Letters to the Editor

Risks of nuclear energy outweigh benefits

In the “Green Run” experiment, people living around the Hanford area were intentionally exposed to raw, irradiated uranium fuel, not…

March 17, 2014

City needs to write conflict-of-interest policy

City Council is currently proposing significant changes to the Land Use Development Code and City Code, and with respect to…

March 17, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Skier story should have been more serious

It takes a planned effort to ski out-of-bounds at Purgatory, and by Alex Maginnis’ own admission and the gear he…

March 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

LPEA’s meter story keeps changing

During LPEA’s original public and private smart meter informative meetings aimed at enticing co-op members to accept the meters, LPEA…

March 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Film left viewer feeling violated

I was shaken to the core by the violence, treatment of women and outright abuse that was displayed in nearly…

March 8, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Spend war funding on other priorities

I was disturbed to learn that, in his budget request of March 4, President Obama asked Congress for $80 billion…

March 8, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Charge lost skier for search, rescue costs

Lorna Waddington Durango

March 6, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Paint stewardship is wave of the future

Manufacturers make and sell paint. I choose to buy paint. Together, we should be responsible for the cost of proper…

March 6, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Ban smoking at Durango apartment house

Itâ€™s a fact that some people residing or visiting have taken to communal spaces and caused everyone else to breathe…

March 6, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Newsroom monitors step toward takeover

We should remember these words of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas: “As nightfall does not come at once, neither…

March 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

FLC could be interesting learning place

Jim Fitzgerald Bayfield

March 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Printing global-warming lies damages society

At some point, the media figured out that these articles were destructive lies and decided to stop printing them. Folks…

March 2, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Electing by district disenfranchises voters

The informed constituency mentioned above had its origins in the 1991 La Plata County home-rule initiative. A charter commission wrote…

February 24, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Time to boost Social Security payments now

Nationally, the monthly average benefit is only $1,269, not much more than a worker earning minimum wage. With pensions disappearing…

February 24, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Pass bill to reverse Citizens United impact

Richard Podlesnik Durango

February 20, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Work to make world better for all

Our country, however, is no longer that “Beacon on the Hill.” Somewhere along the line, our principles, honor and morals…

February 20, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Airport plans remind of times past

We all failed in our requests and the expansion went forward with the excuse of keeping Frontier Airlines in Durango.…

February 20, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Retired engineer kept up medical equipment

Thanks to Roger for being only a phone call away when we needed his expert help while we tried to…

February 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Credit system switch a sad day for college

Most alarming is how the FLC administration is ignoring the will of the faculty. According to a recent survey, the…

February 19, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Legislative Lowdown to answer questions

Marilyn Brown, secretary of League of Women Voters of La Plata County Durango

February 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Tipton should sponsor campaign reform

The Government By The People Act matches small-dollar donations (less than $150) with public funds 6 to 1, so that…

February 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Obama’s address reminiscent of Hitler

When Hitler spoke, the Reichstag stood and cheered him. Tuesday night, it was the replay of Hitler (Obama) with the…

February 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Logic shows all Coloradans as pot addicts

Do you not realize that your neighbors and co-workers and people you conduct business with are using pot all the…

February 10, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Sun’s free energy is too much to waste

Ryan McHugh Denver

February 10, 2014