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Float to work: Celebrating the Animas, commuting alternatives and our boating culture
Individuals who reside outside of Durango, whether as close in as New Mexico or further afield in Texas, have expressed a little envy, counting this new event among the number…
Letters to the Editor
Your reader poll link is difficult to find
If you had a easy to see link, more folks would participate! Sandy Burke Durango Editor’s note: The Reader Poll is located in the center of the home page; scroll…
Letters to the Editor
Rewriting history is a form of censorship
Do these fools think they can somehow change our history by toppling a few bronze replicas of Civil War soldiers? They justify their actions by wrapping themselves in the banner…
Letters to the Editor
Do we really need a park in the sky?
Then, in a front page August 18 article we see that the county fairgrounds is to be moved and vastly expanded. While noise may be made about grants and outside…
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Letters to the Editor
Shocked to hear of decision on alcohol
That is great news for Cortez. I am sure the restaurant owners will appreciate the business. It’s like if the place is empty and you want business, you just put…
Letters to the Editor
Healthcare system about profit, not care
Like many primary care physicians, I retired early from practice because this system was not allowing me to care for my patients. My patients were literally dying from profit-driven insurance…
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Eclipse 2017: Be sure to see the celestial event, but make sure you view it safely
(AP Photo, File) But the planet and its moon have a predictable three-dimensional relationship with the sun. Eighteen years, 11 months and eight hours from now – that’s in 2035…
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Letters to the Editor
Political cartoon was actually racist
In reality, Google has a largely white and Asian staff: Asians are far more represented than their demographics would suggest. In reality, Google has basically been hiring people who made…
Letters to the Editor
When were new bicycle lanes voted on?
Over the course of the last month we have witnessed many bicycle lanes appearing on our city streets. What right do the special interest groups possess that allow them to…
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Ewing Mesa: Plans for multi-use event center should be sized to fit the projected demand
This mock up shows the proposed multi-event center on Ewing Mesa, looking northwest toward the city of Durango.Courtesy of DHM Design To be built on about 200 of the 1,850…
Letters to the Editor
Safe advice for teachers, kids on eclipse
The eclipse will occur on students’ first day back to school, from about 10:30 a.m. until 1:10 p.m. That gives school personnel precious little time to educate, warn and guide…
Letters to the Editor
Sensational headline did a disservice
Then I read the article. Then I read the headline, again and again, trying to make it make sense. It didn’t make sense, but it was sensational. I’m sure that’s…
Letters to the Editor
To honor diversity is to honor America
I was also taken back by the term “Alt-Left” applied to the counter protestors. Nice people? I’ve been looking at dozens of photos of white supremacist demonstrators wearing helmets and…
Letters to the Editor
Slow down on our unpaved county roads
Traffic is heavy at times, and fast; the speed limit is 20 mph, but busy folks are exceeding the recommended velocity. Our overworked and underfunded road and bridge department tries…
Letters to the Editor
Tipton clearly needs insight on climate
Recently, Mr. Tipton voted for an amendment to delete a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act. The provision requires a “study” into the 20-year impacts of climate change on…
Letters to the Editor
Local concerns should be mayor’s focus
Mayor, you’re a small-town politician in a town with very specific and immediate needs. The bear problem continues and the city tells me it will take at least two weeks…
Letters to the Editor
This is about more than Tri-State’s profits
I am looking for a board of directors that puts the constituents’ economic and health concerns before the financial success of Tri-State. It is not out of the realm of…
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Letters to the Editor
Fascism has arrived cloaked in a flag
He said “…fascism won’t come to America in jackboots and uniforms; fascism will arrive here wrapped in an American flag and waving a bible…” If I didn’t believe it before,…
Letters to the Editor
Bike-fees proposal flawed, short-sighted
The best argument against this idea is that those cyclists already pay for such infrastructure through gas taxes and auto registration fees. A high percentage of cyclists have a registered…
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When will the city finally deal with bears?
Is it going to take the mauling or death of a late-night reveler? Because that’s a distinct possibility. Maybe a fairer question is: When will the city manager pull his…
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Letters to the Editor
LPEA got it wrong, solar subsidizes coal
I have a photo-voltaic system at my house and we are a “Net Zero Energy” home. This means that over the course of a year, we generate more clean electricity…
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We need more police, not firefighters
The city council should make rules or laws concerning public parks, such as after 1 a.m. the parks close, or that anyone caught in the parks after that can be…
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Sabido a welcome part of our community
I was privileged to become acquainted with Rosa Sabido, and can testify that she is exactly the sort of person that we want to live in this generous country. She…
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