Letters to the Editor

Youssef has invaluable skills, experience

Resources were scarce and money tight, requiring us to fundraise and secure various forms of financing in order for the…

Newspaper saga not likely to end well

Now, we get notice from the publisher that the paper is forced to cut back its print service by 43…

Keep the political cartoons coming

In spite of someone’s opinion, it is clear that there is plenty of material available for the cartoonists to use.…

Sen. Gardner turns deaf ear on voters

I called to ask the senator to oppose and support different issues that I care about. I called Sen. Cory…

Pointing out errors in a recent letter

The rioters at the protests were not liberal protesters. They were members of an anarchist group called the Black Bloc.…

An open invitation to Senator Gardner

So, Sen. Cory Gardner, I am personally inviting you to a Durango town hall meeting. I will buy your airfare…

Water fluoridation is not just for kids

Yes, fluoride is in fact “poisonous,” but only in amounts much higher than what Durango allows. But then, so is…

March 13, 2017

Fluoridation is for children, and it works

I can vividly remember treating 3-year-olds with rampant dental decay from Pagosa Springs. The pain and suffering that they had…

March 13, 2017

Brookie and Youssef: community assets

In 2014, our foundation provided the first 3D printers to Fort Lewis College. Brookie attended the 1st demonstration to learn…

March 13, 2017

Celebrate Americorps, national service

As it turned out, the decision to serve in AmeriCorps was even more impactful than my military service. It changed…

March 12, 2017

Anti-fluoride campaign is all fear-based

The anti-fluoride movement’s tactics ignore the vast body of scientific, peer-reviewed research that overwhelmingly supports the benefits of fluoridation. Their…

March 12, 2017

Consent is at the center of fluoride issue

Sodium fluoride is not needed to make our water drinkable for safety reasons. It is also not a nutrient. Officials…

Facts and science support fluoride use

Well, seems he is engaged in the new national pastime of presenting “alternative facts.” I examined a dozen different brands…

Services plan makes no sense to me

The current plan as stated in recent articles is to cut spending by city and county employees, implement multiple small…

Refugees not the source of our violence

And the worst of the ego-driven complaints and questionably unconstitutional moves is the immigration and refugee crisis. All from one…

More wise words from a former president

“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the opposition, it has only one way to go, and…

Arctic wild lands are too priceless to drill

The Arctic Coastal Plain, where drilling is again proposed, is the calving grounds for the porcupine caribou herd that migrates…

Kudos to Francis’ bioremediation work

I know about extension and soil work because my father was a university soil scientist who worked with extension employees.…

March 10, 2017

Pipeline risks not worth small benefits

According to federal data, the U.S. already suffers hundreds of pipeline accidents every year, and we can’t afford more oil…

March 10, 2017

This president not worthy of our respect

Yes, this letter is about President Donald Trump, whose one-hour-and-six-minute speech to the joint Congress I watched last night. Those…

March 10, 2017

Setting the facts straight on fluoride

It is very important to understand that this is a falsehood. There is more than one type of fluoride and…

March 9, 2017