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Letters: Durango council is afraid to let us vote

They know we can’t be trusted to vote correctly as far as an unnecessary plastic bag ban is concerned. If…

March 31, 2020

Letters: On virus, Trump can’t rise above truth

In executive meetings, when discussions turned to “spinning” the facts in favor of special or personal interests, our mantra was…

March 30, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Ravishing music for shut-ins

Bonny Light Horseman, “Bonny Light Horseman” (album cover)du1-i-syn There are artists today in the same muddle, having brought out great…

March 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: I am the man to lead in times of crises

I appreciate the wonderful folks I’ve met on this trip. Your presence, your questions and your suggestions have helped me…

March 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Will America again rise to the occasion?

Exceptionalism: We have overreacted and can escape the fate of Italy because we’re Americans and things like that don’t happen…

March 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Elect board for greener, cheaper energy

The board has kept its promise to carefully study options – including determining the cost of exiting our current disastrous…

March 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Let’s vote Cory Gardner out in November

Whether or not I’m right in assuming that Gardner was once a traditional Republican, he chose to abandon these core…

March 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Do our homework and then let’s all vote

In our national elections, are we to support candidates whose priories align with powerful entities and the status quo or…

March 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: On high gas prices, you must be patient

Mr. Black, I feel your pain and wonderment. However, as a former resident of Southern California, I know a few…

March 29, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Businesses could help us to help them

One thing businesses can do to help us help them would be to offer e-gift cards. Doing so might help…

March 29, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Give bridge millions to city employees

The city of Durango has over 700 employees who make up a large workforce and may loose their incomes and…

March 29, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Grocery workers should wear masks

Now that we have our first case of the coronavirus, I think this is very important. Dieter PaulDurango

March 28, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: State should end Durango price-gouging

Yet here in Durango, prices have maintained at the $2.30 level for a long time. Why arenâ€™t our prices dropping?…

March 28, 2020

David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt: How Trump is making the coronavirus worse now

Knudsen told the executives that U.S. military officials surveying the Nazis’ bombing of England had concluded that the country with…

March 28, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Take heart, we’re getting ready for this virus

Our community should be reassured that both agencies worked hard and on very short notice to set up the testing.…

March 27, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: We specialize in frozen, to-go entrees

I own Mountain Meals, which specializes in frozen entrees and has been operating since 2019. We would like to open…

March 27, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Clean has won, fossil fuels are doomed

To say that “Climate nonsense is dreamed up by profs” is to say that they’ve willingly committed career suicide for…

March 27, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Could restaurants make frozen meals?

After taking advantage of senior hours at Albertsons and seeing a lot of empty space in the freezer aisles, and…

March 27, 2020

Guest Columns

Barbara McLachlan: Area businesses adjust to try to survive pandemic

Gov. Jared Polis has ordered all dine-in establishments closed as we practice strict social distancing to prevent the spread of…

March 27, 2020

Guest Columns

Clyde Church: We are committed to continuing our county work

At La Plata County, we are working in lockstep with our partners at San Juan Basin Public Health, the agency…

March 27, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Landis, Unger and Fults are my choices

Our neighbors have stepped up to care for each other, providing soup, supplies and emotional comfort. Great community! Meanwhile, we…

March 27, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Hickenlooper’s green, bipartisan and real

According to 538.com, Gardner has voted with Trump 90% of the time. His voting record includes exposing waterways to invasive…

March 27, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Why aren’t police putting a stop to this?

Last I heard, it is illegal in Colorado to sell magazines with a capacity of over 15. Police frequently visit…

March 26, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: This virus validates all of Trump’s agenda

What is Durango and its Durangutans doing? They are being selfish, self-centered pigs, hoarding goods and foods that will take…

March 26, 2020