Opinion

Letters: Bernie Sanders is a freedom-eating communist

You were born with three natural rights. The right to life, liberty and property, the only three rights that exist.…

February 28, 2020

Letters: Just say no way to Michael Bloomberg

His tsunami of media ads (costing $350 million – easily the largest ad expenditure in history) shows his conception of…

February 28, 2020

Our view: Say the names

It’s high time we gave a little thought to Gale Emerson and Nick Parks

February 28, 2020

Our view: No more meal-shaming in Durango

a yearlong battle, 9-R board and administration repeal lunch policy

Our view: Are we all good with surveillance now?

we all good with surveillance now?

Letters: That bridge will ruin the neighborhood

The 32nd Street bridge may be good for the Animus River Trail, but it’s bad for Durango. It will not…

Letters: Please don’t sacrifice safety at 32nd Street

In our community as in many others, we have had the unfortunate reality of pedestrian and vehicle injuries and fatalities.…

Letters: Give us year-round ice, not that bridge

Our recreation facilities are in sore need of an update, particularly Chapman Hill ice arena. The facility is more than…

Letters: Trump is a vindictive, angry teenager

It’s funny and sad that while on opposing sides, our argument is the same. Trump supporters think that Democrats are…

Letters: Please talk with Marsha Porter-Norton

Although commissioners represent individual districts, in this case the city of Durango, they serve the entire county. Marsha Porter-Norton is…

February 26, 2020

Our view: Another celebration for the Berners

‘Communist Manifesto’ has a birthday and never goes out of fashion

February 26, 2020

Letters: Better a park than a problematic bridge

This would preserve the park and allow it to be dedicated to future public use forever. The bridge, on the…

February 26, 2020

Letters: What kind of crazy choice is that, LPEA?

While I understand the need of the co-op to increase rates, I don’t appreciate them spinning the facts and lying…

February 25, 2020

Letters: Just who are the thugs in this picture?

From Michael Flynn to Paul Manafort to George Papadopoulos to Roger Stone and soon to be Rudy Giuliani, all have…

February 25, 2020

Letters: Bloomberg has no clue about farming

I thought that being a successful farmer meant you had to know a lot about irrigating, planting and harvesting at…

February 25, 2020

Letters: Marsha Porter-Norton for commission

I met Marsha in 2000 when she was the executive director for nonprofit Operation Healthy Communities and she was the…

Letters: Buckley Park must not be sold by 9-R

I assumed that Buckley Park was part of Durango’s park system, but your article states it is owned by 9-R…

Letters: Need for Denver TV has been changed

Arguments for Denver news by our community leaders seem to me to be superfluous since you can readily receive your…

Our view: The brainy Dems may save us yet

Don’t believe the hype – Pete Buttigieg has lots to offer a divided America

Letters: Why can’t we just widen the sidewalks?

Surely, walkers and cyclists would not be too burdened by stopping for a light to cross the tracks and then…

February 23, 2020

Letters: Porter-Norton is fair and hardworking

Marsha has been a tireless contributor to the La Plata County community since the 1980s. She is a strong advocate…

February 23, 2020