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Letters: President Trump leads a pandemic cult

There are two pandemics underway in this country. We have the rapid spread of COVID-19, but 50 million Americans are also caught up in a personality cult. Some think of it as part...

DATE: Oct 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Mitsch Bush has the right experience

Iâ€™m writing to express my support for Diane Mitsch Bush for Congress. As a lifelong Western Slope resident and proud gun owner, I am voting for Diane because she has the experience and she...

DATE: Oct 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Congressional race not a beauty contest

Diane Mitsch Bush has served three times as a state representative and Routt County commissioner. She is an experienced legislator, well educated on issues that affect rural Colorado. This i...

DATE: Oct 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Beware these violent, fascist Marxists

BLM and antifa are Marxist, violent, fascist groups who want to destroy and take over this country. A leader of BLM recently said if their demands aren’t met, they will burn this country to ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Militias are goading peaceful protesters

Imagine if the white racist militias were Black. It’s OK for white guys to stroll down streets with their rifles goading peaceful protesters and then shoot protesters. And our president call...

DATE: Oct 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: You can stop killing babies in Colorado

As you decide on Proposition 115: Prohibit Abortions After 22 Weeks, consider that ultrasounds show unborn babies at 5 months of pregnancy sucking their thumbs, yawning, stretching and makin...

DATE: Oct 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: This is horrifying. Please, please vote

I have a son, Lucas, who works at Walmart full-time and has special needs, as well as my special-needs nephew who also works at a grocery store, in Denver. These wonderful, brave, kind young...

DATE: Oct 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Facts are facts – and these are not

Tom Givón states there was “peace and harmony” with Jews, Christians and Muslims from 800-1492 A.D. under Muslim rulers in Spain (“ Shelly Perlmutter Durango ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Yogurt shop’s behavior is unprofessional

While the incident downtown at a rally Oct. 2 is not desirable, it isn’t surprising given the polarity today and bad behavior often exhibited by those who should know better. I really have t...

DATE: Oct 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Don’t blame teacher for student behavior

My daughter was one of the Miller students who organized the climate rally downtown Oct. 2. She and several of her friends are passionate about this issue and spent days organizing the event...

DATE: Oct 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Endorsements: In race for La Plata County Commission District 3, one candidate stands out

In race for La Plata County Commission District 3, one candidate stands out

DATE: Oct 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: River is two big mattresses per second

Have you looked at the Animas River recently? According to the measurement of volume, it’s low, around 168 cubic feet per second. That’s the same size as two big mattresses flowing down the ...

DATE: Oct 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor