Letters to the Editor

Letters: Good riddance to your opinion page editor
Letters to the Editor

Letters: Good riddance to your opinion page editor

September 30, 2020

And the letters and editorials that screamed that Interim City Manager Amber Blake was not qualified despite serving 14 years in local government, strategically and ably managing the embezzlement and…

Letters: I hope undecideds will do some research
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Letters: I hope undecideds will do some research

September 30, 2020

I believe climate change is real and we need a good market-based solution to wean us off fossil fuels. I believe police are necessary but they should not be killing…

Letters: Blame Blacks, not caste, for their lives
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Letters: Blame Blacks, not caste, for their lives

September 30, 2020

The caste idea breaks down when you take Asians into account. Statistically, Asians make more money per capita than whites do and they commit less crimes. Most people feel that…

Letters: Gallagher repeal language is deceitful
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Letters: Gallagher repeal language is deceitful

September 29, 2020

That is deceitful. If it passes, I figure each home in Colorado will be taxed an additional $122 per $100,000 in value – a total of over $203 million. But…

Letters: Health insurance doesn’t work in free market
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Letters: Health insurance doesn’t work in free market

September 28, 2020

Quoting the paragraph Free Markets, she states: “Fewer overreaching regulations and more competition will deliver better outcomes. Healthcare should be personal and portable with transparent and competitive pricing!” At first…

Letters: We can all agree the president is a liar
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Letters: We can all agree the president is a liar

September 27, 2020

Whether you’re talking about tax cuts, immigration policy or the economy, one person’s accomplishment is another person’s catastrophe. The one thing that independents, liberals and conservatives might agree on is…

Letters: This could be a long winter for parents
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Letters: This could be a long winter for parents

September 27, 2020

While we were pleasantly surprised that both our tests came back on the fifth day after the samples were taken despite the warnings that it would likely take seven to…

Letters: Unhoused neighbors deserve a chance
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Letters: Unhoused neighbors deserve a chance

September 26, 2020

Moving to Durango in 1992, I met a different group of unhoused people – working families, people who moved here because they want to live in a community with people…

Letters: Three Democrats is not representative
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Letters: Three Democrats is not representative

September 25, 2020

According to a Pew survey, about two-thirds of independents say they are independent because both parties care more about special interests than average Americans. I’m an independent. I’m all-in for…

Letters: Republicans have no standards, morals
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Letters: Republicans have no standards, morals

September 25, 2020

You have been hijacked by President Trump, who shares none of your principles and does not care about you. This is not about politics, but leadership, values and what this…

Letters: This too would be better than that bridge
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Letters: This too would be better than that bridge

September 25, 2020

Now that people have been injured in them, I think City Council should think carefully about bringing them back in the same form next summer. Consider a more permanent and…

Letters: Don’t give up on recycling plastics yet
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Letters: Don’t give up on recycling plastics yet

September 24, 2020

The Colorado Beverage Association is supporting efforts like the Every Bottle Back initiative, a groundbreaking partnership between top environmental organizations and industry leaders. Launched by the American Beverage Association in…

Letters: What’s it take to jail someone in Durango?
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Letters: What’s it take to jail someone in Durango?

September 24, 2020

Reckless endangerment, misdemeanor assault, driving under the influence, attempted hit and run, and uninsured vehicle – what does it take in this town to have to stay in jail? Why…

Letter: Not so fast with all those vaccines
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Letter: Not so fast with all those vaccines

September 24, 2020

Currently, over 50% of children experience chronic disease. Have the interactions of this many vaccinations ever been tested together? Even the flu shot is questionable, especially for the young and…

Letters: Quit wasting money on homeless camps
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Letters: Quit wasting money on homeless camps

September 23, 2020

I have at least five kids working for me as well as holding a second job and they are 16 to 19 years old, breaking their backs to help their…

Letters: Charly Minkler is someone you want
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Letters: Charly Minkler is someone you want

September 23, 2020

For fun, he and wife Katie entertain in their outdoor kitchen or head out on horseback to a great fishing spot. Everything Charly does, he does with integrity, so if…

Letters: Give teachers money from bridge project
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Letters: Give teachers money from bridge project

September 23, 2020

I have witnessed civic projects that were nothing more than legacy projects, proposed or completed, for politicians to leave behind as bragging rights. Too many of those projects were unnecessary.…

Letters: RBG’s death is a good time to reflect
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Letters: RBG’s death is a good time to reflect

September 22, 2020

Her friendship with Antonin Scalia was inspiring. They couldn’t have been more apart ideologically, yet they were able to talk about facts and respect that the perspectives of each made…

Letters: I like Marsha for county commission
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Letters: I like Marsha for county commission

September 21, 2020

I met Marsha during the time in the early 2000s that basic health care for seniors, families and kids was sorely lacking in our county. The provider out of Alamosa,…

Letters: Why not teach classes on cellphones?
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Letters: Why not teach classes on cellphones?

September 21, 2020

If we can send off rovers to film Mars, then why not keep the children in our world educated with their cellphones, at home, until this pandemic is gone? All…

Letters: The old leftist hatreds are reawakening
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Letters: The old leftist hatreds are reawakening

September 18, 2020

If you are told directly that you worship to hate or harm specific groups, it becomes a part of your religion. That’s why the Muslim countries surrounding Israel will probably…

Letters: Have you seen the out-of-state plates?
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Letters: Have you seen the out-of-state plates?

September 18, 2020

Surely, if it was obvious to me, a mere citizen, then the powers that be must have noticed the out-of-state plates and influx of visitors and, ergo, ramped up their…

Letters: Minkler, pleasingly, has no party agenda
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Letters: Minkler, pleasingly, has no party agenda

September 18, 2020

His work on the Planning Commission, Homebuilders Association and being a graduate of Leadership La Plata make him the best person for the job. There is no doubt he has…

Letters: Vote for Trump, not just a personality
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Letters: Vote for Trump, not just a personality

September 17, 2020

Don’t cast your vote solely on a personality. Cast your vote on the solid platform of progressive programs and policies that were created by Trump and his Republican administration since…