Letters to the Editor

Logic of concealed carry bill is flawed

This creates a situation where the lowest common denominator of public safety throughout the nation is applied to all of…

February 5, 2018

As always, immigrants enhance our nation

Whenever I see Hispanics working in construction, I imagine my grandfather and his men speaking Italian rather than Spanish, doing…

February 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Make those who sign pay for the election

This seems to be a common belief among a certain segment of La Plata County voters who have been persistent,…

February 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Patronage at thrift store is appreciated

I would also like to acknowledge the La Plata County Humane Society Thrift Store. The mission of the thrift store…

February 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

No substance to the Lachelt recall effort

First, Commissioner Lachelt lobbied to get the methane rule passed which, by the way, was a bipartisan bill. The deciding…

February 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

In response to Rep. Don Coram’s column

We live on a small ranch about halfway between Durango and Bayfield. We are (supposedly) served by CenturyLink with a…

February 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Code should not be part of our future

I have read and commented on the monkey site and am extremely disappointed in the new “vision” for our community.…

February 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Emotion is making code process harder

As a systems analyst for over 20 years, I was frequently tasked with writing a “straw man document” for others…

February 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Remove ‘Scenic Overlay District’ from code

Under the proposed land use code my neighbors could well lose this opportunity. In the “Scenic Overlay District,” farming, farmers…

February 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Good to see LPEA members so involved

Transparency about issues, information, and options;Member interests made primary by the board;All options explored – not just one;Information about risks,…

February 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Wheeled threat to wilderness returns

They’re back! With all the hubbub nonsense about important national priorities going on in the Capitol, Republican representative Tom McClintock…

February 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Tipton does average Coloradans no favors

Are you a teacher? Tipton’s House version eliminated deductions for classroom supplies. The Senate did add back $250. Need to…

February 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Editorial on code erred on many points

You claim the code “incorporates input from multiple working groups.” Who are these groups? Did they include the chambers of…

February 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Rep. Tipton, give back your shutdown pay

That wasn’t the case for Rep. Tipton. While the rest of us struggled at home, he continued to receive his…

February 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Headline prompts some soul searching

My baser farting, burping, good-ol’-boy instinct has me laughing as the dirty, tattered exodus goes slouching toward Bethlehem, up the…

February 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

FLC can rebound if it shakes old practices

Even as we have faced declining enrollment, we have added an associate V.P. of Academic Affairs and an Assistant V.P.…

February 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Combine the themes for even more fun

The Snowdown themes are chosen two years ahead from a pool of suggestions that the public submits. This allows event…

February 2, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Remembering the Snowdown founders

I kept score at the first Snowdown softball game. I kept the stats for the first Snowdown Gelande jump. I…

February 2, 2018

Letters to the Editor

The story behind the Snowdown slogan

In 1990, I had 2-year-old twin boys and was pregnant with our daughter. I read a story on old-time patent…

February 2, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Nofles: Congress should act so seniors get the care they need

A failure by Congress to repeal a harsh limit on therapy treatments poses very real financial and medical threats to…

February 1, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Will farming be prevented under code?

Nearly all the small lots along County Road 203 on the west side of the valley, and along CR 250…

January 31, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Important information on property taxes

After printing, our software vendor informed all Colorado treasurers that there was a bug in the system that used the…

January 31, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Pitts: NEPA modernitzation is long overdue

That is why the U.S. Forest Service is currently seeking to modernize their NEPA regulations for the first time in…

January 30, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Not impressed with police after robbery

I’m writing here to touch on the lack of support we received from the Durango Police Department upon filing a…

January 29, 2018