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Michelle Goldberg: Trump’s occupation of American cities has begun

The month after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Yale historian Timothy Snyder published the best-selling book “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century.” It was part of...

DATE: Jul 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letters: Reconsider Animas High site at FLC

It is great the Animas High School is getting a grant to relocate its school to Fort Lewis College. The problem, though, is this location is used by hikers, bikers (the birthplace of future ...

DATE: Jul 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Gov. Jared Polis is a dictatorial moron

There are many things about this Wuhan Flu, otherwise known as COVID-19, that have confused me. From the beginning, there were hyper claims as to the danger of this novel virus but I saw lit...

DATE: Jul 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: It is always only about me, me and me

Local TV out of Albuquerque and Denver informed me that residents in both cities aren’t adult enough to abide by safety guidelines regarding fireworks. About a year back, drivers in Albuquer...

DATE: Jul 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: Remembering John Lewis, and the crossing

John Lewis lived to efface Edmund Pettus

DATE: Jul 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: We no longer need the Electoral College

Trent England’s op-ed column in the The argument has now changed to promote an urban versus rural issue. England writes the college’s purpose was to protect those of us who live in small st...

DATE: Jul 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: About those grants for electric vehicles

I’m the director of 4CORE, a Durango nonprofit organization that has worked with the Colorado Energy Office since 2014 on the adoption of electric vehicles and development of the EV charging...

DATE: Jul 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Porter-Norton for county commissioner

I support Marsha Porter-Norton for La Plata County commissioner (District 2) because she is forward-thinking and has the experience to lead during these times. She was recently ch...

DATE: Jul 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: FDR in ’44 – and the heck with Wallace

Eighty years ago this summer, Franklin D. Roosevelt was torn about breaking precedent and seeking a third term as president. He did not believe his successor, Democrat or Republican, would b...

DATE: Jul 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Don’t like ‘Chief’ sign? Don’t shop there

There was a time when moderation in Durango was commonplace. Durango’s diverse population spanned generations and most folks resolved their differences in private. In those days, ...

DATE: Jul 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Are you proud of causing a mother’s death?

Fire bans during July Fourth were certainly ironic. Just when people want to celebrate freedom by lighting off fireworks, the government tells us we can’t. But fire bans have two important f...

DATE: Jul 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Who’s afraid of out-of-state virus carriers?

It is with amusement that I continue to read letters fearing out-of-state visitors bringing the virus to Durango. And now there is talk about how to restrict or control the number of visitor...

DATE: Jul 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor