Letters to the Editor

The characters of this year’s presidential candidates
Letters to the Editor

The characters of this year’s presidential candidates

September 11, 2024

The many policy issues in November’s presidential election pale in relevance compared to the stark difference in character between the presidential candidates. Donald Trump has a long reputation as an…

Jeff Hurd for Congress
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Jeff Hurd for Congress

September 10, 2024

As a native son, Jeff Hurd knows our Western Slope of Colorado. He raises his family in Grand Junction, where he is known as a genuine and hardworking leader. He…

Vote ‘yes’ on Initiative 310
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Vote ‘yes’ on Initiative 310

September 10, 2024

I am writing to encourage Colorado voters to vote yes on Initiative 310, open primaries/ranked choice voting. I live in Alaska, where this system was approved by voters in 2020…

Trump gets pass time and time again
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Trump gets pass time and time again

September 10, 2024

I never cease to be amazed at the pass that Donald Trump gets in the mainstream media despite the consistently outrageous things he says, but this one really takes the…

Listen to young visionaries about Next Steps
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Listen to young visionaries about Next Steps

September 10, 2024

That downtown Durango’s youngest business owners favor exploring the city’s Next Steps proposal for a more pedestrian friendly, walkable city is telling. This fits with the idea of urban design…

It’s still about Uncle Micky
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It’s still about Uncle Micky

September 10, 2024

According to Lindsey Graham, Don Trump is “Bat (dung) crazy.” But that was then, before the wholesale of souls who made a bargain with the devil that Trump’s fascism is…

Next Step is the wrong step
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Next Step is the wrong step

September 4, 2024

Next Step is a step in the wrong direction for our downtown. Surely, you all remember the city’s last great project idea, an unsightly overpass over the Animas River and…

Safety on the river trail? Anyone?
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Safety on the river trail? Anyone?

September 4, 2024

Just wondering when the city is going to decide there needs to be some monitoring on the river trail. For the umpteenth time this week (it’s only Wednesday), a helmetless…

A mom’s endorsement for Matt Salka
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A mom’s endorsement for Matt Salka

September 4, 2024

As a mother raising my children in La Plata County, I care deeply about the future of our community. I want my kids to grow up in a place where…

Trump ‘belittled and demeaned those who served’
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Trump ‘belittled and demeaned those who served’

September 4, 2024

As the daughter of a career Air Force officer, and the proud grandmother of an active duty airman, I will never understand how any current member of the military, any…

Reelect Tim Wheeler to another LPEA term
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Reelect Tim Wheeler to another LPEA term

September 4, 2024

La Plata Electric Association is in the beginning of a historic period that will shape the future of energy in our region. On April 1, 2026, LPEA will exit its…

2024 Alliance Summit is a must-attend event
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2024 Alliance Summit is a must-attend event

September 4, 2024

I would like to take a moment to emphasize the importance of attending the upcoming Alliance Summit focused on “People, Place, and Purpose.” As has traditionally been the case, this…

Vote ‘no’ on 9-R bond
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Vote ‘no’ on 9-R bond

September 3, 2024

Durango School District 9-R is asking taxpayers for another $150 million bond, even though we still haven’t paid off the $90 million from 2020. The school board seems comfortable spending…

Government needs to tighten its belt
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Government needs to tighten its belt

September 3, 2024

Working two to three jobs in the 1990s-into the 21st century, I secured home mortgages on the south side of East Third Avenue that couldn’t be done in 2024, by…

Saving our democracy and freedoms
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Saving our democracy and freedoms

September 3, 2024

The 2024 presidential election is just around the corner, and the survival of our democracy is on the ballot. The threat is not an external one such as a foreign…

Panel to be held about Medicare, Medicare Advantage
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Panel to be held about Medicare, Medicare Advantage

September 3, 2024

In addition to football season and election season, it soon will be open season for Medicare and we’ll be bombarded with ads for Medicare Advantage from private insurance companies. If…

Names we should know
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Names we should know

September 3, 2024

Hunter Lopez. Rylee McCullum. Humberto Sanchez. Kareem Nikoui. Nicole Gee. Taylor Hoover. These were kids serving their country in Afghanistan. On Aug. 26, 2021, parents and relatives of these kids…

Rhetoric and leadership
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Rhetoric and leadership

August 30, 2024

Great rhetoric and great leadership often go hand in hand. “ … and that a government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the…

Honor our democracy and police
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Honor our democracy and police

August 30, 2024

Jan. 6 will rival the Fourth of July for Trump supporters. Trump wants to honor the traitorous scum that tried to end our democracy. Do Republicans really believe that the…

Politics based on imaginary history
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Politics based on imaginary history

August 30, 2024

Some people support Donald Trump because they remember prices for gas and food were lower four years ago. They were. But so were wages. Then COVID-19 happened; the economy collapsed.…

Vote for Tim Wheeler for the LPEA board
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Vote for Tim Wheeler for the LPEA board

August 28, 2024

Tim Wheeler has lived in Durango for 30 years as a resident and business owner. During this time, he has been actively involved in community supporting endeavors, be this the…

From a childless dog lady
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From a childless dog lady

August 28, 2024

From a childless dog lady and proud of it! Although I am a little miffed that Sen. Vance didn’t call me out as “anti-family.” Does that mean I’m better than…

The times they are a-changing
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The times they are a-changing

August 28, 2024

In the late ’40s-early ’50s, a small boy could deliver newspapers a half mile from home with his little red wagon, alone and safe. Your home did not have to…

‘Respect and admiration’ for Animas Valley Institute
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‘Respect and admiration’ for Animas Valley Institute

August 28, 2024

I have nothing but respect and admiration for the Animas Valley Institute, the organization that guides people into the wilderness to discover their deeper selves. They were the group responsible…