Letters to the Editor

Durango traffic could use improvements

It seems like there is room for long overdue improvements. For instance, in a June 2003 Durango Telegraph story, CDOT…

November 15, 2014

Marijuana rules are convoluted

For this project, I chose to study the regulation of marijuana, seeing as the sale of it is banned in…

November 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Apology for not attending to bike crash

I want to apologize. Even though I didn’t cause the accident, I also didn’t take the time to ensure that…

November 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

DHS thespians earn rare opportunity

Congratulations to them for being selected by the Colorado State Thespian Conference to perform Dec. 5 on the conference’s main…

November 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

U.S. is in trouble if we lose rights

What will this truly achieve? It will achieve more crime, more victims of the criminals who have guns illegally, law-abiding…

November 15, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Obituaries do not belong near ads

Polly Lopez Arboles

November 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Don’t close Jeep trails

This doesn’t mean that the closures won’t become permanent. These closures don’t only affect people who Jeep the trails. It…

November 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Think twice about drones’ goodness

The next idea that will be sold is how it is good for the local police and state government. No…

November 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Fracking essential to our economy

First of all, what is hydraulic fracking? Hydraulic fracking is a way to help extract oil and natural gas out…

November 13, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Minimum wage should reflect inflation

However, this is not always the case. It seems to be that when discussing the minimum wage, the topic of…

November 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Adorn Arc of History with donkey head

One of their tasks was educating the idiots, which they assigned to unions to implement! The documentary revealed CODA’s strategy,…

November 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Donâ€™t back away from wind energy

In 2011, 506 megawatts of wind capacity was added to our state; in 2012, it was 496 megawatts; and in…

November 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

EcoFlight offers a unique opportunity

No single person will ever gain a true perspective of wilderness, seeing as we can’t be a tree or a…

November 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Minimum wage poses long-term problem

Many people face financial complications when their salary is based solely on a minimum-wage job. Many are not able to…

November 10, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Same-sex marriage should be legal

I chose to become an active citizen by informing others about same-sex marriage. As of recently, same-sex marriage has been…

November 10, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Arm, train teachers to defend students

Nathen Winters Senior, Bayfield High School

November 10, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Police are behaving like military

The police of all states have gotten 79,288 automatic assault rifles, 205 grenade launchers and mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles. There was…

November 9, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Dino head made intersection look better

Whoever put the head on that thing, I salute you, and if you would come back and put it on,…

November 9, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Senior got ‘raked’ by local students

I have delayed expressing my thanks until the election was over, so that this singular courtesy would be properly noticed.…

November 9, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Why the change to standards for ADUs?

This past summer, I received the city’s “Important Notice” regarding the adopted procedures for permitting existing ADUs. The documents delivered,…

November 9, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Protest trafficking to the newly elected

Permissive attitudes have shown their ugly and evil faces in many other websites where everyone of us have been appalled.…

November 8, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Quarantine appropriate for Ebola

The U.S. health-care system cannot handle an Ebola outbreak. The four institutions capable of “curing” an Ebola patient can care…

November 8, 2014

Letters to the Editor

County residents will not pay to recycle

Then the city wanted to recycle yogurt cups and toilet-paper holders, so they bought a machine for over $500,000, again…

November 8, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Lead shot raises danger of poisoning

Unfortunately, we found that we didn’t get all the pellets out of the meat and now are concerned about lead…

November 8, 2014