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Letter: Calls to Boebert’s office met with demands, hangups

I called Rep. Lauren Boebert after the Marjorie Taylor Greene vote, concerned Greene’s violence wasn’t checked by Boebert. A female staffer replied sharply, “That is not what thi...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Gail Collins: Do not, under any circumstances, Press 1

Lately, I’ve been having conversations with robocallers. I take this as a sign that the pandemic has gone on way too long. “My name is Eve with Discovery Health Care,” one call be...

DATE: Feb 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Should we rename Durango?

As I read the article about names of public streets and facilities James Morgan Durango Editor’s note: According to Wikipedia, the word “durango,” which is the name of a Mexican s...

DATE: Feb 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: School or no, the kids will be fine

Well, well, well, did Ms. Leitner’s letter hit the nail on the head (Feb. 13, “How to make the rest of this school year worthwhile? Skip it.”)! She was so right on! I have been sa...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: MidTown Renewal Area holds promise for redevelopment, housing

MidTown renewalInitiative poised to boost housing

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Michelle Goldberg: QAnon believers are obsessed with Hillary Clinton

A clear indication that Marjorie Taylor Greene was more than a dabbler in QAnon was her 2018 endorsement of “Frazzledrip,” one of the most grotesque tendrils of the movement’s mythology. You...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Laurie Meininger: League of Women Voters honors Black women suffragists

As we celebrate Black History Month, the League of Women Votes would like to bring special attention to the contributions of women of color in the suffragist movement and to the 100 years of...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letter: Snowmobiles are already highly regulated

The Feb. 10 article, on “Has time come to better regulate snowmobiles in the San Juan Mountains?” assumes snowmobiles are not currently better regulated. I strongly disagree. Ther...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Manna expansion not appropriate for neighborhood

Manna has been an asset in addressing food insecurity in our community, but many Durango residents do not support the plan Manna has proposed to expand its building in the middle of a reside...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Two health care proposals get our support

Coloradans have shown themselves to be solidly progressive on numerous fronts, nowhere more so than on the issue of abortion and reproductive rights. Last year, a ballot measure that would h...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials