Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Fluoridation is for children, and it works
Letters to the Editor

Fluoridation is for children, and it works

March 13, 2017

I can vividly remember treating 3-year-olds with rampant dental decay from Pagosa Springs. The pain and suffering that they had to endure, and the realization that the experience would be…

Brookie and Youssef: community assets
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Brookie and Youssef: community assets

March 13, 2017

In 2014, our foundation provided the first 3D printers to Fort Lewis College. Brookie attended the 1st demonstration to learn their potential. Also in 2015, Brookie, serving as mayor, stood…

Celebrate Americorps, national service
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Celebrate Americorps, national service

March 12, 2017

As it turned out, the decision to serve in AmeriCorps was even more impactful than my military service. It changed my life and led to my current career as a…

Anti-fluoride campaign is all fear-based
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Anti-fluoride campaign is all fear-based

March 12, 2017

The anti-fluoride movement’s tactics ignore the vast body of scientific, peer-reviewed research that overwhelmingly supports the benefits of fluoridation. Their fears are reminiscent of the anti-Communist hysteria of the 1950s,…

Consent is at the center of fluoride issue
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Consent is at the center of fluoride issue

March 11, 2017

Sodium fluoride is not needed to make our water drinkable for safety reasons. It is also not a nutrient. Officials have been putting sodium fluoride in our water for medical…

Facts and science support fluoride use
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Facts and science support fluoride use

March 11, 2017

Well, seems he is engaged in the new national pastime of presenting “alternative facts.” I examined a dozen different brands and did not find a single fluoride warning. But Mr.…

Services plan makes no sense to me
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Services plan makes no sense to me

March 11, 2017

The current plan as stated in recent articles is to cut spending by city and county employees, implement multiple small cost-saving measures, reduce services and hours, and possibly tax the…

Refugees not the source of our violence
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Refugees not the source of our violence

March 11, 2017

And the worst of the ego-driven complaints and questionably unconstitutional moves is the immigration and refugee crisis. All from one man’s misinformed, dreadful actions. The darkest part of the xenophobia…

More wise words from a former president
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More wise words from a former president

March 11, 2017

“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until…

Arctic wild lands are too priceless to drill
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Arctic wild lands are too priceless to drill

March 11, 2017

The Arctic Coastal Plain, where drilling is again proposed, is the calving grounds for the porcupine caribou herd that migrates from their winter grounds in Canada. There are 180 species…

Kudos to Francis’ bioremediation work
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Kudos to Francis’ bioremediation work

March 10, 2017

I know about extension and soil work because my father was a university soil scientist who worked with extension employees. I applaud extension agent Francis’ focus on bioremediation in addition…

Pipeline risks not worth small benefits
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Pipeline risks not worth small benefits

March 10, 2017

According to federal data, the U.S. already suffers hundreds of pipeline accidents every year, and we can’t afford more oil spills. These pipelines would also harm our climate by carrying…

This president not worthy of our respect
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This president not worthy of our respect

March 10, 2017

Yes, this letter is about President Donald Trump, whose one-hour-and-six-minute speech to the joint Congress I watched last night. Those of you who read this and are upset that I’m…

Transportation
Editorials

Transportation

March 10, 2017

Bipartisan ideas and compromise across the aisle are hallmarks of HB 1242

Setting the facts straight on fluoride
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Setting the facts straight on fluoride

March 9, 2017

It is very important to understand that this is a falsehood. There is more than one type of fluoride and there is huge difference between calcium fluoride — a naturally…

Durango hoops had no issues with fans
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Durango hoops had no issues with fans

March 8, 2017

First and foremost, Sheryl Kaufman and Rob Dean did a great job of hosting district basketball the weekend of Feb. 24. I was an official on one of the earlier…

Durango needs McHenry’s experience
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Durango needs McHenry’s experience

March 8, 2017

McHenry supports affordable housing through mixed-use development of North Main, and expansion of accessory dwelling units to more neighborhoods with reasonable protections, including owner occupancy. McHenry would also like to…

It is time to make America think again
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It is time to make America think again

March 8, 2017

Rule against me and you are a “so-called judge.” Speak against me and you are a “second-rate actress, very over rated.” Report against me and you are “the lying press,…

U.S. 550 needs a guardrail near trail
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U.S. 550 needs a guardrail near trail

March 8, 2017

The southbound lane on U.S. 550 is higher than the path, with no guard rail and a speed limit of 50 mph. A car going off the road here would…

Do some research, then oppose fluoride
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Do some research, then oppose fluoride

March 8, 2017

We have a chance here in Durango to end water fluoridation. This does not mean that fluoride is being taken away from our teeth. We can still reap any benefits…

Rep. Tipton supports fact-based opinion
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Rep. Tipton supports fact-based opinion

March 8, 2017

I am concerned about the use of quotes in the letter, as what is in the quotes, “I want to hear only the negative. I’ll be your voice in Congress.…

Media can’t advocate and stay objective
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Media can’t advocate and stay objective

March 8, 2017

The real conflict is that liberal journalism wants to claim that it is objective, but at the same time the liberal media openly states that it is in the business…

Planning 2.0 rule made sense, democracy nor the land served
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Planning 2.0 rule made sense, democracy nor the land served

March 8, 2017

du1-i-syn Planning 2.0, developed over three years with extensive stakeholder input, modernized inefficient 1980s-era planning regulations that drive land use planning processes, specifically Resource Management Plans, often decades in the…