Letters to the Editor

Letters: Are bad signs causing these accidents?
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Are bad signs causing these accidents?

October 16, 2020

In my opinion, the cause was the signs warning the driver of upcoming big rock problems – FALLING ROCK – as in you should be looking up at that cliff…

Letters: Why would you take away my vote?
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Letters: Why would you take away my vote?

October 16, 2020

How does this uphold my right to vote? Please allow your Colorado vote to matter. Vote No on Proposition 113. Alexander BallEagle

Letters: Lauren Boebert is a joke
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Letters: Lauren Boebert is a joke

October 16, 2020

Lauren Boebert is a joke. She has zero experience, knows nothing about how government works, has no platform or plan other than guns and freedom. The choice is that stark.…

Letters: Thanks, local BLM leaders, for the light
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Letters: Thanks, local BLM leaders, for the light

October 16, 2020

They have invited us to consider how our experiences in the world would likely be different if our skin were black or brown and helped us become better educated on…

Letters: Our local Dems must be getting nervous
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Letters: Our local Dems must be getting nervous

October 16, 2020

Marsha Porter-Norton was supposed to be a slam-dunk for county commissioner. The selection process for the Democrat nominee was a sham. She’s been in the party queue for years. But…

Letters: Article on student ‘incident’ irresponsible
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Letters: Article on student ‘incident’ irresponsible

October 15, 2020

Their rally did not “end” or “culminate” at Top That, nor did it “turn nasty.” Several parents and teachers were there to support them, and the alleged “incident” happened so…

Letters: No proper medical treatment in Durango
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Letters: No proper medical treatment in Durango

October 15, 2020

From what I read, Durango is a fairly safe place regarding COVID-19. Good! But what about all the other illnesses people have? How do we get treatment? We have great…

Letters: Porter-Norton listens, gets things done
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Letters: Porter-Norton listens, gets things done

October 15, 2020

Marsha is brilliant at helping people with diverse perspectives work together to find solutions. This takes patience and is critically important. She not only listens, but gets things done. Pattie…

Letters: We must vote No, again, on abortion ban
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Letters: We must vote No, again, on abortion ban

October 15, 2020

The backers of Colorado Proposition 115 have already admitted they are using this ban as a foot in the door to ban abortion outright in our state. The stakes are…

Letters: Porter-Norton is a holistic candidate
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Letters: Porter-Norton is a holistic candidate

October 15, 2020

I also learned that while she was living in Denver, she was originally from Southwest Colorado and planning to return to her roots. Since then, we have been neighbors, friends…

Letters: Science shows Colorado needs wolves
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Letters: Science shows Colorado needs wolves

October 15, 2020

Marj questions what restoring a natural balance looks like. Research provides that answer. Wolves are coursing predators that move and moderate elk populations, enabling restoration of ecological processes, such as…

Letters: We’ll need leaders like Porter-Norton
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Letters: We’ll need leaders like Porter-Norton

October 14, 2020

My support is based on a friendship of over 20 years where I have witnessed her inspired leadership with extraordinary vision based on a well-grounded ethos in Southwest Colorado. Marsha…

Letters: Boebert’s just a gun-toting beauty queen
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Letters: Boebert’s just a gun-toting beauty queen

October 14, 2020

My Republican friends in La Plata county seriously want me to vote for this candidate. I don’t think so. Diane Mitsch Bush has the knowledge and the experience to represent…

Letters: Matt Salka is thick-skinned, practical
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Letters: Matt Salka is thick-skinned, practical

October 14, 2020

I attended the majority of town meetings in Bayfield while Matt Salka was mayor here. He has all the qualifications I have mentioned plus more. Matt is running on the…