Letters to the Editor

Facts support a ‘yes’ vote on issues 2A, 4B

As you go to vote, I urge you to get the facts: Property owners in Animas and Hermosa Cliff will…

October 28, 2013

Levy increase will keep cemetery beautiful

In the past, tax revenues was up and the cemetery operated very well on the small mill levy received. Now,…

October 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

City’s spending priorities are out of whack

How many bags do you already have? We counted 15-20 unused ones at our house. There is this kind of…

October 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Support Moran, Burns, Martin and Kendall

After reading through this material, I found that candidates Stephanie Moran, Andy Burns, Kim Martin and Dee Dee Kendall are…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Upper Pine tax raise is additional insurance

All county functions have had challenges meeting budgets. Upper Pine Fire Protection District has struggled with this reduction in revenue.…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

City could require biodegradeable corn starch bags

Tom Redmond Durango

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Patience, not tax, would bring about change

Sometimes, all it takes is patience to bring about change. If the supporters of the bag tax would continue to…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote for Kendall, against bag, school tax

2) Please vote “no” on the bag tax. Why does Durango only want to tax food and the poor? Why…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Put Martin’s talent to work for city students

Martin’s many contributions to AWN include: Creating our foreign policy discussion forum: Kim initiated and led this group, using the…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Punitive ordinance also includes paper bags

Had councilors focused solely on plastic bags, there would probably be no opposition to this issue. Consumers would still have…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Cemetery needs rise to offset lower values

I have seen some cemeteries that are maintained by volunteers and, believe me, we do not want that. As much…

October 26, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Put a cap on City Council’s green agenda

I attended the (only one) task force meeting on this issue and it was made clear at that meeting, and…

October 26, 2013

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

Letters to the Editor

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