Letters to the Editor

Key facts missing from Wheeler article

Wheeler’s work for Energy Fuels was limited to matters before the Department of the Interior and the and Department of…

July 12, 2018

Grateful, in turn, for the folks in Durango

I would especially like to thank the family on 25th Street with three little boys. They brought tears to my…

Turn out to support the train on July 12

I have visited downtown Durango to shop, eat and do my part to support our local economy. Now, I’d like…

Perhaps we should hire the homeless

Check the You Tube video at youtube/RVPPHkcG8lk to see the program that Fort Worth, Texas, is implementing by hiring the…

Railroad should fund trail restoration

This is a call to all lovers/users of Hermosa Creek Trail to lobby the train to fund all the efforts…

We can build a solution that works for all

Today while singing Stephen Schwartz’s song “Beautiful City,” my questions changed to ones of, what would make Durango and Silverton…

Thoughts on ownership and the 416 Fire

Congress stated in 1787 that when new States are added to the Union, it was to be, “On equal footing…

Tipton is good, and could be even better

With the cost of wind and solar power now lower than fossil fuels, even natural gas, Colorado is rapidly transitioning…

July 8, 2018

To solve border problems, try intervention

This president needs to call a meeting of the Organization of American States and create a political climate for intervention.…

July 8, 2018

Why not rename the fire for the train?

Julie Meadows Durango

July 8, 2018

Who is Rep. Tipton really working for?

This bill has passed the House, with Tipton’s support, and it’s pending in the Senate. As a member of the…

Who actually lives in the homeless camp?

However, after visiting the campers in their ad hoc camp at Escalante Middle School and talking to them for a…

Thanks, to a good citizen who left a note

Thank you, too, to Officer Terry A. Brookins, who was able to track down the car’s owner, whose insurance is…

Another reason why we love our town

Afterward we walked down to the park and then went to our car. When I got in the car I…

416 Fire is a hot call to climate action

That’s why I am encouraging Rep. Scott Tipton to cosponsor H.R. 5031, the Challenges and Prizes for Climate Act. It…

Keep on keeping on, Durango and train

From someone who fell in love with the area for a beautifully balanced combination of historically preserved township as well…

Hey children, what’s that whomp sound?

Whomp whomp: That’s also the sound of this administration bludgeoning the Consumer Protection Agency into nonexistence. Whomp whomp: It’s the…

Stand up for compassion when you vote

I love and respect this country I call home, but I disagree with the direction in which it is being…

The lessening of America under Trump

In this administration of hate, the good name of America is taking a beating, here and elsewhere in the world.…

Thank you to our compassionate heroes

It was an awesome swing in the shade of the tree, and my daughter spent countless moments idling to and…

July 5, 2018

Remove Trump enabler Scott Tipton from office

However, it was not totally successful in its implementation until, like the good baron, it created a monster, this time…

July 5, 2018