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Letters: Late-term abortion ban compassionate

Colorado is one of just a few states where abortion is legal up until the moment of birth, and nearly 300 of these late abortions happen here every year. Proposition 115 isn’t a ban on all a...

DATE: Oct 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Boebertâ€™s just good at getting publicity

I have worked with every 3rd Congressional District representative over the past 30 years. The best representatives work with others to write and pass legislation that will aide their consti...

DATE: Oct 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Who do these councilors think they are?

The Ignacio Town Council has gone over the moon. Councilors targeted Farmers Fresh for not complying with a mandate. They met behind closed doors with their attorney to plot against constitu...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Why would you mail back your ballot?

Since Colorado employed mail-in voting several years ago, I have never trusted the U.S. Postal Service with my completed ballot. I always deposit it myself at the county clerkâ€™s office. I ...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Cover your nose with your face mask!

I have some information for those half-maskers who refuse to cover their noses with their masks, choosing instead to wear them as chin straps. If that’s the way you’re going to wear a mask, ...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Skirting Electoral College a liberal plot

Proposition 113 is an ill-conceived scheme by the liberal left to skirt the Electoral College and advantage Democratic candidates for president. It would assign all of Colorado’s Electoral v...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: News media in the tank for Democrats

It’s curious why the important topic of media partisanship hasn’t been discussed in the Mike Sigman Durango ...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Everyone should be backing Trump now

In response to the letter “ Franklyn Beebe Durango ...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: We need to bring wolves to Colorado

I look forward to hearing a wolf howl in the Weminuche! Not only do we need to restore this missing creature that has been respected and honored by humankind for eons, but we need to correct...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Are bad signs causing these accidents?

There have been several reports recently of cars going over a cliff on U.S. Highway 550 north where the analysis of cause says that neither booze nor drugs were involved. Cellphones aren’t m...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Why would you take away my vote?

The National Popular Vote Compact does not eliminate the Electoral College. It just changes how the votes are tabulated. It requires that all nine of Coloradoâ€™s electoral votes be given to...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Lauren Boebert is a joke

If you aren’t familiar with our candidates for Congress, Diane Mitsch Bush is dedicated, whip-smart and has tons of experience as a county commissioner, state representative and state senato...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.