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Letter: Spend lodgers tax on housing, parking, transit

The recent Letter to the Editor of Jan. 4, “We’ve got enough tourists already,” hits the nail squarely on the head. Tourism and second-home owners may benefit segments of our eco...

DATE: Feb 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: City’s support of nonprofits helps them do the ‘heavy lifting’

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado appreciates the City of Durango’s support of the nonprofit sector (Jan. 26, “City of Durango awards more than $172,000 in Durango Relief F...

DATE: Feb 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Boebert should support Paris Climate Agreement

As a constituent of Rep. Lauren Boebert, I like to follow her work. Recently she introduced the Paris Agreement Constitutional Treaty Act. It prohibits any actions being taken or...

DATE: Feb 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Move Hillcrest Golf Course to make room for housing

In Durango’s history, there have been three key relocations of facilities that have proved invaluable to the city’s vitality: moving the airport from town to Oxford, moving Fort Lewis Colleg...

DATE: Feb 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Feb 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our View: Biden’s pause on federal land leases is prudent

Biden’s pause on leases is prudent

DATE: Feb 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letter: Windmills kill birds

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Program estimates that between 140,000 and 500,000 birds die each year due to windmill turbine collisions. It stands to reason t...

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Why did my liberal friends vote for Biden-Harris?

I have several liberal Democratic friends that don’t seem stupid by any means. They would have never voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris because they thought those two would be great leade...

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: We deserve better than Rep. Lauen Boebert

I am a Colorado native living in the 3rd Congressional District. I am an independent (unaffiliated) voter and have been for many decades. I believe in my country and believe she should stand...

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Gary Skiba: Wolf restoration should begin sooner, not later

In November, voters passed Proposition 114, directing Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to reintroduce gray wolves to Colorado no later than the end of 2023. The last known wild...

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Carbon fee, dividend could help offset declining fossil-fuel revenues

I share Rep. Lauren Boebert’s concern about the economic impacts of declining oil and gas jobs and tax revenue in Western Colorado. Market and regulatory pressures continue to mo...

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor