Letters to the Editor

‘Need a passionate housing advocate’

I have been a resident of Durango on and off since 1991, and I have watched multiple City Councils struggle…

March 19, 2023

Hey, what about Three Springs

City officials in Durango seem to de-prioritize Three Springs. Then when they eventually do something out here, like fix the…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

Yazzie, Wendt for Council

Gilda Yazzie and Harrison Wendt are excellent candidates for the two open seats on our City Council. Gilda has considerable…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

‘Our workforce deserves better’

Unbelievable. Here we go again: Another million-dollar plus development near town of 16 single-family homes on Rosemary Lane that the…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

Criticism about being ‘woke’

It seems there’s a lot of debate and criticism lately about being “woke.” According to the Oxford languages, the word…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

‘Firearms are not the issue’

I am an unaffiliated voter and of all the anti-2nd Amendment legislative bills introduced this year, HB23-1230 is the worst…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

Kudos on trauma-informed sentencing

Kudos to District Attorney Christian Champagne and the DA’s office on their progressive stance in a recent domestic violence case.…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

Harrison Wendt ‘a pivotal change’

Harrison Wendt does not stray away from the real. Having experienced life as an Fort Lewis College student, a performing…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

‘Gilda Yazzie has my vote’

My longtime friend Gilda Yazzie is running for Durango City Council and has my vote. Gilda’s extensive professional background and…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

‘Park, walk mile in the mud’

We live down a two-mile dirt road, barely maintained by La Plata County’s Road and Bridge division. That was until…

March 19, 2023

Opinion

Usual subjects are ‘cultural shepherds’

The rank smell of red herring, stuffed into pockets of straw men binging Orwellian Fox News to feed nativist diets,…

March 17, 2023

Opinion

Rosemary Lane: ‘What happened?’

On Friday, we learned that 16 new single family homes being built on Rosemary Lane will be priced at $1,035,000…

March 13, 2023

Opinion

‘If Limbaugh, Jones had an offspring’

Finally, many middle-of-the-road and principled conservatives are beginning to see what an utter buffoon Tucker Carlson is. If Rush Limbaugh…

March 13, 2023

Opinion

‘Mistakes’ about river access

On March 5, in “Flies and Lies,” columnist Don Oliver wrote about river access and private property rights in Colorado.…

March 13, 2023

Opinion

Bayfield BOE ‘decision took courage’

My commendation and support goes to the unanimous decision of the Bayfield School Board to modify the curriculum concerning sex…

March 13, 2023

Opinion

‘Mea culpa’ on RV park zoning

An “acknowledgement of error” or “apology” are definitions of mea culpa. Yes, I was the one who wrote the letter…

March 13, 2023

Opinion

‘Long for ‘real’ railroad lanterns’

I greatly enjoyed the “flanger” snow-plowing tourist train story. Let’s have more local-train stories, shall we? But hold the train…

March 13, 2023

Opinion

‘AR-15 most common gun in U.S.’

House Bill 23-1230 will ban most semiautomatic rifles if passed. It starts off citing statistics regarding gun violence and mass…

March 13, 2023

Opinion

Parents’ job: ‘Review rules, processes’

Here’s another take on kids and the Durango School District 9-R. Thirty plus years ago, our son went to kindergarten…

March 13, 2023

Opinion

‘Thank you, Rep. Boebert’ for Syria vote

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida introduced a resolution to remove all U.S. troops from Syria (H.Con. Res.21). Unfortunately, the…

March 13, 2023

Opinion

‘Never seen highways neglected so badly’

Anyone else tired of dodging potholes? I realize it’s been a hard winter, but we’ve had hard winters before and…

March 13, 2023

Opinion

Purg ‘hellish place to ski’

My husband bought a helmet last year for skiing at Purgatory Resort after several times of almost being hit by…

March 9, 2023

Opinion

‘The poison of color identification’

Peter MacDonald, former Navajo Nation chairman and the youngest surviving Navajo code talker, shared his memories, and more importantly, his…

March 6, 2023

Opinion

CPW must manage urban deer

It is way past time that Colorado Parks and Wildlife start living up to the wildlife part of its title.…

March 5, 2023