to the United States has been below replacement level since 1972. It is immigration and high immigrant…
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Letters: Gardner gets what makes Trump great
Puts America first Is a patriot who loves our county Puts conservative judges on the Supreme and Circuit courts Hits record American oil production Confronts China Makes middle class wages…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: What is this Putin character up to?
Dec. 19: Vladimir Putin made comments in support of the POTUS, accusing the House of being biased. He also predicted the outcome of the pending Senate trial. Why does Putin…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Don’t let small minority block a bag ban
Not requiring a single-use bag for every purchase is a change of mindset that has to take place before we can cut down our usage and a ban is the…
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Letters: Feeding homeless is like feeding bears
It has long been the policy of government and municipalities to subsidize the things they want more of and tax or not support things they want less of. Want more…
Editorials
Our view: The year ahead
From politics to bags to construction we expect 2020 to fill our opinion pages
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Scott Tipton puts economy at risk
Tipton is failing to lead on public land and wilderness protection, even though outdoor recreation is a huge economic boon to our state’s economy. His recent vote joins a long…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Why are we getting wood from Canada?
When I was unloading them at home, I noticed they were made in La Crete, Alberta. I looked La Crete up on Google Maps and saw that it is 1,900…
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Letters: Reach out when grieving loss of pets
With the capacity to love your pet as a member of the family comes the necessity to grieve when that beloved one dies. The death of a pet is, without…
Editorials
Our view: What a year we had in letters
You did not stint with your opinions and that is what makes this so fun
Letters to the Editor
Letters: The CORE Act has been misrepresented
The CORE Act resulted from years of dialogue among stakeholders, including landowners, ranchers, motorized recreationists, hunters, conservationists, local business leaders and others from the affected areas. All existing uses and…
Editorials
Our view: The perfect winter song in Southern Colorado
du1-i-syn The series began with the novelist Ann Patchett telling host Melissa Block about the winter when she was 6 and had moved with her recently divorced mother from California…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Homelessness is all about affordable housing
These characterizations couldn’t be further from the truth, and its conclusion that Marbut “deserves (an) opportunity to show his stuff” could result in real harm to those his agency was…
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Letters: I want these gun advertisements banned
I grew up hunting and have a rifle collection. No accomplished sportsman will shoot 33 deer, elk or bears at a time. The sole purpose of this gun is either…
Editorials
Our view: Our year in Opinion
From spanking the superintendent to watching that dog, it was quite a time
Editorials
Our view: President’s homelessness czar could surprise us
Trump’s pick to lead homeless agency deserves opportunity to show his stuff
Letters to the Editor
Letters: This holiday, give a livable world
It’s sad that teaching our kids about climate change is still considered “risky business, despite virtual unanimous agreement among the scientific community.” Yale climate opinion polls show 77% of Coloradans…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Who really hates the Constitution?
It is people like Fleming who want to do away with the Electoral College (which is in the Constitution). They want to do away with the Second Amendment (also part…
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Letters: Imagine impeachment with sports teams
This is before the game is played. Trump has five of his players in jail and or going, so he needs help from the referee. Rudolph Guilliani is the water…
Editorials
Our view: On student loan debt, it’s time to exhume Milton Friedman
Loan forgiveness sounds good but it’s no way to reform an education system
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Scott Tipton is putting our economy at risk
Tipton is failing to lead on public land and wilderness protection, even though outdoor recreation is a huge economic boon to our state’s economy. His recent vote joins a long…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: We can help environment in small ways, too
For that reason, it pains me to bear witness to the rampant consumerism and disposable mindset of our society today. It’s not so much any one issue, but rather our…
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Letters: Why not turn this into a homeless shelter?
Has anyone considered re-purposing the DeNier center as a homeless shelter? Amy MilofskyDurango
Editorials
Our view: Could we really reintroduce wolves?
That could be the sound of gray wolves coming to your mailbox in 2020
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Senators, support the child care act
Now, as an assistant director of the Durango Early Learning Center, I oversee child care wait lists that run more than two years. Therefore, I truly understand the importance of…
Letters to the Editor
Letters: We need to escape this methane cloud
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and is 84 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in the first 20 years after it is emitted. It’s responsible for 25% of the…