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Our view: City Council lets BLM erect a shrine until the election. What comes next?

City Council lets BLM erect a shrine until the election. What comes next?

Letters: Motorcycle rally organizers don’t care

While issuing a permit to the motorcycle people is an “administrative” exercise, City Council must step in to deny it immediately (“ Allowing a street party is lunacy; I don’t care what the...

Letters: I’ll do my shopping online in the future

I have noticed businesses are violating the governor’s orders for everyone to wear masks. I will never shop at these businesses again. My friends and neighbors tell me they feel the same way...

David Brooks: President Trump and the politics of ‘mean world’

I’ve been thinking about the two families we’ve encountered over the past weeks. The Biden family is emotionally open, rendered vulnerable by tragedy and driven by a powerful desi...

Letters: If they want a memorial, buy property

As a born-and-raised resident of Durango, a veteran and a conservative voter, I keep trying to keep Durango City Council from ruining our way of life. Bowing to BLM ( Burn, Loot and Murder) ...

Letters: Joe Biden is a plagiarizing empty suit

Joe Biden plagiarized in his 1988 campaign and is doing it again. He’s always been a globalist, a strong supporter of NAFTA and the TPP. He created a friendly atmosphere for multi...

Letters: Charly Minkler is a voice for all residents

Integrity, honesty and work ethic. Those are four words I often use when describing Charly Minkler, your candidate for District 3 county commissioner. Charly has served on the La ...

Our view: The Nazi past still with us

The Third Reich only lasted 12 years – and we still don’t know the half of it

Letters: Your input aided city manager selection

I want to convey my deep gratitude to the many members of our community who participated in the search process for Durango’s new city manager. Although the process is not yet ov...

Letters: Unemployment – why not an app for that?

As of this writing, Congress is still negotiating about unemployment benefits. In an interview, Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford explained that the unemployment systems weren’t designed to figur...

Our view: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

At the beginning of 1967, Atlantic-label record producer Jerry Wexler had a brilliant idea: He would take Aretha Franklin, a 24-year-old vocalist who had languished commercially on the Colum...