Letters to the Editor

‘Doubt majority negatively affected’ by train whistle

Re letter on Wednesday about the train whistle. First of all, the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is the…

July 30, 2022

1,000+ responses ‘not consensus’

To expand on previous letters to the editor about the historic Main Avenue redo, 1,000-plus responses to the questionnaire from…

July 30, 2022

Opinion

Biden ‘horrible for retirement funds’

The Thrift Savings Plan demonstrates the destruction of our economy. This quarter, all funds, except the G Fund, are losing…

July 30, 2022

Opinion

‘Language police,’ homeless and unhoused

Since the Language Police have made it illegal to use the word “homeless” and replaced it with “unhoused,” why do…

July 30, 2022

Opinion

No charge in ‘terminate presidency’ tweet?

Why hasn’t Boebert been charged for tweeting, ”We need to terminate this presidency.” Isn’t she asking someone to shoot President…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

Main Avenue survey ‘manipulation’

Do you remember when your grade-school teachers wanted you to feel like you were part of a decision? They came…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

‘Lay off’ the train whistle

I noted that the county turned off the clock chimes downtown this summer (boo!) in response to a few complaints.…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

‘Leave it alone’ a design choice

Not that many years ago, the city had plans to repair downtown sidewalks. Somebody in city management decided that before…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

How did fires start around Durango?

Durango Fire Protection District, Durango City Council, La Plata County, Bureau of Land Management, San Juan National Forest officials: Please,…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

‘Pay (accordingly) for international educators’

RE: The editorial on Wednesday, “International teachers good hires.” Both my wife and I are retired international educators. We earned…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

‘Patriots’ sold out country cheaply

I have strived to understand the continued attachment of many conservatives to the gifted demagogue former President Donald Trump and…

July 23, 2022

Opinion

Spend lodgers tax on parking garage

I actually live outside of Durango city limits. My wife and I buy “stuff” in Durango and frequent the restaurants…

July 23, 2022

Opinion

Take on Democratic Party logic, agenda

My take on Democratic Party logic. Shut down the timber industry in the Northwest to protect the nesting spotted owl.…

July 23, 2022

Opinion

‘Reject un-American’ extremists’ conduct

Extremists are appearing at doorsteps of law abiding Colorado citizens and bullying people regarding the supposedly settled 2020 election. Is…

July 23, 2022

Opinion

Trump tantrums indicate parenting

A live Jan. 6 hearing in June included one young former aide, Cassidy Hutchinson, to former White House Chief of…

July 23, 2022

Opinion

Main Avenue looks ‘like a carnival’

I love Durango’s historical Main Avenue with its wide sidewalks, mature trees, historical buildings, four lanes of traffic that make…

July 22, 2022

Opinion

Want thriving economy? Build it

In 1980, I was a 10-year-old Durango kid who loved riding horses, reading books and learning foreign languages. Sometime during…

July 22, 2022

Opinion

Durango entrance an ‘eyesore’

Dear citizens of Durango, Couldn’t we possibly do something about our long-neglected weedy entrance triangle at our most wonderful continuous…

July 22, 2022

Opinion

‘Health care descended into Dark Ages’

The Supreme Court termination of health care for women is an attack on the profession of medicine as well as…

July 20, 2022

Opinion

Time for emphasis on parking

The editorial on prioritizing parking in the July 15 edition is spot on and overdue. In city planning and actions,…

July 20, 2022

Opinion

Time for unifying yard signs

The editorial on July 6, “Cheney shines light on lie,” was indeed accurate, especially in the next to last paragraph,…

July 20, 2022

Opinion

No need for ‘lackluster leadership’

In the just completed primary election, Jim Candelaria ran on his record during his current term as commissioner. Given that…

July 20, 2022

Opinion

Never silence the chime!

Speaking as a longtime Durango local, I absolutely love the chime and believe it should never be silenced. Keep it…

July 19, 2022

Opinion

‘Alternatives’ offered for election deniers

A letter-writer on June 29 lamented the “name-calling” that has labeled people who deny the results of the 2020 election…

July 18, 2022