Opinion/Letters To The Editor

‘Calling it an RV park a charade’

Roberts Resorts is attempting to put a high-density glamping resort in the Animas Valley. Its new application, uploaded on Aug. 3, depicts 140 cabins and 137 luxury motorhome RV sites, plus ...

DATE: Sep 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

DeNier Center ‘needs to be revisited’

Durango has a jail problem and a juvenile detention problem as well as a McMansion problem. Here’s how you fix the the myriad issues in juvenile justice that have plagued the now empty DeNie...

DATE: Sep 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Same ammunition law-abiding citizens use’

In Bill Roberts’ guest column on Sunday with the headline, “Tax the daylights out of some ammunition,” Roberts said, “most gun crimes involve only a few types of ammunition – and not the kin...

DATE: Sep 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

RV resort plan: ‘Fight this proposal’

Lyrics from “Big Yellow Taxi” by singer Joni Mitchell ring in my ears as I ponder the potential results of the planning application submitted to La Plata County by Roberts Resorts proposed f...

DATE: Sep 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Trump evolution of Democrats’ hate’

I don’t think any sentient person in the U.S. misunderstands that journalists are 95% liberals and the media reflects that fact. However, the linear growth of anti-conservative, anti-Republi...

DATE: Sep 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Do not be fooled’ by Moms for Liberty

Darcy Shoening, the chair of Moms for Liberty El Paso County, is scheduled to speak at the next meeting of La Plata County Republicans on Sept. 5 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars. MFL is an a...

DATE: Aug 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Three Springs, Durango Mesa Park ‘could elevate Durango’

The city of Durango and the Southern Ute Tribe are accelerating the buildout of Three Springs. Development projects that generate synergistic long-term benefits usually are expensive. Comple...

DATE: Aug 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Nero plays fiddle watching flames’

I was super fortunate on a very hot day recently to jump into the Animas at Bakers Bridge. Came out of the water and saw yet another McMansion on steroids going up on the bluff. Frankly, I’m...

DATE: Aug 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Core values: ‘Something has gone terribly wrong’

The city of Cortez’s Comprehensive Plan outlines directives for every government official to follow, clearly stating that all city government officials are to “be proactive in the prevention...

DATE: Aug 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Deeply saddened racist sign/statue still standing’

Dear people of the Southwest, I recently moved back to Durango after several years, and was deeply saddened and shocked to learn that the racist sign/statue by the Toh-Atin Gallery in the he...

DATE: Aug 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Industrial rezone: ‘Natural treasures over profit’

I urge the Cortez City Council to be more responsive to your community concerns and not change the zoning to industrial right next to the Carpenter Natural Area. Many people in this communit...

DATE: Aug 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Positive history of success’ at Carpenter Natural Area

Thirty-one years ago, my family and I led the initiative that resulted in Catharine Carpenter donating 80 acres to the city of Cortez for a natural area. From the beginning, our goals were t...

DATE: Aug 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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