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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

Letter: Hunters, anglers support the CORE Act

Public land hunters and anglers know from experience that the best hunting and fishing goes hand-in-hand with healthy fish and game habitat. The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and E...

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

Our View: The time has come for gun violence prevention

On Feb. 16, the Colorado General Assembly is expected to reconvene for the remainder of its 2021 legislative session. Soon to be on the agenda are three gun violence prevention bills. ...

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

India Sylvester: We must acknowledge Black people’s specific contributions to society

As we begin our annual celebration of Black History Month in the United States, I – a Black woman working in corporate America – am both proud and disappointed. I am proud of the many accomp...

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Feb 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letter: We’ve got enough tourists already

Rachel Brown of Visit Durango is new here and it’s her job to market this town. I get it, I really do. But what she doesn’t seem to understand is that the small-town quality of l...

DATE: Feb 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Wish we’d seen more archived pictures of Snowdown

Thanks for the Davitt M. Armstrong Oracle, Ariz. ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Letters proposing ban on wood burning are comical

Your State your objections to wood burning, and have your voice heard. Will the authorities put this into action, while allowing a coal-belching, smoking train to operate. I’ll bet locals’...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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