Letters to the Editor

Encouraging letter inspires teacher

He wrote, “My experience has been that if students either become overly frustrated with the art of writing or get…

August 23, 2015

Thanks for coverage of Animas River spill

Making the articles accessible to everyone by lifting the paywall is another fine example of your community leadership. We are…

Sustainability plan awash in buzzwords

Dave Deane Durango

A way we can all use renewable energy

Local solar installers have been busy during the past several years encouraging the “greenies” among us to purchase their solar…

Perhaps spill will spur better protection

Without the river’s yellow coloration, would a contractor have attempted a fix on its own and possibly forgo reporting, figuring…

Look into the EPA’s political opposition

There are experts who can speak to this issue better than I can, so I won’t go into details, but…

Take care when around mama bears

Well, driving home from town later, Mama Bear and her two juvenile twins crossed the road in front of me…

McGrath’s judgment in question on spill

Preparedness should have been McGrath’s first priority before authorizing his EPA team to start work with an independent contractor on…

Silverton should invite U.S. rowing team

Michael G. Rosenberg Hesperus

August 20, 2015

City, county must enforce bear policy

So, why are there laws to support this, yet no one enforces them? Why do citizens and businesses of the…

August 20, 2015

Contaminated plume is EPA’s ugly baby

Where is the Hollywood outrage? Are those tree-hugging left-wing liberals asleep? Don’t they know there is a presidential election coming…

August 20, 2015

Install signs to explain industrial history

Hopefully, not much dissolution of the glassy material in that pretty slag pile, especially in a hard fall rain, has…

August 19, 2015

In hindsight, collaboration was a mistake

But, in retrospect, it has become clear that the collaborative effort was a mistake. It appears to me that the…

August 19, 2015

EPA, BP spills offer many comparisons

I currently reside in Texas and have been in the oil business all my career. The comparison between the BP…

August 18, 2015

Stop placating Silverton, San Juan County

The basic problem has been Silverton’s and San Juan County’s repeated efforts to block Superfund designation. It is time we…

August 18, 2015

Consider all options for new sewer plant

I question whether a rebuild at Santa Rita, with all of the uncertainties of remodeling a plant that must operate…

Seek affordable options for sewer plant

Durango serves down to High Bridge. South Durango Sanitation District serves south of that, which includes the major growth areas…

Shots fired too close for comfort on trail

There were four of us hiking at Saul’s Creek just out of Bayfield recently. We hiked a short trail on…

Silverton officials suffer ‘Jaws syndrome’

Well, fact is that heavy metals do not typically kill fish. But they do mess them up big time. First,…

Explore restoration of the Arc

After looking at the damage done to the piece and consulting an art restoration expert, I do not believe that…

August 15, 2015

A Durango Melody

I just wanted to share this poem with all the others who love our special town: Durango Melody Wrapped around…

August 15, 2015