Letters to the Editor Return schools to their historical role So, with all due respect, cut the following: Eliminate the clinic in the schools. Return that health care responsibility to… February 1, 2016
Letters to the Editor Failed summit would raise terror threat It’s no surprise that the talks will be rendered futile due to lack of representation by Syrian rebel groups who… January 30, 2016
Letters to the Editor What about the airport and its name? The airport terminal idiots are still at it. The citizens haven’t voted but they want to go ahead with the… January 30, 2016
Letters to the Editor Soaring airfare defies logic So my letter is about the why! What happened to our happy little world here that now we have to… January 30, 2016
Letters to the Editor Good Samaritan needed with Superfund It’s encouraging that Rep. Scott Tipton and Sens. Bennet and Gardner have brought forward a discussion draft of a bipartisan… January 30, 2016
Letters to the Editor Learn the real rules of Durango traffic There seems to be a new set of “Rules of the Road in Durango”: Lights: Red means go, Green means… January 28, 2016
Letters to the Editor Flag is a symbol of heritage, not racism It is a symbol of our heritage. I, being a “flag flyer,” would enjoy sitting and talking with critics over… January 28, 2016
Letters to the Editor AHS uses a helpful approach to learning I’m an Animas High School graduate currently attending college out of state as a freshman. Animas High School uses a… January 27, 2016
Letters to the Editor Misinformation putting museum at risk The Southern Ute Tribal Council has made the decision to discontinue financial support and declared that the SUCCM board of… January 27, 2016
Letters to the Editor Socialism or how it was in Reagan years? I attribute this inflation to the state of Colorado divesting from higher education. Colorado ranks 49th in state spending per… January 25, 2016
Letters to the Editor How your property tax bill was calculated This was a reappraisal year where Colorado Assessor’ brought every real estate property from the 2012 level of market value… January 25, 2016
Letters to the Editor Why did Mancos schools not honor King? One has to wonder what message the Mancos School District was trying to convey by non-observance? Was it saying that… January 23, 2016
Letters to the Editor Coloradans support our public lands Almost 85 percent of Coloradans support future presidents’ ability to designate national monuments like Chimney Rock and Canyons of the… January 23, 2016
Letters to the Editor The quality of driving is visibly declining I witnessed a monster truck run a red light that had changed one minute earlier. This T-bone collision would have… January 23, 2016
Letters to the Editor Seeking treasure in the General Palmer He would tell me about his work there, it seemed to captivate his imagination. He came into possession of some… January 23, 2016
Letters to the Editor Sitting senators are not beyond reproach I applaud U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, for disagreeing with Obama’s attack on coal; it produces more of the energy… January 23, 2016
Letters to the Editor Running to reverse America’s dissolution I have no political experience, nor do I want to be a politician, but I can no longer stand by… January 23, 2016
Letters to the Editor Mesa Verde horses are feral, not wild Let’s get the facts straight. The horses at Mesa Verde are not romantic wild mustangs. They are feral horses that… January 23, 2016
Letters to the Editor Does Tipton fear loss of coal support? Could it be that is what he really cares about? He obviously doesn’t care about pollution and the environment. Karen… January 23, 2016
Letters to the Editor History does not support ‘hate America’ First, let’s say that historically the term “Native Americans” is an open question. It appears that there were other people… January 23, 2016
Letters to the Editor Hillcrest folks deserve thanks for skiing With this better snow year I have been enjoying the golf course with my cross country skis almost every day… January 20, 2016
Letters to the Editor Flag a reminder that racism still with us MLK day celebrates an extraordinary man whose movement based on non-violence and love for all mankind spoke to our better… January 20, 2016
Letters to the Editor Now is the time to protect Bears Ears We should all be thankful that President Obama protected Chimney Rock and Browns Canyon here in Colorado. Now he needs… January 20, 2016
Letters to the Editor Park needs a plan to protect its horses Finding this congressional mandate inconvenient, the park’s current superintendent has, without any evidentiary support of which I am aware, decided… January 20, 2016