Opinion & Letters to the Editor
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So that’s what Helsinki was all about
A job interview! Denis Stratford Bayfield
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Albuquerque TV should put up or scram
From where she sits in Albuquerque, Donaldson feels it is incredibly unfair to have KOB-TV dedicate resources to deliver service and coverage only to have it cut off. Aren’t those…
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Dismayed to see social service funds cut
Visionaries like Chairman Birch of the Southern Ute Tribe, Peg Johnston, Donna Young and Eugene Naranjo collaborated to leverage funds set aside for American Indians to serve a broader population.…
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That’s just how rodeos are; vote Hamby
My hat is off to Charles Hamby for spending his hard-earned money supporting and advertising at our local rodeo. Every bucking chute is sponsored by an advertiser and the announcer…
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What’s in a name, anyway? Plenty!
She is not sweet. She does not speak for me. Frances T. Hecht Durango
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Please cover Fiesta Days next time
Editors need to remember that Durango was FIRST a Western ranching community. I know your clientele has changed, but some extended coverage with large pictures sure would have been nice…
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Keep Albuquerque, I want Colorado news
I would like to respond to Ms. Michelle Donaldson, vice president and general manager of KOB-TV. (“Southwest Colorado television viewers in for another year of New Mexico politics, crime,” Aug.…
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Rodeo’s misogyny, cruelty predictable
She shouldn’t be. Sexism is inherent in rodeo. Here’s a favorite quote from a Wyoming steer wrestler: “Women should not rodeo any more than men can have babies. Women were…
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Say ‘enough’ to Trump, vote Mitsch Bush
Well, he promised to bring back coal, build a wall paid for by Mexico, replace Obamacare and so on. How about the Korean peninsula? We are sleeping better because that…
Editorials
Democratic candidate for governor should change his mind on debate
Jared Polisdu1-i-syn Which is why we are as puzzled as every other media outlet in Colorado by Congressman Jared Polis’ decision to skip the Club 20 debates in Grand Junction…
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Come out for Mountain Studies Institute
I believe we had a very up-close and personal experience this summer with seeing what “Christmas future” could look like for us. In an attempt to try and feel less…
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One giant, coordinated primal whine
By this coordinated publicity campaign, the major media seeks to wrap itself in the protective cloak of the First Amendment to gain insulation from legitimate criticism of bias and erroneous…
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Rodeo plus misogyny, on top of cruelty
Horses are strapped behind the rib cage so they buck in pain. Calves are frightened babies roped as the “brave” adult human jumps from a moving horse! Larry McMurty in…
Editorials
Santa Rita could be an even better attraction, but we’re not there yet
Courtesy City of Durango <br><br>The city’s Santa Rita Water Reclamation Facility is taking shape next to U.S. Highway 550/160.du1-i-syn By relocating parking to the northern side of the park, parallel…
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Local candidates’ bad behavior annoys
The county treasurer’s race presents its own problem considering the messy campaign finance reports filed by the current treasurer and other issues that have plagued the office. Many voters didn’t…
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Railroad and climate change to blame
I’m not judging the railroad. Given their extensive fire discovery and suppression methods, I would have thought that trains could safely run that day. But the railroad, the local officials…
Editorials
Open and shut: Candidates commit to strengthening state’s open records act
du1-i-syn Reporters and others request records all the time, typically under a state freedom of information statute. In Colorado, that’s the Colorado Open Records Act, or CORA. Say, for example,…
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If baker makes it back to the Supreme Court, we have forebodings
Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store in Lakewood, Colo. The Supreme Court is setting aside a Colorado court ruling against a baker who wouldn’Äôt make…
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Attend Yucha rezoning hearing Tuesday
The commissioners will hear public comments on whether parcels totaling 15,546 acres on County Road 203 should be rezoned into a high density designation of multifamily residential from one-acre minimum…
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Thanks for standing with other papers
As a fellow D.C. media person at the time, I had the distinct honor and privilege of knowing personally both Katharine Graham and Ben Bradlee; respectively the owner and managing…
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Sheriff, others, thanks for fire effort
Part of Sheriff Sean Smith’s job description includes, among many other responsibilities, that he shall act as the county fire warden and “is responsible for the coordination of fire suppression…
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About Trump calling Omarosa a dog
Perhaps some of the canine species are smarter than some human species. It figures. Gifford Holt Durango
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This column was nothing but Marxism
All one has to do is actually look at socialist-run countries to see why progressivism, socialism and/or communism is a lie. It is an anathema to what this nation was…
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Tax increases are shortsighted solutions
Tax increases are shortsighted, inflexible solutions to complex planning problems. Why not increase the revenue streams instead? Additional revenue streams are more robust fixers and buffers for shortfalls, maintenance, infrastructure…
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Trump crows at dawn and GOP is quiet
Loathsome as Trump is, he is a sufficiently gifted demagogue and con artist to have gained the loyalty of most Republican voters. As a result, Republican politicians who denounce him…