Letters to the Editor

“North Gate” could be door to north Durango

I look forward to learning the outcome. James Cole Durango

December 30, 2017

Recycle old cars to clean up the county

When driving north of Durango, you can see dollars sitting in the trees along the river. The money is just…

December 30, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Setback proposal bad for energy and ag

The language they filed seeks “2,500 foot buffer zones between oil and gas development and occupied buildings, such as homes…

December 30, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Drivers still need to learn to share roads

Taking it a step further, my husband recently was featured as “Commuter of the Month” due to the fact that…

December 30, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Purgatory’s good character is on display

Real character, however, is measured when Mother Nature is not so cooperative. So if you’re a skier or snowboarder who’s…

December 30, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Time to vote Republicans out of Senate

The sellout tax reform is opposed by 70 percent of the population. The GOP senators are voting their pockets and…

December 30, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Are high-energy drinks partly to blame?

Some of the chemicals in the drinks affect the neurotransmitters to the brain. The effect can result in depression and…

December 30, 2017

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Trump puts our own humanity in danger

Twenty first-grade students and 6 adults were murdered in their classrooms by Adam Lanza, a 20-year-old, severely mentally ill man…

December 30, 2017

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Tell Sen. Gardner to protect arctic refuge

By that logic, Coloradans could choose to extract resources in Rocky Mountain National Park; Arizonans could choose to mine uranium…

December 29, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Berry and Palmer: Tragic circumstance in a difficult time

Apparently politically motivated, Mr. Petit left a particularly abusive anonymous note on our windshield at the Community Recreation Center. The…

December 29, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Joffe: Tax plan is false, deceptive and benefits few

I don’t mind paying taxes for government services like schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, health and safety inspectors, environmental protection and…

December 27, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Katz: Bears Ears debate and limits of rhetoric

The recreation addicts, nature lovers, and Native American tribes see every juniper tree and jackrabbit as part of a holistic,…

December 27, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Edwards: Trump’s actions on public lands defy public opinion

The president’s action will ravage pristine places, put wildlife in danger and jeopardize scientific and archaeological history, including sacred Native…

December 26, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Cochran: Veteran comments on free speech

While I am opposed to their lamentable, despicable opinions of the United States, I am happy to have fought for,…

December 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Universal health care makes fiscal sense

I learned that going to universal health care – where everyone is covered – with “single party payer” (the government…

December 23, 2017

Letters to the Editor

A big Christmas present for the wealthy

During the Eisenhower presidency, a Republican president, the highest tax rate approached 90 percent. Then, we had the needed funds…

December 23, 2017

Letters to the Editor

County land plan is a socialist’s dream

With that in mind, I can only conclude that the La Plata County Land Plan must have been written by…

December 23, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Flashing yellow lights are a big problem

These accidents occur because drivers try to “beat” the traffic when the yellow light is flashing. Why not change the…

December 23, 2017

Letters to the Editor

The problem is not Twitter; it’s Trump

It seems to me that her interpretation of the criticism is misguided: Twitter is an excellent channel for communication. The…

December 23, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Last tax cut led to the Great Recession

The tax cut didn’t bring jobs. It didn’t help the economy. It led to the Great Recession of 2007. Ask…

December 23, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Attend meetings to learn about new code

The county is pursuing zoning of a sort that can have large impacts as to types of uses, density and…

December 23, 2017

Letters to the Editor

FLC’s problems run deeper than name

Harvard on the Animas? Stanford La Plata? Perhaps, as well, if the deck chairs on the Titanic had been rearranged,…

December 23, 2017

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Thanks to owner for efforts at Purgatory

The ribbon of snow I skied did not just appear from nowhere. It takes a lot of money for electricity…

December 23, 2017

Letters to the Editor

News on airport funding possibilities

Higher facility fee income to airports won’t be enough to fully pay for airport upgrades but it will help. Have…

December 23, 2017