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Letters: Don’t give up on recycling plastics yet

Many plastics are not being recycled well (Our view: “ The Colorado Beverage Association is supporting efforts like the Every Bottle Back initiative, a groundbreaking partnership between to...

Letters: What’s it take to jail someone in Durango?

As I read the charges against Megan Wilmot in the crash on Main Avenue, I was shocked to see her bond was $1,500 (“ Reckless endangerment, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, ...

Letter: Not so fast with all those vaccines

In response to “ Currently, over 50% of children experience chronic disease. Have the interactions of this many vaccinations ever been tested together? Even the flu shot is questionable, es...

Endorsements: We’re a YES on wolves

Ah-OOOOO! We’re a Yes on Proposition 114, the reintroduction of gray wolves

Letters: Keep Purple Cliffs homeless site open

With unexpected pleasure, I visited and toured the Purple Cliffs community recently. It is largely a self-governing community. It is kept reasonably clean. It is on public land usable for no...

Jennifer Senior: The Ginsburg-Scalia routine was not a farce

For the second time in five years, a sitting Supreme Court justice has died, and for the second time in five years, Sen. Mitch McConnell has befouled the process to replace that justice with...

Letters: Quit wasting money on homeless camps

OK, so let me get this right: $95,000 to build a homeless camp near the cemetery, $150,000 to manage it. Add in the almost-guaranteed 20% over budget and we will round off at $300,000 to hou...

Letters: Charly Minkler is someone you want

I am voting for Charly Minkler for La Plata County Commissioner. He knows our county from Ignacio to Bayfield to Durango, and in between. He’s a rancher and a businessman who knows the ups a...

Letters: Give teachers money from bridge project

I commend Beth Jones for reminding the city that there are more important things to invest in (Letters: “ I have witnessed civic projects that were nothing more than legacy projects, propo...

Letters: RBG’s death is a good time to reflect

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a moment for reflection. Women of my generation and subsequent generations have the rights we do in part due to her. Her friendship with Anton...

Bret Stephens: An open letter to Mitt Romney, about the Supreme Court

Dear Sen. Romney, It isn’t hard to guess what you’re hearing from most of your fellow Republicans as they try to persuade you to cast a vote for President Donald Trump’s Supreme C...

Our view: Dancing with fish

‘My Octopus Teacher’ does what few wildlife documentaries have or can