Opinion

Plastics industry pushing support of its bags

Many of the letters see the effort as an intrusion into the freedom of the consumer, failing to recognize that…

July 24, 2013

Name mountain for Dylan now and forever

My sincere sympathy to his family and blessings on all who support me with this wish. Gladys M. Brady Colorado…

Educate about bags, do not require fee

Why did they even bother having a City Council meeting July 16? Any arguments or protests by opponents of the…

Editorials

Water

Nighthorse gives Durango a welcome cushion, but not an excuse to grow foolishly

Christian pastors fail to talk about wars

The Iraq War was to create a “vibrant democracy in the Middle East.” The cost was 4,500 American and 100,000…

Pets could cause problems via reusable bags

I’m sure that I and others are not paranoid that sneezing at the cashier counter could possibly result from allergies…

Pool our energy for a big monsoon, snow year

Since growing up here (I’m 52), I’ve seen much change and have read many letters to the editor. My request…

Alternate legal suite could resolve bag issues

In order to simplify the edict that the City Council seems poised to enact, I propose these laws be created…

Editorials

Rare earth

Everything old is new again: Technology spurs interest in unfamiliar elements

City Council wages war on recycling

Glenn Rayther Durango

Be a good person: Stop crying about bags

If I forget my bag or if they are dirty and I don’t want to risk exposing anyone to the…

Take advantage of nearby tax-free shopping

Anita Hermosillo Durango

Editorials

Shouting from the mountain tops

we develop rules on using public places as a canvas to spread a message?

Lifetime terms for moon park idea

This is wonderful. Now that they have proved they are incapable of dealing with problems in this country and on…

Hateful letters embarrass this Christian

Susan Kay Miller Mancos

Protect water, land not gas industry’s profit

With $331 million profited daily within the first quarter of 2013 by oil and gas, is it really intelligent to…

E-cigarette maker chooses market carefully

VUSE Digital Vapor Cigarettes are made for and marketed to adult tobacco consumers, and the only VUSE styles being offered…

Council should exempt Albertsons from fee

Albertsons already provides an incentive to its guests to use cloth and polyester bags. How many residents choose to shop…

Study linking bags to E. coli was weak, invalid

Claiming that an E. coli-reusable bag link is well-documented based on one poorly executed study is inappropriate. This study was…

Let residents weigh in on bag issue

I think we need to remember we are a huge tourist town with people traveling from all over the world…

Bag fee pushes shoppers to Aztec

Jason Middlebrook Ignacio

Parents should help nurture love of reading

Adults who read regularly do so because they love to read not because they “must read.” The youngest children drop…