Letters to the Editor

Letter: What is Trump’s legacy besides coining “fake news?”

That raises the question of what is the Trump legacy? It seems that it consists mostly of thousands of lies…

December 31, 2020

Letter: No-wake users of Lake Nighthorse are not elitist

According to the pie graph of statistics compiled by the City of Durango, 64% of users are nonmotorized compared with…

December 31, 2020

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Letter: Boebert is all hat, no cattle

Boebert has stated that it is her duty to defend the Constitution. That’s true. It is. So, does she know…

December 31, 2020

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Letter: “God” explains his post-election plan

What He told me was His plan for cleaning up the criminal disaster of this last election: 1. Trump provides…

December 31, 2020

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Letter: Closed schools hurt middle- and low-income families

I wondered if there was really a shortage of substitutes available during these times of extraordinarily high unemployment. How has…

December 31, 2020

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Letters: The emergency of COVID-19 is over

This virus situation is not an emergency now, and looking back, it hasn’t been for a very long time now.…

December 30, 2020

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Letter: Supreme Court among those to blame for election outcome

The Supreme Court has refused to do its job; one claim was that there had to be evidence ahead of…

December 30, 2020

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Letter: Make ice skating a year-round sport

It is past time for Parks and Recreation to address updates to this facility or to build a new all…

December 30, 2020

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Letter: Lauren Boebert is off to a bad start

Does it not trouble her that her allegations have already been tested by the U.S. legal system and rejected, not…

December 29, 2020

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Letter: City clarifies tax spending on streets

Transparency is key for local government. However, some clarification is needed. Durango voters in April 2019 approved raising the tax…

December 29, 2020

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Letter: Taggers should be caught and punished

For instance, their destructive, self-absorbed behavior has resulted in chain-link fencing closing off the Bakers Bridge area where, over many…

December 29, 2020

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Letter: Lauren Boebert should represent all constitutents

For politicians of both major parties it is time to cut the crap of partisan politics and remember that when…

December 29, 2020

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Letter: Wait – “Quiet Lake Nighthorse” is what?

Pardon me? Did you say something? Can’t hear over the outboard! Davitt M. ArmstrongOracle, AZ

December 29, 2020

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Letter: Pandemic-hoaxers have been deceiving themselves on COVID-19

Many of the individuals preaching to us about what measures we should abandon in trying to avoid COVID-19 believe what…

December 29, 2020

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Letter: When can a stroke victim get a vaccine?

The woman expressed great frustration, saying only, “I don’t know,” then promptly just hung up on me. I thought to…

December 29, 2020

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Letter: Legislators must act on climage change now

All this to say the world needs a drastic change to our environmental policies and Colorado should lead the way.…

December 28, 2020

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Letter: Enjoy back country safely, avoid avalanche dangers

If you do go to the backcountry instead of a ski area that is patrolled by professionals, check in with…

December 27, 2020

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Letter:How can we comfort the Four Corners Health Care Center community?

Is there anything our community can do now to ease the suffering, to comfort those in need? I know this…

December 27, 2020

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Letter: Area offers plenty of places to target shoot safely

There are plenty of places to shoot in the Four Corners. Cortez and Farmington have superb gun ranges and shooting…

December 27, 2020

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Letter: Proposed introduction to 9-R meetings is misguided

This area is home to three Native American tribes and many of our neighbors work for one of the divisions…

December 27, 2020

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Letter: Officials have deceived us on COVID-19

They live for the notoriety and attention they are receiving. They are destroying lives and whole communities for their own…

December 25, 2020

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Letter: Quiet Lake Nighthorse movement is elitist, selfish

The lake is two miles from downtown and is not a natural lake. The lake is large enough for all…

December 25, 2020

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Letter: Media’s obligation is to present facts, expose lies

For the record, on that last one, I agree. Because … they were doing their jobs. What Sigman fails to…

December 24, 2020

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Letter: Reopen schools for in-person learning

Sadly, 9-R’s new “return to learn” policy has failed us. Three important things about this plan are that it is…

December 24, 2020