Letters to the Editor

Bag ban is more than just symbolic

I’ve watched in disbelief countless times as clerks bag an item that could easily fit in a pocket such as…

October 26, 2013

Secure Bussian’s vision for bag ordinance

More than two years ago, Erich Bussian, at that time a board member of the Sustainability Alliance of Southwest Colorado,…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘yes’ on 5D for Bayfield Cemetery

This small increase in our mill levy will not be difficult for any of us and we want our beautiful…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Invest in cemetery to save Bayfield history

Current mill levy is .075, and the request is to double it .15 of 1 mill. Currently, the average property…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

League of Women Voters endorses 66, AA

Our state president, Bobbie Heisterkamp, has written, “Amendment 66 successfully addresses many education needs in Colorado. It will fix many…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote to repeal city’s bag ordinance

Ordinance O-2013-11 is a false attempt to make a real positive impact on our environment. The facts say this ordinance…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

No banker needed to vote ‘yes’ for cemetery

Those folks who have kept our Bayfield Cemetery an attractive example of our community’s pride deserve a vote of gratitude…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Kim Martin is the candidate of choice

As a past member and former president of the 9-R board, I believe I have a good understanding of what…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Bag ordinance 1 step in the right direction

City Council thoroughly studied the issue,and voted (4-1) for an ordinance to put a 10-cent fee on the use of…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Defeat tax and push for effective recycling

Eric Sibelius Durango

October 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘yes’ on 4A for Upper Pine personnel

Perhaps most voters now understand that the current property tax mill levy, set in 1998, is no longer adequate to…

October 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Max will be a great addition to school board

Matthew Sheldon Durango

October 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

How about just voting for bag fee?

Since we have vastly overpopulated the Earth with ourselves and our stuff, how is it that we can’t bring ourselves…

October 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote yes for Amendment 66, Kim Martin

I was particularly impressed that Kim was able to find that critically important balance between student individual need and academic…

October 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Amendment 66 increases bureaucracy

Because Amendment 66 applies only to preschool-12th grade funding it doesn’t affect the fiscal problems in the college/university system. Yet,…

October 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

We are lucky to have Martin, Souder for 9-R

With extensive business, IT, law and public service careers, they are equally knowledgeable in the education world from both sides…

October 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Streamlined fire district is better for all

Chiefs Allen Clay, Mike Dunaway and Noonan (along with his bird, Rojo) met regularly for years brainstorming a solution to…

October 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Bag fee is out-of-control power play

Charging for plastic and/or paper bags crosses the line. Thievery is a crime. Store managers have confirmed the fact the…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Competence, process are Obama’s problems

Has Ryan considered that the reason for obstacles to certain of Obama’s proposals – i.e. Obamacare – have more to…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Support the city’s bag fee at the ballot box

The bag fee ordinance is a small fee on disposable bags at just three locations in the city. It is…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Bag fee a significant step toward change

First, our family has been bringing our own durable bags to the grocery store for decades. When not in use,…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote out all politicians after two terms

It appears to me that, for far too long, it has all been about getting re-elected to office. If the…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Health exchanges offer better-priced plans

I decided to wait until after the flood of initial onlookers checked out the site. As someone with a valid…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

2 Dave Peterses hold 2 positions on bag fee

While I support everyone’s right to express his opinion, I believe the wording of the letter from Dave Peters of…

October 23, 2013