Letters to the Editor

Public lands should not be privatized

I hope more Colorado counties will promptly join suit with their support and send a strong message to our state…

Commissioners take critical land stance

All three commissioners, representing members from both major political parties, voted in favor. This resolution was made necessary by ongoing…

Tax-payment systems to gain efficiency

Recently, I closed my office for two days while we analyzed our current process and came up with solutions on…

Get sensible ‘death laws’ on the books

As a society, we take more pity on our animals than on our own species. With tender kindness, we euthanize…

Do not overlook Marines’ role in Vietnam

While there is no doubt the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force made significant contributions to the war effort, enlisted…

Violence means the rioters are winning

What’s up with the parenting in these rioting communities? Statically, 73 percent of fathers in poor families are not available…

A difference of First Amendment rights

I went downtown recently, grabbed a grass burger and walked to the train station. As I glanced across the street,…

Issue time-limited panhandling licenses

I have compassion for those who fall on hard times and need support to get going again. The difference that…

Vietnam sentiments are not all negative

I visited China and North Vietnam in 2003 with a very small tourist group, mostly from Durango. Our guide in…

Why is the third DUI a misdemeanor?

Letâ€™s hope that there are not too many injuries and deaths that happen on our roads between the third and…

Church offering grief counseling, support

Jesse Denier, our youth director, and I spent much of Wednesday at Miller Middle School with students and staff. I…

Keep shopping at Durango thrift store

Barb Gysel & MaryAnne Nelson Durango

Panhandler demonstrates the good life

Jackie Caudill Durango

Vietnam stories brought back memories

My cousin and I lost our boyfriends in that war. Hers was a helicopter pilot; mine was a medic. A…

dZi fosters sustainable development

The dZi Foundation works in some of the most remote communities in eastern Nepal. During its almost 20 years in…

County sends strong lands message

Commissioner Brad Blake showed exemplary Republican leadership, proving that protecting public lands is a bipartisan concern. Our public lands here…

Aid-in-dying laws could benefit many

Although 68 percent of Coloradans believe that a competent, terminally ill adult should have a say in how he will…

Playing music beats simple begging

Instead of playing a wonderful classical violin concerto by Bach, Beethoven or Mozart, his music sounded like his own impromptu…

Hillary a hypocrite on women’s rights

Though we don’t see it highlighted much, the foundation that the Clintons run accepts huge donations from the royal family…

Recognize consequences of indifference

There are many racial and ethnic groups in this country that aren’t indifferent to these things and, as a consequence,…

Re-elect Heather Erb to LPEA board

She has the exceptional ability to balance adherence to principle with pragmatic compromise. Her past success, intellectual and emotional intelligence,…

New byway central to the stories of many

Without this, drivers might be unaware that the road follows a corridor that spans over 1,000 years of Colorado and…