Opinion

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 23, 2013

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 21, 2013

Editorials

Rare earth

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

July 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

City Council wages war on recycling

Glenn Rayther Durango

July 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Take advantage of nearby tax-free shopping

Anita Hermosillo Durango

July 21, 2013

Editorials

Shouting from the mountain tops

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

July 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Hateful letters embarrass this Christian

Susan Kay Miller Mancos

July 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Bag fee pushes shoppers to Aztec

Jason Middlebrook Ignacio

July 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

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…

July 20, 2013

Editorials

Clean fuel

and county should take the lead on natural-gas-powered vehicles

July 20, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Tourist article was rude and inappropriate

Often, questions that folks have about an area are related to their point of reference. A non-U.S. citizen is likely…

July 18, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Bag-based paranoia is ridiculous

Reusable bags are not the health risk that opponents claim them to be. These claims are obviously a way to…

July 18, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Concern over PERA return rate unfounded

State Treasurer Walker Stapleton visited Durango in March, presenting his opinions on PERA. He questioned PERA’s reliance on a projected…

July 18, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Life is not the issue; defining humanity is

It is true that at conception the egg cell has a complete set of genes, but it is not yet…

July 18, 2013

Editorials

Mayday mine

board is right to set a deadline for fixing the road to the troubled mine

July 18, 2013