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Gabbard is the best choice for president

Our nation needs a leader who will bring people together. That is one of the reasons why I’ve decided to…

So long, old ice

A funeral for a glacier and the movement of refugees are connected

George Will and I have had enough

Will states: “It is quite another thing to have a president who does not merely pollute the social atmosphere with…

Robert Samuelson

On economy, leadership conspicuous by its absence

There are parallels between the present tumultuous situation and past episodes of economic disruption, including the Great Depression of the…

Guest Columns

Better pay for Colorado teachers is a moral issue

Unseen on that stage were the teachers whose love, and patience carried those students day by day for years, in…

August 20, 2019

Boycott Everything

term and practice seem to have outlived whatever use they once had

August 20, 2019

Mercy used to be a righteous hospital

We used to have a righteous hospital in Durango, runs by an order of caring nuns, the Sisters of Mercy.…

August 20, 2019

The selfish train belongs in a museum

The train pumps out carcinogenic smoke into our town every day. It creates sound pollution with its offensively loud whistle.…

Please write more about this president

To make bigger waves, Trump made arrangements for 700 migrants to be deported from Mississippi, leaving children without parents. Please…

How is it possible thereâ€™s no city pool?

My grandchildren and I am very sure many others must go out of town or even out of state to…

We’re Dems and we’re not taking this

My Grandfather was gassed in France, he loved this country unquestionably. He was a proud Democrat. My father saw his…

Elvis lives

can’t keep a good rocker down

Ross Douthat

Jeffrey Epstein (again) and conspiracy theories

Most conspiracy theories are false. But often some of the things they’re trying to explain are real. Conspiracy theories are…

August 18, 2019

Libraries are the lifeblood of America

We in southwest La Plata County who support the Sunnyside and Fort Lewis Mesa communities are being asked to pay…

August 18, 2019

Republicans don’t care about democracy

I assure you, Mr. Sigman, nearly all Democrats are critical of the president, his appointees and Republican members of Congress,…

August 18, 2019

Guest Columns

State progress on health care benefits Durango

Throughout last year’s gubernatorial campaign, Gov. Jared Polis and I heard from thousands of constituents pleading for us to take…

August 17, 2019

A little Civil War history couldn’t hurt

Soldiers of the Southern states fought heroically for their belief in states’ rights. They weren’t going to trade the tyranny…

August 17, 2019

Dems: We know you are hurting, but …

Yes, we understand that Democrats were upset when Al Gore and then Hillary Clinton lost their elections. But that is…

August 17, 2019

If it quacks like corruption, it hurts us

But as happens so often when there is inadequate oversight of the top tier of an organization, the people at…

A fine try

Hicklenlooper leaves presidential race with an uncertain place at home

Leftists are trying to destroy America

Only problem is that Elijah Cummings, who went ballistic, is on record as saying the same things. The mayor of…

Robert Samuelson

Who will be the fall guys for the next recession?

It also encompassed last week’s most important political news, notwithstanding all the public attention understandably focused on the mass shootings…