Letters to the Editor

Opinion

Durango needs water-use guidelines

I’m sure none of us are real thrilled about restrictions to our water usage. Most of us aren’t thrilled about…

May 7, 2022

Opinion

Boebert should work, not tweet

Lauren Boebert has been having a field day, regarding freedom of speech on Twitter. It is her new cause du…

May 7, 2022

Opinion

Thank God for April

Erasing the chilly and frigid feel from morning air Embracing the warmer days and bidding adieu to the trees standing…

May 7, 2022

Opinion

Turn tables with male sterilization

I am a physician who witnessed the healthcare of women in my training both before and after the legalization of…

May 6, 2022

Opinion

Mercy wouldn’t accept ER visit

My 81 year-old-husband recently fractured his femur in Canyonlands National Park, about 50 miles from Monticello, Utah. He was transported…

May 6, 2022

Opinion

Make DHS athletics free for students

I am a third-generation native of La Plata County and a Durango High School alumnus. Although I was never a…

May 6, 2022

Opinion

With wolves, ‘cautious instincts’ return

I enjoy meeting ranchers. They love the land, have strong values, work ethics and a sense of humor. They produce…

May 6, 2022

Opinion

Reversal of Roe ‘could get ugly’

If you are a highly religious woman and have strong feelings against abortion, you are protected and Roe does not…

May 6, 2022

Opinion

Medical care in Durango ‘inadequate’

My adult daughter had a detached retina. Repair had to be in Albuquerque and follow-up appointments have to be in…

May 6, 2022

Opinion

Colorado Spring Haiku

Loud wind roars and howls Trees are shaking and thrashing The birds sing anyway. Loreta Annala Durango

May 4, 2022

Opinion

Spirit Deep

Let us have to consideration Of life`s potential destination. They say the measure of a man Is weighed by what…

May 4, 2022

Opinion

Prioritize process for managed camp

La Plata County and the city of Durango have spent many hours and dollars searching for a permanent solution for…

May 4, 2022

Opinion

Springtime in Durango

It’s springtime in Durango and the La Platas still have snow. The grass is turning green again but not enough…

May 2, 2022

Opinion

Ponder the Ponderosa

Ponder the ponderosa pine. Sticky, scented sap, Tufted-eared and twitchy-tailed Gray Albert squirrels. Curious crows. Whispering, whirling, whooshing Wind through…

May 2, 2022

Opinion

New moon red-eyes overhead

New moon red-eyes overhead Two Ay Em in the dark and awake Windows open to the rumble of frogs in…

May 2, 2022

Opinion

Storms Pass By Unknown

Storms pass by unknown but for dark clouds and strong winds. Tears were not sprinkled. Ed Lehner Durango

May 1, 2022

Opinion

Moon

Standing on the deck of the night ferry From La Paz to Mazatlan. A clear sunset; we’re headed southeast. The…

May 1, 2022

Opinion

‘Colorado is not Yellowstone Park’

At the August 1989 wildlife commission meeting, I served as chairman. One of the agenda items was the reintroduction of…

April 30, 2022

Opinion

The Beautiful Earth

The trees are blooming full of delicious smelling flowers. The bees are zooming around like raindrops on a rainy day.…

April 30, 2022

Opinion

To My Sons

I was sitting in traffic when I first heard the German word – “fernweh” (homesickness for a place you’ve never…

April 30, 2022

Opinion

Her Hands

My hands look like her hands. My knuckles remind me of a mountain ridge in the La Platas. I see…

April 29, 2022

Opinion

In Praise of Family Trees

Slight yet strong in bearing Natural by design Bent a bit by time in shapes as complex as the seasons…

April 29, 2022

Opinion

Enough already with the poems

Can people please find a different outlet for their poetic experience than the Letters to the Editor section of the…

April 29, 2022

Opinion

Bears have party with garbage

Last night, one or more bears had a party in my driveway with your garbage. Yep, the bears are out…

April 29, 2022