Letters to the Editor

Letters: We need Marsha Porter-Norton right now
Letters to the Editor

Letters: We need Marsha Porter-Norton right now

October 20, 2020

One of her priorities is using her leadership skills to help young families, workers and seniors on fixed incomes get more affordable housing. She also wants to grow good jobs,…

Letters: Lauren Boebert is a Trumpian menace
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Lauren Boebert is a Trumpian menace

October 19, 2020

If Diane supported Medicare for All in 2018, it wouldn’t be a lie for her to not support it now. Even if Lauren is right on the facts, calling Diane…

Letters: Be afraid of the big bad introduced wolf
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Be afraid of the big bad introduced wolf

October 19, 2020

Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists and professionals have discouraged wolf introduction four times since 1982, most recently in 2016. They are simply being ignored. As our economy digs out of…

Letters: Unaffiliated voter backs Porter-Norton
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Unaffiliated voter backs Porter-Norton

October 18, 2020

I have observed and worked with Marsha on numerous occasions and recognize her outstanding qualities of patience, understanding and perseverance. I find her evenhanded and nonpartisan. She will do a…

Letters: Boebert’s a phony, vote for Mitsch Bush
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Boebert’s a phony, vote for Mitsch Bush

October 18, 2020

Her opponent, Lauren Boebert, is not what Southwest Colorado needs. She campaigns as a law-and-order candidate but has been arrested and summonsed in the last 10 years, for harassment, disorderly…

Letters: Vote for Marsha will make a difference
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Vote for Marsha will make a difference

October 17, 2020

This year, I’m excited to be able to vote for Marsha Porter-Norton for county commissioner, someone I know and trust. Marsha cares deeply about the people in La Plata County…

Letters: McLachlan best choice for state House
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Letters: McLachlan best choice for state House

October 17, 2020

She is still fondly remembered as a popular and top-echelon high school teacher in Durango. If you consider the experience and track records of both candidates, you will understand why…

Letters: President should respect our military
Letters to the Editor

Letters: President should respect our military

October 17, 2020

In 2015, Trump mocked John McCain, who had been a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, by saying, “He’s not a war hero. I like people who weren’t captured.” I…

Letters: Who do these councilors think they are?
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Who do these councilors think they are?

October 16, 2020

They have deemed to have all their meetings via Zoom, regardless of the ability of the voters to attend or give input. They have ruled, in order to do this,…