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Letters: Thanks to Strater for its generosity now

City Councilor Barbara Noseworthy, working with Durango’s Compañeros, asked for help getting food and other supplies for people who had lost their jobs due to the pandemic and had no resourc...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Let us work out on tracks, 9-R, wouldya?

Durango 9-R school district has recently decided to close down all of their tracks and athletic facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to “prevent the spread” of the virus....

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Donald Trump is no Abraham Lincoln

Socialists have to remind us of their importance and expertise to justify their power. A socialist exclaims: “We have it totally under control ... It’s going to be just fine.” Or: “Every one...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Melissa Youssef: Well that was quite a year as Durango’s mayor

What extraordinary times these are! On April 21, my term as mayor comes to an end. In a reflection of how life in Durango has changed, I’ll pass the gavel virtually. As tradition would have ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letters: The time has come to sacrifice beards

With medical experts discussing the low-tech features of masks to avoid taking in and transmitting the coronavirus via the “atomization” process of sneezing and coughing, I began to wonder i...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Criticism of LPEA board is in bad faith

I commend the LPEA board of directors for their quick action to support the community. The delay of a rate increase and the allocation of community support funds were possible because they h...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Don’t let this area reopen without tests

I see governors getting in line to open states completely and sooner rather than later. As of April 10, La Plata County and Archuleta County had performed less than 200 tests with...

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Now’s the time to rescue our restaurants

In the first 22 days of March, the restaurant industry in the US lost $25 billion in sales and over three million jobs. Roughly 30,000 restaurants have already closed for good acr...

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: I am very disappointed with our Walmart

I had to make a trip to the Durango Walmart. Only about one out of 20 customers were wearing face masks, but most were amiably physical-distancing. But while one customer walked down an aisl...

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Letter writer misunderstands LPEA

Regarding Kayla Patterson’s letter about LPEA, “ She compares farm co-ops to LPEA. Farm co-ops are venerable businesses but bear little resemblance to LPEA, which provides essential electri...

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor