Letters to the Editor

Opinion

Shaw has drive for school ‘success’

Public education in Colorado has been in steady decline for more than a decade and Durango School District 9-R has…

November 4, 2022

Opinion

New political group, welcome sign

With regard to the editorial on Oct. 21 with the headline, “True political middle is idea,” we need a political…

November 4, 2022

Opinion

‘Judge Woods unfairly criticized’

There is much evidence to show that white middle-class people, who come from stable families are given much lighter sentences…

November 4, 2022

Opinion

‘Wish politics could debate policies’

I wish that our politics could be an honest debate about policies. Regular working people are suffering due to the…

November 4, 2022

Opinion

‘Are we going back to Dark Ages?’

In John Lennon’s song “Imagine,” one of the lines is, “Imagine no religion.”. . Imagine no Spanish Inquisition, where outspoken…

November 2, 2022

Opinion

Invest in affordable housing

A common-sense solution to Colorado’s affordable housing crisis – that won’t raise taxes – is on the ballot this November.…

November 2, 2022

Opinion

‘Agriculture must be nimble’

A recent letter criticizing state Rep. Barbara McLachlan’s record concerning agriculture didn’t tell the whole story. It focused on her…

November 2, 2022

Opinion

Purple Cliffs: ‘No respect for planet’

As the unhoused population has exited Purple Cliffs, it is apparent that people there have no respect for our planet.…

November 2, 2022

Opinion

Turner for commissioner

I am very excited to endorse candidate Jack Turner for county commissioner. Jack has done so much to understand the…

November 2, 2022

Opinion

‘Focus on behaviors, not tweets’

As an unaffiliated (independent) voter, born in Colorado and raised by honest hardworking Republican farmers, ranchers and miners, I am…

October 31, 2022

Opinion

Boebert can’t give ‘freedom’

As a boy in the early 1970s, I lived a bit in the Soviet Union. There, I saw many posters…

October 31, 2022

Opinion

Trump belittled Latinos ‘over and over’

As a white guy, I’m elated that the Latino vote is being courted by the two players in our two-party…

October 31, 2022

Opinion

‘A parroting of Republican blather’

Two letters in late September just parroted Republican blather that in Orwellian fashion, turns everything on its head. Their writers…

October 31, 2022

Opinion

‘Yes’ to retain Judge Woods

Wow. In 27 years of living in Durango, I’ve thankfully not witnessed such vitriol tossed around as what is currently…

October 31, 2022

Opinion

‘Griswold deserves reelection’

Colorado’s outstanding Secretary of State Jena Griswold deserves our votes for reelection. Griswold’s accomplishments during unprecedented attacks on the integrity…

October 31, 2022

Opinion

‘Turner a refreshing choice’

Independent Jack Turner is a refreshing choice for county commissioner. Born and raised in Durango, Turner is a businessman, a…

October 29, 2022

Opinion

‘Don’t be fooled by Ascent’s language’

Appreciate the editorial from Wednesday. I speak for thousands of true public teachers across Colorado and the nation – with…

October 29, 2022

Opinion

Frisch will ‘foster civility’

I was born and raised in Cortez and although I have not lived there for many years, I keep an…

October 26, 2022

Opinion

Medicare, Social Security at risk

Before you vote in the midterms, you should know that if Republicans take control of the House, they are planning…

October 26, 2022

Opinion

Prepaid mail-in ballots worth it

Mail-in ballots are a wonderful way to lower the barrier to voting. Sending them out with prepaid postage would be…

October 26, 2022

Opinion

Griswold ‘get-it-done’ stateswoman

Regarding Jena Griswold, our extraordinary incumbent secretary of state, I’m in favor of both more lengthy, well-documented letters to the…

October 26, 2022

Opinion

Prop FF for students, food systems

Many families are having a tough time putting food on the table, but the fact is that some Coloradans are…

October 23, 2022

Opinion

McLachlan ‘makes lives better’

For anyone who prides themselves on voting for the person and not the party, there is no easier vote this…

October 23, 2022

Opinion

‘Naive fools’ may vote for Frisch

Prior to my return to Grand Junction, I used to attend National Rifle Association board of directors meetings. One incident…

October 23, 2022