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Our view: Bill Clinton’s less-than-excellent adventure

Democrats lost the thread on race a long time ago – at a Confederate mecca

DATE: Sep 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Health insurance doesn’t work in free market

Lauren Boebert does not understand the challenge of free market health care. On her campaign website, the Republican candidate for U.S. Congress lays out her policy positions in her Contract...

DATE: Sep 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Marsha Porter-Norton is a strong problem-solver

We are blessed to live in such a beautiful and energetic part of Colorado and I have been blessed to live here for over 40 years. I am proud of the history of La Plata County and its ability...

DATE: Sep 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

On this day: an accidental discovery

In the late-summer heat of 1881, in the Scottish village of Darvel, not far from Loudon Hill, where William Wallace defeated the English in the Wars of Scottish Independence, a boy was born ...

DATE: Sep 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: We can all agree the president is a liar

In response to Hugh Hewitt’s column in the print Whether you’re talking about tax cuts, immigration policy or the economy, one person’s accomplishment is another person’s catastrophe. The ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: This could be a long winter for parents

Recently, our infant daughter had a fever. In the time of COVID-19, a baby’s fever is no longer “just” a baby’s fever. A child with a fever these days requires two options, per the CDC guide...

DATE: Sep 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Unhoused neighbors deserve a chance

At 22, I moved to New York City, encountering an unhoused population of over 30,000. I learned to feel safe there. Moving to Durango in 1992, I met a different group of unhoused p...

DATE: Sep 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Kathleen Curry: For Colorado, Biden must shun the Green New Deal

Former Vice President Joe Biden has a strong chance of becoming our next U.S. president. Many people who, like me, are disaffected by Donald Trump’s leadership style and ego are eager for an...

DATE: Sep 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letters: Three Democrats is not representative

La Plata County has two independent candidates on the ballot for commissioner, Jack Turner and Charly Minkler. We now have a three-person Democratic Party commission, representing a voter po...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Endorsements: A Yes to continue 9-R’s mill levy yields a bargain in educational spending

A Yes to continue 9-R’s mill levy yields a bargain in educational spending

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Republicans have no standards, morals

This is to all the Republicans out there: What happened to you? You used to be the conservative party of values and principles. Remember? You have been hijacked by President Trump...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: This too would be better than that bridge

I have been reading about the bump-outs on Main Avenue all summer. It’s wonderful to have people outside enjoying the offerings of Durango’s eateries. I’m also pleased it is helping to boost...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor