Letters to the Editor

Letter: Rhyming with ancient Rome is unsettling
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Letter: Rhyming with ancient Rome is unsettling

February 11, 2021

Many of Aurelius’ writings, including this one, informed Christianity and made their way into the Christian orthodoxy. Nearly 2,000 years later, our founding fathers captured that sentiment with the motto…

Letter: Democratic Party needs to engage its own voters
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Letter: Democratic Party needs to engage its own voters

February 10, 2021

Yet, all I receive from Democratic politicians are the same boilerplate fundraising pitches. Nothing to inform me. Nothing to engage my passions. Nothing to provide me with good talking points…

Letter: Spend lodgers tax on housing, parking, transit
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Letter: Spend lodgers tax on housing, parking, transit

February 8, 2021

Tourism and second-home owners may benefit segments of our economy, but they also have significant negative impacts and increase costs, including driving home prices up, increasing traffic and parking congestion,…

Letter: Boebert should support Paris Climate Agreement
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Letter: Boebert should support Paris Climate Agreement

February 7, 2021

Recently she introduced the Paris Agreement Constitutional Treaty Act. It prohibits any actions being taken or money spent to carry out the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement before Senate…

Letter: Move Hillcrest Golf Course to make room for housing
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Letter: Move Hillcrest Golf Course to make room for housing

February 7, 2021

Housing affordability is now one of our biggest challenges. Attainable housing requires low-priced land and low-priced infrastructure. The challenge is that there are very few places that meets those requirements.…

Letter: Windmills kill birds
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Letter: Windmills kill birds

February 5, 2021

It stands to reason then that if thousands of windmills are spread across the United States, many birds will become extinct. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that windmill turbines…

Letter: We deserve better than Rep. Lauen Boebert
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Letter: We deserve better than Rep. Lauen Boebert

February 5, 2021

Some people find the actions of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her radical far-left “squad” to be disturbing. And some find the actions of Marjorie Taylor Greene and the radical far-right “gang”…

Letter: Hunters, anglers support the CORE Act
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Letter: Hunters, anglers support the CORE Act

February 5, 2021

The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act would help ensure the future of our hunting and fishing heritage and the prosperity of our outdoor recreation economy by protecting vital…

Letter: We’ve got enough tourists already
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Letter: We’ve got enough tourists already

February 4, 2021

But what she doesn’t seem to understand is that the small-town quality of life here in Durango is under siege as tourist numbers grow every year. And with those tourists…

Letter: Letters proposing ban on wood burning are comical
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Letter: Letters proposing ban on wood burning are comical

February 3, 2021

State your objections to wood burning, and have your voice heard. Will the authorities put this into action, while allowing a coal-belching, smoking train to operate. I’ll bet locals’ comfort…

Letter: 30X30 plan protects needed symbiosis in nature
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Letter: 30X30 plan protects needed symbiosis in nature

February 1, 2021

Not everyone realizes we are in a constant state of symbiosis with the world around us. While these relationships are beneficial for us. they can be damaging to our surroundings…

Letter: Republicans aid and abet Trump the criminal
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Letter: Republicans aid and abet Trump the criminal

January 30, 2021

Certainly violations of the emoluments clause, graft, violations of the Hatch Act, inciting insurrection, election interference, soliciting foreign involvement in his election (from Russia and Ukraine), obstruction of justice and…

Letter: Another ‘vote’ for phasing out wood burning
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Letter: Another ‘vote’ for phasing out wood burning

January 29, 2021

Wood smoke contains toxic chemicals similar to cigarette smoke as well as tiny PM2.5 particles that, when breathed in, can transfer to the bloodstream and deposit thousands of these particles…

Letter: Republican officials must speak truth
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Letter: Republican officials must speak truth

January 29, 2021

Republican elected officials must begin to speak truth to their constituents, rather than take the mercenary and shallow way forward and merely say they are representing their voter’s views. When…

Letter: Our nation faces a psychological crisis
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Letter: Our nation faces a psychological crisis

January 28, 2021

Therefore, is our scientifically highly advanced country in a crisis when half a million U.S. deaths make up 25% of the world’s fatalities, despite having only 5% of the world’s…

Letter: Constitution is the law of the land
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Letter: Constitution is the law of the land

January 28, 2021

Are we going to stand up for our freedom? Are we going to stand up for our country and our Constitution? Are we going to stand in our power –…

Letter: Biden should treat all leaders with respect
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Letter: Biden should treat all leaders with respect

January 27, 2021

According to Amnesty International, 400,000 Iraqi civilians, in the third-largest oil-rich nation, unnecessarily died during the reign of George W. Bush, and most recently 400,000 American civilians unnecessarily died under…