Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Support clean air, water, land and Lachelt
They have been doing exactly that, including right here in La Plata County, in order to limit and reduce regulations that protect our natural world (think clean air, water, forests,…
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It’s time to turn our backs on divisiveness
First, using a recall to remove an elected official to get your way on an issue ends up killing democracy. When the other side starts doing the same, elected officials…
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Finney: Interviews could help with gun screenings
In the U.S. Navy many years ago, I was skilled enough to qualify “Expert” with an M-1 rifle and a .45 pistol. I learned marksmanship and weapons safety in the…
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Translating Representative Tipton’s votes
Translation: He is needlessly burdening our children with trillions of dollars of debt. He voted to strip the BLM of the ability to regulate methane emissions from wells on BLM…
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Brennan: Lachelt should respond to petition claims
First, widely divergent statistics have been used to describe her attendance record in commissioner business meetings, both by her supporters as well as her critics. What is her true attendance…
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AR-15 buy-back, ban a start at gun safety
To kill geese or ducks, shotguns are only permitted to have three shells in the chamber and magazine combined. To shoot deer or elk, hunting rifles are only permitted to…
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Morgenstern: Local caucuses and the treasurer’s race
Our current treasurer, Allison Aichele, won a highly-contested election due to her greater qualifications and experience. Tim Walsworth, the other candidate for treasurer, is the director of the Business Improvement…
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School gun violence can happen here
We need to have better laws, need to pass and enforce laws, on background checks. We need to get semi-automatic firearms with detachable magazines and pistol grips with flash suppressors…
Editorials
FLC president: ISO collaborator, unifier with ability to tap into region’s assets, opportunities
du1-i-syn Outdoor classrooms draw on our region’s extraordinary natural and cultural assets. Area small businesses welcome interns, with particularly imaginative businesses making it possible to innovate in technological and outdoor…
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Gender focus misses the point of recall
I am a strong, successful business woman and I support Dave Peters in his efforts to recall Gwen Lachelt. To say this recall is based on sexism is a typical…
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Decline to sign petition, participate instead
Americans for Prosperity has a new office here and admits that they are taking “an active role to influence La Plata County’s land-use code [and] to reach out to residents…
Editorials
Colorado women: “We can do it!” 125 years leading the way on women’s suffrage, equal rights
du1-i-syn Colorado women have accomplished a lot, including, in 1893 with the support of its men, becoming the first state in the Union to empower women with the right to…
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Edwards: LPEA can lead on renewables with cities and states
This is a huge win for the people of Durango. By now we know traditional dirty energy sources threaten our health, natural resources and way of life here in Colorado.…
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Letter to Superintendent Dan Snowberger
In the near 20 years since Columbine, we all should have learned by now that a solution is not coming from Washington. Our reality is very clear. If the deaths…
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Charges against Lachelt are not valid
Neither of those charges are valid. Lachelt has attended over ninety percent of the meetings during her tenure and most of her absences were due to out of town travel…
Editorials
Durango Film: Independent film festival celebrates its 13th year with local, international flair
du1-i-syn Most of us have experienced the transformative power of film. Starting tonight, Durango’s cinematic travelers have a chance at full immersion in almost 100 films not previously shown in…
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Broad: Photo of homeless person heartless
It’s not his fault. it’s the court system. He has been trying to come home and they won’t let him. He is being threatened by several people now and they…
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Hold NRA accountable for gun violence
There’s a special corner of hell where Wayne La Pierre and the NRA’s biggest funders will be called upon to explain to the thousands of innocents senselessly gunned down why…
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Magical thinking about our gun woes
Are just a few of the magical things That Tipton, Gardner and Republican “kings” Think will bring an end to mass shootings. Eilene Lyon Durango
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Elected officials have failed to protect us
My mind roars, “It’s not just your job; it’s the job of our government! It’s the job of the men and women we elect and entrust to represent our interests…
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Why are Gardner and Tipton not outraged?
Another brutal killing of students and faculty, and yet you remain silent about the need for sensible gun legislation such as a ban on assault weapons and mandatory background checks…
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Time to vote Cory and Scott out of office
Rep. Scott Tipton received $3,500 in the 2016 election. Both have voted for the weakening of gun laws. President Trump repealed a bill requiring a check before mentally ill individuals…
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Sen. Cory Gardner is owned by the NRA
“I am heartbroken for the students & family of those involved in this horrible tragedy & I’m praying for our first responders as they act swiftly to contain the situation.”…
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Gardner’s snit is now hurting Republicans
Even though Sessions has indicated that he will not go out of his way to enforce marijuana laws, laws which are still on the books until the Congress says otherwise,…
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Reject the recall petition, on principle
In the case at hand, our democratically-elected county commissioner, Gwen Lachelt, has neither broken the law nor violated an ethical code, as cited in many other articles, editorials and letters…
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Recall proponents not based in reality
I did not originally have much of an opinion either way on Gwen. After a few discussions with members of this group, I realized her staunchest opponents are in denial…