Letters to the Editor

Spend a day downtown in a wheelchair

It was luck that the Durango Business Improvement District was having a board meeting as the ACT group rolled by…

Overpopulation is root of global problems

Friedman mentioned the problem but offered no real solution. The only possible remedy for this is free contraceptives and major…

‘Arc of History’ is an important addition

People who love art select art for many qualities, including how intriguing and interactive the art is in the location…

Dry Fork silt an issue for Lightner, Animas

Steve M. Olson Durango

Western rednecks cannot resist tea party

If tea party members think they have it right, they should become a third party and trot out their Mouth…

August 10, 2014

All Demon teams need funding to travel

The Demon cross country and track teams are no-cut teams, whereby all eligible athletes can participate. There are at least…

August 10, 2014

New sculpture a blemish on city’s image

Bikes, just like the ones at the roundabout at Chapman Hill, a train or even the mountains are a better…

Wing-like artwork represents freedom

I donâ€™t think it was meant to look like wings, but maybe if people see it that way, they will…

Sculpture could add protection of Batman

In tumultuous times like these, we, the people, need all the help we can get. It is high time that…

Animas River Trail ride reminder of paradise

What we saw was a glorious reminder of why many of us say we live in paradise. Along with the…

Compromise not in Obama’s vocabulary

Our president, who is himself the original complainer-in-chief, should set the example for his critics. A Almost every sound bite…

Amendment 67 doesn’t protect women

The personhood amendment would take away a woman’s ability to make the choice to end a pregnancy when she has…

Durango visit was best holiday ever

I also enjoyed a successful book signing for my latest novel, Long Road to Happiness, hosted by my American friend…

Sculpture a great addition to collection

We all like it. It has a prehistoric look like a petrified dinosaur. Our family thinks it is a great…

Art committee could have just said ‘no’

Look at it in a new light to appreciate its value at this major intersection. Consider that each slab of…

City needs devil’s advocate

Yes, it is a very small fraction of the $67 million budgeted for city services in 2014; however, it is…

Sculpture should have had Western theme

I just returned from visiting Dillon, Montana, which has added five new, large bronze statues in Western themes: horses, cowboys,…

Sculpture representing the area is better

We are not art experts, so this isn’t meant to criticize the quality of the work. However, personally, we would…

Rock banana belongs in the junkyard

How sad that with so much local and regional history in Durango, our recent sculpture set at the U.S. Highway…

Morrissey a slam-dunk for treasurer

Allison Morrissey is running for La Plata County Treasurer. All politics aside (Allison is a Democrat; I’m a Republican), we…

Brown’s education record tells different story

Let’s take a look at his voting record. During his time as a state representative, he voted against a bill…