Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Fire showed Schirard’s true qualities

When our area was evacuated, and we left our new home with only our clothes, papers and dogs, we were…

November 1, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Local problems best fixed locally

Since I don’t know any of the proponents, I will accept for the moment that they are honest people with…

November 1, 2014

Letters to the Editor

LPEA customers deserve answers

So, LPEA has charged members $1.42 monthly to read 41,000 meters at the approximate cost of $58,000 per month and…

November 1, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Donate pennies to Elks for kids

Readers may be interested to learn of one of the charitable endeavors of the Colorado State Benevolent and Protective Order…

November 1, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Trial lawyers are behind Amendment 67

Well, the trial lawyers want it. Why? Because at present, if a newborn dies in a hospital, the parents can…

November 1, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Schirard has served with integrity, work

I saw many decisions made by prisoners over the years to yield their hearts to the Lord Jesus Christ. Then…

November 1, 2014

Editorials

Purgatory

the sale has been handled bodes well for the future of Durango skiing

November 1, 2014

Letters to the Editor

D.C. meddling changed Hermosa bill

By reordering some of the bill’s provisions, and outright changing others, protections for the watershed have been weakened. For example,…

October 30, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Koch brothers are not evil

Koch Industries is also doing research on biofuels, with their own money: free-market capitalism. The Koch brothers contribute hundreds of…

October 30, 2014

Letters to the Editor

See that Hermosa Creek gets protection

The Hermosa Watershed is one such area. Comprising 108,000 acres of public land northwest of Durango, this area is revered…

October 30, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Pennies’ language is poignant reminder

Rowean Crader Durango

October 30, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Obamacare changes are for the better

Second, unlike the Veterans Administration, this is not a government-run health care? All the same insurance companies (Blue Cross, etc.)…

October 30, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Metz, Spratlen listened, took swift action

The group requested their help and input to create a skate park “sanctuary” for kids to use – a place…

October 30, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Grow state’s energy industry, economy

Last week, I noticed a new item about the opening of a Koch Industries fertilizer plant in Enid, Oklahoma. It…

October 30, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Columnist’s rants obscure his point

Dave Deane Durango

October 30, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Stop killing others to fix bad things

Stop the violence! Would we want bombers to destroy the town of Durango to bring peace and prosperity to our…

October 30, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Car fire handled well by rescuers

Luckily, the event took place right by the Bondad fire station. Within minutes, the rescue personnel were on the job.…

October 30, 2014

Editorials

Task force

Diverse stakeholders take both the problem and the process seriously

October 30, 2014

Opinion

Music director appreciates support

Bayfield High School, reclassified as a 1A school because of our small student population, qualified for State Finals competition on…

October 30, 2014

Opinion

Upper Pine: check smoke alarms this Sunday

Upper Pine River Fire Protection District Roughly two out of three fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms…

October 30, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Liberal Democrats spread blatant lies

Has our Republic become a den of pathological liars with no conscience to serve them? The Ninth Commandment seems moot…

October 28, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Time to retire Duke, hire Smith

Solid community members, along with the Fraternal Order of Police, want change with Sean Smith. These are intelligent and progressive…

October 28, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Zinc lobby keeps pennies in pockets

The mint was not yet losing money on the penny, but it was already a drag on the economy. I…

October 28, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Sheriff the victim of smear campaign

When I think of a sheriff, I think of experience! I also want to put my trust into someone who…

October 28, 2014