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Letters: On the 32nd Street bridge, let’s compromise

Is a footbridge at 32nd Street needed? Yes, I believe it is. I commute 3.5 miles to work via bicycle every day and cross 32nd Street at East Second Avenue during rush hour. It is ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: This is why I give time to Mercy

“This is truly a noble and much-needed institution and merits the generous support of our people ... the sisters are experienced and trained nurses and their new hospital will be a boon to S...

DATE: Feb 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: In place of the bridge, build a Nighthorse beach

Even if the 32nd Street bridge was made to look good in the currently proposed place, the solution is not a good one. We could save that money and use lights and a crosswalk hump ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Please caucus for climate and Romanoff

Saturday, March 7, registered Democrats across Colorado can caucus for the primary for the partyâ€™s Senate candidate. Bill McKibben of 350.org has identified this primary as the ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: In the Colorado Democratic primary for president, we choose common sense

In the Colorado Democratic primary for president, we choose common sense

DATE: Feb 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: More could be done to combat blight

Yes, Durango has blight – And it’s not limited to North Main! (“ Our once beautiful historic East Third Avenue and surrounding neighborhoods are deteriorating. While there are some lovely, ...

DATE: Feb 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Before bridge, fix dangerous 32nd Street

I have read a lot of letters to the editor regarding a new bridge on 32nd Stree. I feel that they missed something more important. Fix 32nd Street – it needs to be upgraded to get...

DATE: Feb 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Mercy stays at the top of quality ratings

One of the best indicators of a hospital’s safety and quality is the Medicare Quality Rating System. This system uses a simple five-star format to help consumers choose facilities with the h...

DATE: Feb 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

David Brooks: How Donald Trump will win again in November

As several people have noticed, this was the most politically successful week of the Trump presidency. First, President Donald Trump’s job approval numbers are rising. When the im...

DATE: Feb 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Our view: Murdering the guardians

Someone is killing the best friends our Monarchs ever had, but why?

DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Trump is a wise and awesome president

President Donald Trump pardoned a military court-convicted Navy Seal arguing Navy Seals are killers and that’s what America needs to keep us safe. And he’s right, yet another exam...

DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Our American democracy has expired

When considering President Trump’s impeachment trial, I find this Frederick Douglass quote remarkably relevant: “The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor