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Letters: Why is there still a shortage of N95 masks?

Am I missing something here? The majority of people who are exposed to COVID-19 experience mild symptoms or no symptoms whatsoever. Yet all of those people are being asked to make significan...

DATE: Aug 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Richard Grossman: Looking for rain? Try reducing population growth

It is windy, hot and dry, dry, dry here. According to www.drought.gov, Durango is in an extreme drought. What’s going on? Do we need to start doing rain dances? Past droughts have...

DATE: Aug 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our view: Taxes yes and no may be on ballot

Questions on fees, taxes heading for ballot

DATE: Aug 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our view: Bite the audit bullet

City Council should spend our money to fix mistakes that go back decades

DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: What if Blacks had a sign about whites?

Beware of arguments that open with “There was a time when ...” as someone seeks to “discuss” racial and cultural sensitivity. There was a time when lynchings of Americans with dar...

DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: This virus info not mainstream nonsense

I would like to know how Mr. Riethmiller came up with his value of “about 220 deaths per day since February” due to COVID-19 (“ According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data,...

DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: 9-R could save park with a conservancy

Here’s an idea! What if Durango School District 9-R put Buckley Park into conservancy? It could then do a GoFundMe or other type of money drive and ask locals to fund t...

DATE: Jul 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Clyde Church: County considers land use code for adoption

For almost three years, the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners and county staff have been working to develop and adopt a new land-use code that makes the development process more ...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letters: Natives should vote on the ‘Chief’ sign

I want to express my support to save the “Chief.” He has been a landmark in Durango for over 50 years. I recommend taking a vote from the Native American people who are purportedl...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: Why are we still in Afghanistan?

U.S. may have more pressing matters than its longest war, but not forever

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Support businesses that enforce masks

Why support businesses, like some big box stores and those locally owned, that donâ€™t enforce mask-wearing and social distancing? Whose customer dollar is more important to them?...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor