Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
The citizens are letting the county down
The citizens of La Plata County are if anything under-taxed with regard to property taxes, and I, for one, would gladly pay more to provide for educating our children, libraries,…
Editorials
It’s us, bear: Brilliant new book shows toll on grizzlies
New book elegantly examines the challenges of living with grizzlies
Letters to the Editor
We cannot just let wilderness run wild
The value of Wilderness goes beyond recreation. Of great importance is wildlife habitat, watersheds and the preservation of pristine ecosystems for future scientific reference. However, man must enter on trails…
Editorials
It’s a start: 9-R board tackles lunch debt
Durango 9-R school board takes up lunch debt and partial meals
Letters to the Editor
We have got to stop scaring our children
Somebody probably thought she might have an AK-47 stuck in her little pocket. What should American society do about gun violence? Talking points are all over the social and political…
Editorials
Little dent: If LA can’t solve homelessness, can we?
Los Angeles is spending big on homelessness with not much to show
Letters to the Editor
On climate change, we can do all this
The Brookings Institute just issued a report, summarizing, “The transition to the clean energy economy will primarily involve 320 unique occupations spread across three major industrial sectors: clean energy production,…
Editorials
Lawmaker down: Legislator quits with recall underway
Recall effort in Greeley comes to a halt with legislator’s abrupt resignation
Letters to the Editor
Approval voting seeks your approval
The candidate with the broadest appeal wins. Approval voting discourages negative campaigning and political extremism. Under the current system, popular candidates sometimes lose when a minor candidate draws some votes…
Letters to the Editor
La Plata County never ceases its trickery
When it keeps failing at the ballot box, they’ll get even with the tax payer – the assessor will just raise the property values. This year’s values have skyrocketed in…
Letters to the Editor
Durangoans, all your wokeness is a sham
If Karma were really taken seriously, if you wholeheartedly practiced what you blatantly claim to believe, I suspect there would be much more love, respect and kindness toward others and…
Letters to the Editor
Join our lobby to fight climate change
I’m pleased to inform you the scholarships have been awarded. I was privileged to be on the committee interviewing applicants and awarding them. I’ll be honored to have these students…
Editorials
‘They turned us into politics’
Students push back about politics at Highlands Ranch shooting vigil
Editorials
One step forward
Democrats put their majorities to work in the last session of the Legislature
Letters to the Editor
Shouldn’t that unruly dog be on a leash?
Of course, Durango is a dog town, so many people are bringing their furry friends along for hikes, runs and even bike rides. While I can’t complain about this in…
Editorials
Not one blanket: Denver sees huge support for homeless bans
Denver voters overwhelmingly say no thank you to lifting city homeless bans
Letters to the Editor
Don’t suppress independent candidates
The Unity Party, the Approval Voting Party, the Libertarian Party, Best Democracy, and Unite Colorado (which represents independent candidates) oppose Section 19 of House Bill 1278. If this bill becomes…
Editorials
Freed school lunch: Mother of slain worker sets examples
Mother of slain cafeteria supervisor wipes out Minnesota student meal debt
Letters to the Editor
This planet is getting mighty crowded
I am one of many who have chosen to stand up for obtaining climate change legislation, the urgency of which was greatly reinforced by this trip. It was made clearer…
Letters to the Editor
Thanks for Greg Ryder: I love you, man
Greg’s voice, a voice that evoked not only reverence for a simpler way of life and a respect for the beauties of hills and valleys and, above all, these deep…
Editorials
Spy birds: A vulture gets snared in Yemen’s civil war
A rare vulture left Bulgaria – and ended up arrested in Yemen
Letters to the Editor
Why is it taking so long for fire report?
It is my understanding that the investigation has been done for some time and the report is completed. What I don’t understand is why it is taking so long for…
Letters to the Editor
City guilty of neglecting Three Springs
For example, consider the Three Springs district of Durango and the Grandview entrance to Durango: There is no transit service to the area. It was suspended a year ago. The…
Letters to the Editor
What beautiful hearts you have, Durango
We – his brother, Noel, and I – witnessed his childhood evolve into the life he lived in Durango, but you have been with him his whole adult life. He…
Letters to the Editor
Zebra mussels threaten Lake Nighthorse
This species is invasive and can destroy every living thing in a lake. When the lake is dead, they rot and die and smell. The lake becomes unusable. Even in…