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Letter: Who cares if Lady Gaga sang the anthem her way?

Who cares? It is just one syllable, and I couldn’t hear it when I listened to it again. It may…

Letter: Shout out of thanks for vaccination clinic at fairgrounds

Despite being asked to wait in our vehicle about 15 minutes on arrival – and my dad was asked to…

Letter: Kudos to the vaccination clinic organizers, volunteers

Frank Klein Durango

Letter: Who is the real Lauren Boebert?

Frankly, I can’t agree with any of Boebert’s comments or actions. But I believe in second chances, so let’s give…

Letter: Fireplaces, wood stoves should be phased out to prevent pollution

The situation will worsen as the population in our area grows. This is unhealthy for our planet and unhealthy for…

Letter: Lady Gaga offered a dramatic, inspiring example

It seems to me that the lyrics of the national anthem celebrate our freedom as a united people. If so,…

Letter: Calling Boebert a “dropout” is petty denigration

Why was this information relevant to the story? While readers might be served by a thoughtful review of a candidate’s…

Letter: Purgatory needs stricter mask enforcement

We skied for three hours and found no signage or staff at the entry to lift lines that reminded folks…

Letter: Feminine qualities can help us achieve freedom from suffering

we as individuals must simply change that which no longer serves us. One must strengthen what is now exceptional vulnerability.…

Henry Olsen: Why unity is so difficult to achieve

Last week’s events have exacerbated and intensified our partisan divisions, but they did not cause them. For years, activists on…

Sen. Don Coram: State legislature gets underway … sort of

It sounded like any opening day. The audio was normal, but perhaps a little muffled; the visual was different. Members…

Letter: Setting the record straight on identity

I worked at Mercy Hospital as an ambulance driver and orderly for five years. I then spent the next 25…

Letter: Climate simulator game is free, informative

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s En-ROADS simulator pits such a fee against countless other proposals intended to address the climate problem…

Letter: Lady Gaga got the anthem wrong

V. L. NielsenDurango

Our View: FOCUS 2021: Why are Americans so polarized?

did Americans get so divided?

Helen Katich: Donate stimulus checks to neighbors

du1-i-syn Many of us lost our jobs; missed spending the holidays with our parents or children; spent too much time…

Letter: Reject authoritarianism to promote democracy

Former White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelley described Trump as a deeply flawed human being. In the 2016…

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Our View: Rep. Lauren Boebert needs to step up, serve constituents

Boebert should step into role

David Brooks: Trump ignites war within the church

This is the beginning of a Facebook post from Jan. 10 by conservative preacher Jeremiah Johnson. On Jan. 7, the…

Letter: Congress should pass Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act

The Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act, HR 6906 and SB 3790, introduced in Congress in 2020, would have covered all…

Writers on the Range: Walton foundation influencing Colorado water politics

du1-i-syn Run by the heirs of Walmart founder Sam Walton, the foundation donates $25 million a year to nonprofits concerned…

Our View: Today’s challenges in words from the past

Today’s challenges reflected in the past

Letter: Carbon fee, dividend offer a climate change solution

We need to focus on immediately implementing solutions for our changing climate. One solution is a carbon fee and dividend:…