Letters to the Editor

Letter: Ask LPEA to provide fiber broadband access

Rural electric co-ops around the country are providing FTTP, and their members love it. See the map at www.muninetworks.org. Americans…

February 18, 2021

Letter: Don’t lump Cortez Patriots in with Capitol rioters

First of all, the “paraders” or “freedom protesters” have a right to drive down the streets with signs and flags…

February 18, 2021

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Letter: Article on Independents misses the point

Actions by the offices of the attorney general, secretary of state and the local Democratic Party to weaponize politics to…

February 18, 2021

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Our View: Assembly should pass diaper relief bill

The bill would provide $4 million over two years to provide diapers for families in need. Odd though it may…

February 18, 2021

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Letter: Support Neguse’s National Biodiversity Strategy bill

Yes, I’ll gladly shovel the snow. Far better than choking on forest fire smoke this coming summer. Despite the lack…

February 18, 2021

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Letter: Biden order will undermine women’s sports

For practical purposes this EO will require any school that receives federal funding nearly every public high school and college…

February 16, 2021

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Letter: McConnell is a hypocrite for failing to vote to convict Trump

But then Sen. Mitch McConnell has the audacity to – after voting “not guilty” – get up after the proceedings…

February 16, 2021

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Letter: CORE Act deserves our support

These are all places many of you have visited. There will be land protected right here in the San Juan…

February 16, 2021

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Letter: Republicans’ acquittal of Trump is appalling

I think this is an appalling response to the threat to our democracy as well as to the lives of…

February 16, 2021

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Letter: Calls to Boebert’s office met with demands, hangups

A female staffer replied sharply, “That is not what this was about, Ma’am! Never before in the history of Congress…

February 15, 2021

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Letter: Should we rename Durango?

James MorganDurangoEditor’s note: According to Wikipedia, the word “durango,” which is the name of a Mexican state, came from the…

February 14, 2021

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Letter: School or no, the kids will be fine

I have been saying all along in this terrible time of children having to miss indoor school, all of the…

February 13, 2021

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Letter: Snowmobiles are already highly regulated

I strongly disagree. There is excellent synergy between the Colorado Snowmobile Association, U.S. Forest Service, local clubs and Colorado Parks…

February 12, 2021

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Letter: Manna expansion not appropriate for neighborhood

Such expansion will draw even more homeless people to our neighborhoods, parks, and downtown Durango. Future services for the unhoused…

February 12, 2021

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Letter: LPEA should take the reins on broadband expansion

For decades rural communities have solved their infrastructure dilemmas by creating utility cooperatives. In the 1930s, member-owned electric co-ops developed…

February 11, 2021

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Letter: Rhyming with ancient Rome is unsettling

Many of Aurelius’ writings, including this one, informed Christianity and made their way into the Christian orthodoxy. Nearly 2,000 years…

February 11, 2021

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Letter: Democratic Party needs to engage its own voters

Yet, all I receive from Democratic politicians are the same boilerplate fundraising pitches. Nothing to inform me. Nothing to engage…

February 10, 2021

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Letter: 30×30 campaign helps protect nature for future generations

I want to make sure others in the future are able to experience that same feeling of awe that I…

February 9, 2021

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Letter: Wind turbines are low on the list of bird threats

It alarmed me, so I went to the fws.gov “Threats to Birds” web page for more information. I discovered that…

February 8, 2021

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Letter: Spend lodgers tax on housing, parking, transit

Tourism and second-home owners may benefit segments of our economy, but they also have significant negative impacts and increase costs,…

February 8, 2021

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Letter: City’s support of nonprofits helps them do the ‘heavy lifting’

The community foundation had the privilege of partnering with the city in this granting effort. The foundation’s work facilitating community…

February 8, 2021

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Letter: Boebert should support Paris Climate Agreement

Recently she introduced the Paris Agreement Constitutional Treaty Act. It prohibits any actions being taken or money spent to carry…

February 7, 2021

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Letter: Move Hillcrest Golf Course to make room for housing

Housing affordability is now one of our biggest challenges. Attainable housing requires low-priced land and low-priced infrastructure. The challenge is…

February 7, 2021

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Letter: Windmills kill birds

It stands to reason then that if thousands of windmills are spread across the United States, many birds will become…

February 5, 2021