Letters to the Editor Letters: Low teacher pay is a Colorado crisis We expect them to donate hundreds of unpaid hours, while purchasing classroom supplies and working under stressful and emotionally challenging… March 4, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Cory Gardner is green and bipartisan He was ranked No. 2 when compared with all members of the Senate. According to GovTrack, 50 of Gardner’s 62… March 4, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Memo to Durango: Act now, don’t delay! Do not micturate it away by dithering endlessly as you did the first time the owners offered to sell their… March 3, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Medicare for All eliminates racial bias The data is overwhelming: Compared to white Americans, black Americans are much more likely to be uninsured or under-insured; have… March 3, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Mitsch Bush will represent rural America I am an eighth-generation Coloradan from the oldest town in Colorado. The values instilled in me, passed down by my… March 3, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Only the GOP can save you from coronavirus I have been working closely with Sen. Tom Cotton, perhaps the best Republican scientific brain in that august and revered… March 2, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Centura exec’s explanations patronizing Banko said he called Tuesday’s “town hall” with Mercy staff to explain why the company had chosen to “poke the… March 2, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: What does the Weinstein verdict mean in Durango? There is an inherent ambiguity to rape and sexual assault cases, due to, among other things, the complex dynamics of… March 2, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Virus shows need for universal care This is a heart-breaking statistic for the wealthiest country in the world, but becomes even more poignant with the current… March 2, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Elizabeth Warren’s story is authentic But Warren’s life story is a huge strength. She and her family lived economic hardship in the Heartland. Warren drew… March 1, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Nobody ever got great with communism Anti-Trumpers cannot back up their claims with facts and truth. They believe and repeat liberal hype that is misleading Name-calling… March 1, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Bernie Sanders is a freedom-eating communist You were born with three natural rights. The right to life, liberty and property, the only three rights that exist.… February 28, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Just say no way to Michael Bloomberg His tsunami of media ads (costing $350 million – easily the largest ad expenditure in history) shows his conception of… February 28, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: That bridge will ruin the neighborhood The 32nd Street bridge may be good for the Animus River Trail, but it’s bad for Durango. It will not… February 27, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Please don’t sacrifice safety at 32nd Street In our community as in many others, we have had the unfortunate reality of pedestrian and vehicle injuries and fatalities.… February 27, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Give us year-round ice, not that bridge Our recreation facilities are in sore need of an update, particularly Chapman Hill ice arena. The facility is more than… February 27, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Trump is a vindictive, angry teenager It’s funny and sad that while on opposing sides, our argument is the same. Trump supporters think that Democrats are… February 27, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Please talk with Marsha Porter-Norton Although commissioners represent individual districts, in this case the city of Durango, they serve the entire county. Marsha Porter-Norton is… February 26, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Better a park than a problematic bridge This would preserve the park and allow it to be dedicated to future public use forever. The bridge, on the… February 26, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: What kind of crazy choice is that, LPEA? While I understand the need of the co-op to increase rates, I don’t appreciate them spinning the facts and lying… February 25, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Just who are the thugs in this picture? From Michael Flynn to Paul Manafort to George Papadopoulos to Roger Stone and soon to be Rudy Giuliani, all have… February 25, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Bloomberg has no clue about farming I thought that being a successful farmer meant you had to know a lot about irrigating, planting and harvesting at… February 25, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Marsha Porter-Norton for commission I met Marsha in 2000 when she was the executive director for nonprofit Operation Healthy Communities and she was the… February 24, 2020
Letters to the Editor Letters: Buckley Park must not be sold by 9-R I assumed that Buckley Park was part of Durango’s park system, but your article states it is owned by 9-R… February 24, 2020