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Letters: Porter-Norton gets need for renewables

Marsha Porter-Norton gets my vote for county commissioner. She is one of the few candidate who has attended presentations to learn about developing a local energy economy. Itâ€™s a very comp...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Japan, Germany, Italy and France pity us

America’s biggest threat today to both our health and our economy is COVID-19. The objective way to see how well we’ve responded is to compare ourselves to our peers – the wealthy, industria...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: We need Marsha Porter-Norton right now

I’m voting for Marsha Porter-Norton for La Plata County commissioner from District 2. I have been friends with her for over 20 years, and we worked together for five years. She is far and ab...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Porter-Norton helped me, will serve you

As a 24-year-old full-time student, I understand the stress of balancing school with the Durango shuffle of working two jobs just to get by. The lack of affordable housing in Durango can be ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Lauren Boebert is a Trumpian menace

In her recent letter to the If Diane supported Medicare for All in 2018, it wouldn’t be a lie for her to not support it now. Even if Lauren is right on the facts, calling Diane a liar was ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Vote president out – before it’s too late

Young voters, we are better than this. As the new voice of our democracy, we must make our cry heard louder than ever – not despite, but because the current leader of this country is unwilli...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

On this day: Cornwallis surrenders – sort of – at Yorktown

He was born on the last day of 1738, at home in Grosvenor Square, London, although his family’s estates were primarily in Kent. The oldest son of the fifth Baron Cornwallis, he entered a lif...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Mitsch Bush’s experience is decisive

After incumbent Scott Tipton’s primary loss, we now have two vastly different candidates for the 3rd Congressional District. Republican Lauren Boebert, a political novice, would represent us...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Porter-Norton turns words into actions

I see that Jack Turner is touting himself as one who listens to county constituents. That’s cool. I respect that. But the reason this unaffiliated voter has a Marsha Porter-Norton sign in my...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Must vote No on late-term abortion ban

I was pleased to see the Candice Carson Durango ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Be afraid of the big bad introduced wolf

As a fourth-generation farmer of Southwest Colorado, I am concerned about gray wolf introduction, Proposition 114. Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists and professionals have di...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Unaffiliated voter backs Porter-Norton

I am an unaffiliated voter supporting Marsha Porter-Norton for La Plata County commissioner. I have observed and worked with Marsha on numerous occasions and recognize her outstan...

DATE: Oct 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor