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Letter: Melissa Youssef, Jessika Buell, and Olivier Bosmans

I support Melissa Youssef, Jessika Buell and Olivier Bosmans for City Council. They all have the intellect, skill sets, and life experiences necessary to lead our city government. ...

Our View: Jail inmate is grateful for vaccine

It’s not every day that the Opinion page editor receives a letter from a jail inmate. But it’s not unusual for incarcerated people to write journalists about their plights, hopin...

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Letter: ‘Dreamers’ are essential, need permanent protection

The pandemic has made clear that Coloradans rely on each other. This reality extends to our economic future and the work that Colorado’s immigrant community is doing to keep our state open a...

Letter: Massage chairs for deputies’ health?

So, no doubt, after consultation with medical professionals, the sheriff determined the best way to spend $20,000 toward overall employee wellness was to purchase three massage chairs (March...

Letter: Wendt, Buell, Youssef are the right trio

How’s this ol’ Durangatang/mountain athlete/yogi voting this April? • Wendt (Young, struggling to stay Here Now, open-minded but with a guarded edge toward the Californification ...

Letter: Democrats want to remove voter fraud safeguards

Democrats seem to be under the impression that minorities (although their focus is on Blacks) do not drive; don’t have jobs; do not rent apartments or own houses; don’t have bank accounts; n...

Letter: Drug sales, use at Rim Drive parking lot must stop

Since the beginning of the pandemic there has been an increasing number of school-aged kids that have started using Rim Drive parking areas to sell and use drugs and party. They ...

Letter: Purgatory is offering less for more money

After skiing 30-plus years at Purgatory, I believe they continue to charge more and offer less. The season pass “partner” locations have been cut to areas currently owned by the ...

Our View: Vote Youssef, Bosmans, Furtney for City Council

Voters in the Durango City Council election that ends at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, have time to drop their ballots in the drop boxes around town, but they should not put them in the mail betw...

Letter: Southwest Wildfire Impact Fund has the right idea

Timber Age Systems Inc., a local wood products manufacturing company, is writing in support of the Southwest Wildfire Impact Fund (SWIF). The projects proposed by SWIF will do mu...

Letter: Rockwood has been railroaded by D&SNGR

We have been coming to Durango for well over thirty years, owning property in the Tamarron area, and now in Rockwood Estates. We come here to enjoy all of what Durango has to off...