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Opinion/Letters To The Editor

‘Respect and admiration’ for Animas Valley Institute

I have nothing but respect and admiration for the Animas Valley Institute, the organization that guides people into the wilderness to discover their deeper selves. They were the group respon...

DATE: Aug 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Durango’s land acknowledgment requires facing ‘problem and its root causes’

The person disparaging Durango’s land acknowledgment because it “focuses on the distant past and the despair and hurt that have occurred” comically misses the entire point of such acknowledg...

DATE: Aug 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

City Council ignoring constituents on Durango’s Central Business District

As part of a $400,000 effort to “test” the viability of the city’s plan to redo Historic Downtown Durango into an outdoor dining mall, the city has installed fake sidewalks, taking up 15 par...

DATE: Aug 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Ellen Angeles for state school board

It should come as no surprise that the Republicans who voted Rep. Lauren Boebert into office would turn to another fringe candidate to represent Durango, Cortez and the rest of CD3 on the st...

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘Voter’s choice in District 3 is canceled out by Durango Dems’

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Whip-smart Wheeler deserves another term

In what many view as a difficult election season, one vote is easy. I gladly filled in the circle to reelect Tim Wheeler as District 4’s board member overseeing the La Plata County Electric ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Preserve what you value

I moved to Durango 29 years ago to live with the man I had just married (the love of my life) and to begin a job in cardiology (that proved immensely rewarding) at Mercy Hospital. But I came...

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Trump mocks Christian values

“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” While the author of this often-quoted phrase has been debated (but was probably James Waterman Wise), Do...

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘Say no to Next Step’

In discussions with residents of La Plata County as well as business and property owners on Main Avenue, very few are in favor of what three of our five city councilors are pushing. In fact,...

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

President must be someone we can trust

One of the most important aspects of the duties of the president of the United States is to communicate to the residents of our country about the problems and challenges facing the country a...

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

It’s time to ‘Heal the Divide’

I am writing in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign for the presidency of the United States. I am 68 years old, and have never volunteered to support any other presidential candidate...

DATE: Aug 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘We are loving Chicago Basin to death’

After many summers of going into Chicago Basin as a trail ambassador, I’ve come to the conclusion that something must be done to lessen the impact of all the backpack users. The train lets o...

DATE: Aug 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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