Letters to the Editor

Cross country skiers stepped up to help

The board is happy to make available an in-town cross country track on the golf course property during the winter…

April 2, 2016

Adopt to keep Durango roads trash-free

If you look around, Durango is looking like one big garbage bin. There are a lot of sections of highway…

April 2, 2016

Letters to the Editor

A few tips to control invasive species

Zach Ottman, Nate Pinto, Tanner Coddington and Amelia Wood Durango

April 2, 2016

Letters to the Editor

McKnight wrong to criticize gas rules

Those regulations have been in effect since 1992; approximately 3,600 wells have been permitted and drilled with them in place;…

April 2, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Faith required for religion, atheism alike

Using the same logic I would say that atheism is reasonable but not rationally justifiable. It cannot be proven by…

April 2, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Shrinking Juneau ice field hits home

As an Alaskan native and a student in Colorado, I have seen the effects of climate change in both the…

April 2, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Lammons has experience, vision to serve

The number of criminal cases that he has personally handled in his career provides the foundation for solid decision-making and…

March 31, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Facts reveal racism as driving force

Historical fact: During the Civil War, obscured by the battle cry of states’ rights, the Confederacy’s vice president declared that…

March 31, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Incorrect snow reports are no joke

It appears to be the data for the 2010-2011 winter. Anyone can look at the snow-water equivalent data from SNOTEL…

March 30, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Keep metered parking on Rio Grande

Rio Grande spaces provide needed long-term parking and locals know they can usually find a place to park there, even…

March 30, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Student column was insightful, erudite

A syndicated columnist couldn’t have been more erudite than this young man. Rather than texting, I’d like to shake his…

March 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Honor vets and support Red Shirt Fridays

This was done because the veterans of Durango desire to support local veteran and military organizations such as the Veterans…

March 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Leader left indelible mark on students

I knew her through the Durango Adult Education Center, which she both helped found and then served as a teacher…

March 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Beebe will guide LPEA to bright future

Since then, some of my neighbors and I retrofitted active solar collectors onto our homes in the Animas Valley. Almost…

March 27, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Launch campaign to save the portico

As citizens, we can also ask the council to let them keep the awning. If several hundred of us e-mailed…

March 27, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Delegate to hold industry accountable

I was raised skiing in the mountains and kayaking on the river. Last year, the Animas River was poisoned by…

March 26, 2016

Letters to the Editor

N.M. should lead on methane rules

Recently, city, county and economic development officials asked the state’s congressional delegation to modify the proposed rules citing economic loss.…

March 26, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Parking plan takes railroad for granted

Durango’s train is a genuine asset. By association its tracks can and do appeal to the curiosity of anybody who…

March 26, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Improve access to state trust lands

Park County joins seven other Colorado counties that have formally opposed the seizure of BLM and National Forest lands. That…

March 26, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Benghazi, emails bode poorly for Clinton

Many more American would have been killed if the special operators a mile away had not disobeyed repeated orders to…

March 26, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Keep politics out of the judicial system

Justice Scalia would be appalled by the threat of the Senate Republicans to shirk their duty, and refuse to conduct…

March 26, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Francisco’s portico perfectly appropriate

A few years ago I hosted a language teacher from France and she was so excited to see all the…

March 23, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Story a reminder that parks need funds

While the closure of Spruce Tree House is disappointing, it unfortunately also highlights a bigger problem. The infrastructure repair backlog…

March 23, 2016

Letters to the Editor

City takes parking game too far

Now two weeks later, I have seen a parking meter person staking out Third Avenue and 12th Street, obviously targeted…

March 23, 2016