Opinion & Letters to the Editor

Schumer admitted Democrats’ mistake
Letters to the Editor

Schumer admitted Democrats’ mistake

December 10, 2014

Really? Maybe so, but a large number of people who were paying at least a little attention knew it was a huge mistake right from the beginning. Ah, but those…

Why is health care not fully deductible?
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Why is health care not fully deductible?

December 10, 2014

Wouldn’t it make sense to allow all such costs to be deductible from gross-adjusted income? I suppose they prefer to “give” us some visible benefit like ACA (Obamacare) rather than…

Purgatory angel’s family thanks you
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Purgatory angel’s family thanks you

December 10, 2014

You are invited to join us for funeral services Friday, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church followed by the release of doves and a reception also…

Student protests
Editorials

Student protests

December 10, 2014

Walkouts demonstrate civic involvement

Excess spending
Editorials

Excess spending

December 9, 2014

Changes at Department of Defense and in Congress may offer hope for reform

Tell county Thursday to hold on coal mine
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Tell county Thursday to hold on coal mine

December 9, 2014

The company has no solutions for the enormous increase in truck traffic, which is devastating to the unimproved roads, poses a risk to road safety and is a continuous source…

Rant missed real ‘progressive utopia’
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Rant missed real ‘progressive utopia’

December 9, 2014

The author generalizes that because the protesters “like anarchy they . . . like vigilantism . . . trying to undo the civil-rights work of the 1960s by making this…

Affordable housing hurt by regulations
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Affordable housing hurt by regulations

December 8, 2014

I just came back home after being gone for two years, and I guess this is a hot topic here, but hey this isn’t Aspen, Telluride or California. If people…

$1 million focus on School Vault hurts
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$1 million focus on School Vault hurts

December 8, 2014

This administration’s obsession with testing and data collection is relentless. About $1 million sorely needed elsewhere was diverted for these purposes. In 2013, 9-R and Bayfield hired a software company…

FLC’s impact
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FLC’s impact

December 8, 2014

Fort’s economic influence a reminder Durango is lucky to be a college town

Hickenlooper was right to issue apology
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Hickenlooper was right to issue apology

December 7, 2014

I wonder if Mason ever had the thought that the Cheyenne, Arapaho and all the other Native American tribes might have had similar feelings as we did on Sept. 11.…

Parodies of the right-wing entertaining
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Parodies of the right-wing entertaining

December 7, 2014

His over-the-top parodies of the right wing never fail to crack me up! That line about the Ferguson cop being “one defenseless white guy” still has me chuckling. Steve Caplan…

‘Net neutrality’ would cost users billions
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‘Net neutrality’ would cost users billions

December 7, 2014

“Harold Furchtgott-Roth, a former commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, has been saying for months that if the Internet is reclassified as a telephone service – as Mr. Obama is…

Udall and the CIA
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Udall and the CIA

December 7, 2014

Senator could do the nation a service by exposing the agency’s wrongdoing

Salvation Army coverage appreciated
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Salvation Army coverage appreciated

December 6, 2014

If not for that organization when I was growing up, we would not have had Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. I never fail to smile and donate when I see the…

Rules for interacting with the authorities
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Rules for interacting with the authorities

December 6, 2014

1. Don’t walk down the middle of the street waving the spoils from your latest strong-arm robbery. 2. If a cop tells you to do something, just do it. 3.…

Sue progressives behind Ferguson riots
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Sue progressives behind Ferguson riots

December 6, 2014

They do not want the police to do their jobs of protecting the general public, its properties and even themselves. In this case, they’ve made it where the police can’t…

County voters
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County voters

December 6, 2014

Results indicate locals consider each race carefully

Roth family thanks friends for support
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Roth family thanks friends for support

December 4, 2014

There were some who could not attend the service but sent wonderful memories. We were very proud to have the Colorado State Patrol at the service as honor guards, our…

When will the Gruber story be reported?
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When will the Gruber story be reported?

December 4, 2014

Gruber is an economics professor at MIT and was commissioned by the federal government to develop the language for the bill that became Obamacare. As shown in the video clips…

Year-end giving
Editorials

Year-end giving

December 4, 2014

Support nonprofits, needy during holidays

Take a stroll for Noel Night
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Take a stroll for Noel Night

December 4, 2014

The 12th annual Noel Night will feature a lively schedule of music and entertainment at rare downtown venues including Lemon Head Hair Salon, Toh-Atin Gallery and the Spaaah Shop &…

Hickenlooper should not have apologized
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Hickenlooper should not have apologized

December 4, 2014

Hickenlooper is simply wrongly promoting collective guilt and reinforcing the divide and conquer tactic of racism. Will the Native Americans now apologize for their ancestors’ savage murdering of the Hungate…

Building lawsuits
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Building lawsuits

December 2, 2014

Proposed ‘reform’ would involve the government where it does not belong

Staffing woes reflect 9-R administration
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Staffing woes reflect 9-R administration

December 2, 2014

After a couple of years under Snowberger, the staffing shortage represents some of the first chickens coming home to roost. In trying to turn Durango’s school district from a warm,…

City allows scofflaws to avoid fees
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City allows scofflaws to avoid fees

December 2, 2014

Those policies specifically support affordable housing through “the retention of existing housing through active monitoring of the supply of housing by type, condition and tenure, encouraging the maintenance and rehabilitation…

Durango’s wild places provoke gratitude
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Durango’s wild places provoke gratitude

December 2, 2014

While I knew that coming to Durango would mean more opportunities to play outside, I didn’t anticipate how many novel and different ways I’d find to enjoy our beautiful backyard.…

Federal lands
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Federal lands

December 2, 2014

claims it can afford to manage property it does not and will not own