Opinion

‘Yes’ on 4B

can end fire-district confusion, bureaucratic redundancy and cut costs

October 24, 2013

Bag fee is out-of-control power play

Charging for plastic and/or paper bags crosses the line. Thievery is a crime. Store managers have confirmed the fact the…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Competence, process are Obama’s problems

Has Ryan considered that the reason for obstacles to certain of Obama’s proposals – i.e. Obamacare – have more to…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Support the city’s bag fee at the ballot box

The bag fee ordinance is a small fee on disposable bags at just three locations in the city. It is…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Bag fee a significant step toward change

First, our family has been bringing our own durable bags to the grocery store for decades. When not in use,…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote out all politicians after two terms

It appears to me that, for far too long, it has all been about getting re-elected to office. If the…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Health exchanges offer better-priced plans

I decided to wait until after the flood of initial onlookers checked out the site. As someone with a valid…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

2 Dave Peterses hold 2 positions on bag fee

While I support everyone’s right to express his opinion, I believe the wording of the letter from Dave Peters of…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Either pay fee or move into city for recycling

I also live outside city limits and pay for private trash and recycling pickup. I take my glass to the…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Quiet-seeking moviegoer overstepped

I had waited two months to view this film. During the final scenes of the film, the people in the…

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Ignacio utility rates rise dramatically

Residents of Ignacio now pay $63.05 a month for sewer, which is more than twice the state average cost. In…

October 23, 2013

Editorials

City transit

Council taking positive steps to preserve valuable services

October 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Bag ban will bring many negative effects

The big problem here is the big stores don’t have the option to “buy out” of the ordinance. What a…

October 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Let us be notable for education, not OCD

The arguments presented against disposable bags are a lie. Council’s action is a decision to compel virtue. Coercive correctness is…

October 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote ‘yes’ on Amendment 66, bag ordinance

The reality that I’ve had to live with, along with thousands of other students across the city and across our…

October 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote yes on 2A, 4A and 4B during election

Our fire district taxes will stay here to protect us. Our fire districts provide not only fire protection, but are…

October 21, 2013

Editorials

Federal reimbursement

should be repaid for opening parks

October 21, 2013

Editorials

‘Yes’ on Ballot Question 3A

Reducing 9-R board size will improve cohesiveness

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Reducing bag use is the right thing to do

Simply put, reducing our plastic bag use is just the right thing to do. Dire warnings of health hazards, financial…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

The grocery-bag ordinance makes sense

Cities and towns across the developed world have seen the error of using cheap, permanent plastic bags that have a…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Ban all plastic bags, but let paper go free

Plastic bags clearly have environmental problems. Big ones. While technically some are recyclable, Durango lacks the machinery to sort them…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

There is no ‘away’ when it comes to bags, trash

It’s a fee and only if you decide to use a single-use bag. No choice has been eliminated, and you…

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Proponents fail to say paper bags taxed, too

David Gore Durango

October 19, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Vote to keep the checkout bag ordinance

Durango has plastic bags on the Animas River Trail. The cost to clean up the trail is paid by every…

October 19, 2013