Letters to the Editor

Bag ordinance a small but meaningful step

It’s unsurprising that many of the same radicals who managed to destroy the county comprehensive plan are involved in this…

October 29, 2013

Kim Martin will be effective board member

I feel she would make a very stable school-board member. I feel sheâ€™s the best candidate and will look out…

October 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Invest small amount in Pine River Cemetery

I want to urge everyone in the Pine River Cemetery District to vote “yes” on the last item on the…

October 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Get informed and support bag ordinance

During the last two years, the ordinance has evolved and come to the public in bits and spurts. It has…

October 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Three simple reasons to support bag fee

These three points are enough for me to rethink the logic around the use of plastics in our world. In…

October 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Amnd. 66 will connect more kids to light

Amendment 66 can help these students grow and thrive. This amendment funnels new tax dollars into early-childhood education, at-risk students,…

October 28, 2013

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

Letters to the Editor

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