Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
One community, one emergency service
Durango Fire & Rescue Authority formed in 2002 by cooperative agreement between the city of Durango, Animas Fire Protection District and the Hermosa Cliffs Fire Protection District. Since then, it…
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Support alliance’s critical efforts for region
Most people living here benefit from the alliance’s efforts, but only a few of us support it financially. In a region with a population approaching a quarter of million people,…
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Driveway would damage public lands
The USFS purchased the land in 1992 after a years-long complicated and masterful effort by dedicated local residents, conservancy groups, Native American tribes, congressmen, county officials, outdoors enthusiasts and our…
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Don’t use climate change to justify reduction
How long do we have to go without the temperature measurements showing any increase before you stop beating the man-made global warming drum and realize the hockey stick is broken?…
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Nairobi may have sparked Obama’s interest
Could it be that the mall event is really more important to our government because Kenya, being the homeland of President Barack Obama’s father, warrants the president’s and the attorney…
Editorials
Oil shale
Shell’s leaving Colorado was no surprise to those familiar with history of the resource
Editorials
Coordinated radios
Sen. Ellen Roberts correct to push for basic communications efficiency
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City sending hostile message to neighbors
Based on the modern design and the request for a variance to the commercial height limit, it’s clear the hotel will be the dominant feature of south Main, Second and…
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Take a small step and vote ‘yes’ on bag law
It is seldom given to any of us to make a big difference. Fires, floods and mudslides can have a huge negative effect on our lives. Clean water, sewer systems…
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Evangelist’s video at Vallecito this weekend
Come join millions of people across America for an evening or two of encouragement and hope that is so vital for our lives today – a satellite video presentation by…
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Second Avenue rise will be Third Avenue fall
The residents now on East Third Avenue are treated like minorities without much say as to height restrictions on the East Second commercial blocks. Unlike poor minorities, we are regarded…
Editorials
Education disparity
Positive movement closes still-significant gap between whites, minorities
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Scott Tipton, Congress acting irresponsibly
When the government shuts down Oct. 1, they get paid, but the military gets IOUs, and the recovering economy is sure to tank. Doesn’t Tipton feel guilty about cashing his…
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Obama’s micromanagment is a failure
Well, by print time, the House had passed a bill to fully fund the government with the exception of Obamacare – the law that is unpopular with the vast majority…
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Oregonian encourages local grocery-bag fee
Bravo to your City Council that is thinking ahead for the future of your community. A grocery-bag fee is the right direction for saving money in the long run. And…
Editorials
Measuring threats
‘Richter scale’ for wildfire could promote better zoning, codes and insurance rates
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Check the facts about presidential orders
The change in Army regulations was issued in March 1993, while Clinton was president. It was not issued as an executive order but rather by the Army, pursuant to a…
Editorials
EPA regulations
Critics call it a ‘war on coal,’ but limiting power plant emissions is a welcome step
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Knowlton works without fanfare for county
It was hard to imagine flooding when we were in the middle of a hot, dry weather pattern, but Knowlton went ahead quickly and set into place a system of…
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Save Durango from massive development
Why is the Third Avenue Historical Board silent about this? Because it’s on the south side of College, who cares? But it sets a precedent for the next block of…
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The ‘right thing’ is to defeat the bag tax
Let’s all “do the right thing” and bag the tax on plastic and paper bags that the Durango City Council decided to impose on us. Vote against the bag tax…
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Oxbow will help everyone value resource
Late this summer, my wife and I took our three grandchildren on a float from Oxbow to the 33rd Street put-in. The experience was awesome, and we reveled in the…
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Roberts’ opposing gun control inexcusable
Ellen Roberts, our state senator from this area, seems to be doing nothing and rejects anything that involves any type of gun restriction, including background checks. This is inexcusable if…
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Garcia’s chef talent was heart of Francisco’s
First of all, my husband, Ted Garcia, was far more than a “culinary-trained chef” as recounted by his brother, Skip. He was, in fact, formally trained and educated at the…
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Hotel snubs carefully crafted guidelines
This five-story complex running the entire block along Second Avenue between Third and Fourth streets would dominate the landscape anywhere in Durango. Not only is it devastating to imagine two…
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Oxbow process, outcome offer great space
The topography creates a natural separation of the large preserve (35-plus acres), the park and beach area – where most activity will take place – and the parking zone along…
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Talk of armed uprising no laughing matter
It also makes me laugh when I hear someone reciting the Fox “scandal” talking-points of Benghazi, IRS and NSA. What is much less humorous to me is this talk of…