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Letters
New business name in poor taste
By News Staff 
May 3, 2023
Dear Editor. I'm deeply dismayed to hear there will be a new business in Ouray called “The Dead Canary." Ouray, along with many other towns in Colorado, began as a mining town and still has roots in t...
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Letters
Let’s keep the wave going here
By News Staff 
April 26, 2023
Dear Editor: When we moved here eight years ago, we were delighted to see just about everyone exchanging waves on the roads around here. It's an old Western tradition I first encountered in New Mexico...
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Letters
Address validation a source of frustration
By News Staff 
April 26, 2023
Dear Editor: Many of us in Ridgway are forced to use a post office box, either because of the ¼ mile delivery rule or for some other reason. This causes problems for us because the Post Office makes i...
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Letters
Rather than serve alcohol, improve pool quality for all
By News Staff 
April 19, 2023
Dear Editor: With respect to the current dialogue regarding selling/ serving alcohol at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, I strongly object for the following reasons: • Pool is a natural gift, resource, ass...
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Letters
Appreciation for Elk Meadows article
By News Staff 
April 19, 2023
Dear Editor: I’m the Elk Meadows homeowner with that “whopping” 57,000 gallon usage in November 2021. I was notified by email Dec. 1, 2021, as soon as the report for November was generated, and sure e...
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Letters
Headlights help save lives on highway
By News Staff 
April 13, 2023
Dear Editor: U.S. Highway 550 is a dangerous highway, especially the Million Dollar Highway stretch! The remainder of the highway claims many lives also because of dangerous stupid drivers. I saw a ca...
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Letters
Revised marijuana grow rules worth nothing
By News Staff 
April 13, 2023
Dear Editor: I sat through five hours of a public hearing for the Cannaboo commercial cultivation facility license request. The license was approved for a location on Sage Road on Log Hill Mesa. There...
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Letters
Government shouldn’t subsidize housing
By News Staff 
April 5, 2023
Dear Editor: Every free-market American should take offense against the state, county and city taking from you, your hard earned money, and giving it to subsidized housing recipients. This skews the h...
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Letters
No alcohol at Ouray pool
By News Staff 
April 5, 2023
Dear Editor: I am very much against alcohol being served at the hot springs pool. The pool has always been a safe place for me. I practice for my Special Olympics swimming competitions at the pool and...
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Letters
County ignores own cannabis grow rules
By News Staff 
April 5, 2023
Dear Editor: Thank you, Ouray County Board of County Commissioners, for defeating an IQ test. You can make a round peg fit into a square hole. You just need to use the power of government to make it f...
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Letters
Ridgway project trying to buy its way in
By News Staff 
March 30, 2023
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to highlight the Four Winds proposed development located adjacent to the established Vista Terrace Subdivision in Ridgway. The application approval process for th...
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Letters
Suggestions to improve the Ouray pool
By News Staff 
March 30, 2023
Dear Editor: I would agree with boilers being used to supplement the temperature of the Ouray Hot Springs Pool as long as the water is from the same source and the water chemistry is kept the same. Wh...
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Letters
Politics aside, freedom of speech vital
By News Staff 
March 22, 2023
Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the letter, “Hateful flag waver welcome to leave,” written by Tom Heffernan and published in the March 9 edition regarding the flag being flown in Colona. Whil...
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Letters
Short-term rentals an unfair scapegoat
By News Staff 
March 22, 2023
Dear Editor: Short-term rentals are a touchy subject, but it is very personal to us. Oftentimes STRs are considered the “evil twin” that is to blame for the lack of affordable housing. I'd like to off...
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Letters
Tourists help pay for Ouray’s big bills
By News Staff 
March 22, 2023
Dear Editor: Because Ouray’s industry is tourism, it means it’s a place people want to come, not just to visit but to live. It allows us to have excellent restaurants, interesting shops, a superb muse...
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Letters
Problems with Amerigas date back years
By News Staff 
March 15, 2023
Dear Editor: Several years ago we had Amerigas propane service on Log Hill. We had regular issues with getting propane delivered during the winter. When natural gas became available thru Black Hills E...
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Letters
Ridgway rental tax discussions rife with misperceptions
By News Staff 
March 15, 2023
Dear Editor: As owner/operators of two of Ridgway’s longest running short-term rentals (STRs), we were shocked to learn at the March 8 Town Council meeting that the town is considering increasing the ...
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Letters
Flawed judicial system protects defense at victim’s expense
By News Staff 
August 11, 2022
Dear Editor: Last week the records of the sexual assault trial involving defendant and Red Mountain Brewing owner John Warren were sealed, at the request of the defense, basically erasing the evidence...
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Letters
County only wants to control CR5
By News Staff 
March 9, 2022
Dear Editor: This newspaper has once again neglected to lay out all the facts regarding County Road 5 and San Juan Huts' lawsuit. Let’s be absolutely clear. The landowners had no choice but to form th...
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Letters
What has Biden done?
By News Staff 
March 9, 2022
Dear Editor: Joe Biden has been in office for over a year. I would like to list all of the things he has done to make America greater or stronger. Hmm. Let me think. Hmm. Give me a minute. Well, I gue...
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Neighborhood won’t be tested for toxic metals
By Daniel Schmidt daniel@ouraynews.com 
September 27, 2023
Experts: Lead, arsenic at elevated levels but pose limited risk Ouray County officials have decided against testing soils in the Panoramic Heights neighborhood for possible arsenic and lead exposure, ...
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City eyes potential $5M fix for pool heat
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 27, 2023
Councilor: Heat pump, boiler system 'most adaptable and scalable' option Ouray city leaders are leaning toward spending nearly $5 million to design, build and install a mechanical system to artificial...
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Sale leaves creditors out millions
By Gabrielle Porter / Special to the Plaindealer 
September 27, 2023
Former Revenue-Virginius owners owed more than $60M, but mine sold for only $1.8M The recent $1.8 million sale of a historic silver mine above Ouray will leave its creditors — who collectively are owe...
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September 27, 2023
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28IGNITE SHERBINO: Presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes ...
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