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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...

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...

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...

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...

Our view: How free are we now?

This pandemic could soon test the value of safety versus civil liberty

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Plague Journal: A Fifth Great Awakening?

Can we use this time of isolation to become more mindful? Yes, indeed

Letters: Thanks for seeing Albanians’ generosity

We would like to thank you for the very nice editorial in Wednesday’s paper regarding Albania and the help they have sent Italy during this pandemic (“ Our daughter joined the Peace Corps i...

Letters: Durango should let us into Nighthorse

I live right on the New Mexico and Colorado state line, so my family and I do all of our recreational activities in Durango. On the Durangogov.org website, I see residents are enc...

Letters: Trust Unger and science for LPEA board

Trust science. Vote for Guinn Unger for the LPEA board. Many believe that renewable energy is available only if the sun is shining or the wind is blowing. Wrong, both solar and wi...

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Letters: Mike Smedley’s no model citizen himself

I reside in New Mexico and own property in Colorado. I take great offense to Mike Smedley’s insults and bullying comments which he targeted toward New Mexicans as “Clueless, clods, yellow-be...