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Letters to the Editor

Letters: Now more than ever, we must shop local

I am saddened by the closing of three of my favorite restaurants: Red Snapper; Pura Vida Cafe, in Vallecito; and…

May 28, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Let’s ease up on the mask judgments

If I choose to wear a yellow shirt today, it doesn’t impact you. Why do you care if I’m wearing…

May 27, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Roger Taney never knew what hit him

chief justice was in Lincoln’s way so Lincoln drove around him

May 27, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Council should leave the healthy alone

So where is the emergency? How long will this City Council mask-wearing order last? When will there be a public…

May 26, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Rules counter our constitutional rights

The Constitution guarantees all Americans the right to live as they choose. Whether it be running businesses or practicing the…

May 26, 2020

Guest Columns

Bret Stephens: ‘You won’t live to see your next birthday’

He insists, and she relents. “You will not live to see your next birthday,” she says. New Year’s Eve, 1944.…

May 25, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Wearing a mask is effective and patriotic

Normal speech releases around 200 viral particles/minute. Loud speaking or laughing emits around 1,000. Studies show this micro-spit floats around…

May 25, 2020

Editorials

Our view: You should be in pictures

A tableau vivant, from the Royal Collection Trust; reprinted by English Heritage, “Bored During Christmas? Try these four festive Victorian…

May 25, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Keep taxpayers in urban renewal loop

They are also vulnerable to corruption, especially if sweetheart deals are made with out-of-state bidders without any skin in the…

May 25, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Coloradans don’t want an abortion ban

The majority of Colorado voters consistently believe the government does not have the right to meddle in this issue. Coloradans…

May 24, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Problem at Oxbow will only get worse

This problem at Oxbow will not become a “distant memory,” as she says. It will get worse. There will not…

May 24, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: The Greatest Generation showed the way

They did not protest giving up their rights to travel afar because of gas rationing. Nor did they protest not…

May 23, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: The lockdown protesters are dangerous

These people, as well as their ideological cohorts without weapons, are dangerous to America on a numbers of levels. Obviously,…

May 23, 2020

Guest Columns

Andrew Romanoff: Prescription for the pandemic is Medicare for All

We’re voicing our support for health care providers and other heroes – the women and men working on the front…

May 23, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Start wrangling the volts

also right to move ahead withelectric vehicle readiness plan

May 23, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Mask-wearing shows unwarranted panic

The risk of death for anyone under the age of 60 and in good health is exceedingly low. Despite this,…

May 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Could we get a city or county attorney?

Of course, the city or county attorney would not be able to subpoena any personal information on these patients. But…

May 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Our constitutional rights are violated

Many people are facing debt, bankruptcy, loss of livelihood â€“ and for what? COVID-19 is no worse than seasonal flu.…

May 22, 2020

Guest Columns

Michael Fields: Is this the time for another Colorado comeback?

Unemployment claims are over 420,000, businesses have shuttered and a lot of Coloradans have seen their hours and/or pay cut.…

May 22, 2020

Guest Columns

Bruce Babbitt: Retire some ag lands to save the Colorado River

That’s what the science shows, and that’s what the region faces. Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas and San Diego have already…

May 22, 2020

Editorials

Our view: It’s all about masking now

Council took the right step this weekto help us reopen thoughtfully

May 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Stop the shaming about mask-wearing

This attitude will do more long-lasting damage to this community than any virus ever will. Durango is a great community,…

May 22, 2020

Guest Columns

Jerry Brady: They want us to open everything now? Really?

Those willing to take risks that seem reckless to others include Lauren Boebert, the always-armed owner of Shooter’s Grill in…

May 22, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Whereâ€™s county rule requiring masks?

This will relieve the burden on businesses and individuals. My question is, why it is not a county ordinance? Many…

May 21, 2020