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Letters to the Editor

Look: Parking story with a happy ending

I have begun setting a timer on my phone to alert me to return to my car with minutes to…

August 2, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Our fine libraries need your help now

The Pine River Library is a gem. Voted one of the best small libraries in the country a few years…

August 2, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Council, don’t kowtow to the wealthy

City operations director Levi Lloyd stated that water conservation was the goal. Why then is the city looking at changing…

August 1, 2019

Letters to the Editor

The unjust executions of two bears

In fact, when two different bears were implicated by two different U.S. Wildlife Service hounds, they decided to kill both…

August 1, 2019

Ross Douthat

Multiple narratives – surprise – can all be true

From this paternity-trap beginning, Hay found himself emotionally entangled, ideologically bullied and effectively extorted. At one point, Shuman and Haider…

August 1, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Why do Democrats despise America?

Take a look at the constant negative and anti-American comments made by Democrats and their No. 1 supporter, the teachers…

August 1, 2019

Guest Columns

Willa Cather penned the antidote for Trump’s age

This week, I borrowed my daughter’s copy and read it again. It turns out to be a book for our…

August 1, 2019

Editorials

A real estate transaction among city figures raises doubts about candor

July 31, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Outlook dark for Russian interference

That was revealing, as commentators pointed out. No less revealing was the self-satisfied smile on Putin’s face in reaction to…

July 31, 2019

Editorials

Bennet’s book

Colorado’s senator takes a hard look at where the country has gone wrong

July 31, 2019

Editorials

We don’t know about a sick joke, but ‘sick’ sure fits this callous act

Garcia had been working as a fishing guide at Conejos River Anglers, in Antonito. Someone at the company told Denver’s…

July 30, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Democrats don’t support open borders

Democrats have tried many times to work with Republicans on comprehensive immigration reform, but Trump has thrown a wrench in…

July 30, 2019

Editorials

What does it mean to be the world’s smartest dog, and have to say goodbye?

does it mean to be the world’s smartest dog, and have to say goodbye?

July 30, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Fix homelessness, ignore the experts

1. The City should work with liquor stores to identify and refuse sales to the transient and homeless. There already…

July 30, 2019

Editorials

Still wrong

feds want to resume executions, starting with a white supremacist

July 29, 2019

From our Congressman

I need your feedback to perfect our lands bill

Towering mountains, vast forests, archaeological sites from hundreds of years ago, and North America’s tallest sand dunes are a quick…

July 29, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Go back where you came from, racists

I realize education isn’t valued much in Southern culture, so maybe the Texans and other Southerners don’t own a U.S.…

July 29, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Selling this weed killer is irresponsible

Ignorance and indifference are no excuse for continuing to expose us all to Monsanto’s/Bayer’s most toxic product. There are now…

July 29, 2019

Guest Columns

I’m rooting for Boris Johnson to salvage Britain

Johnson might be half-inclined to agree. As he once said of himself: “You can’t rule out the possibility that beneath…

July 28, 2019

Letters to the Editor

A fortunate mountain lion encounter

I made myself tall, using my hands above me, threw rocks in its general direction (I didn’t want to hit…

July 28, 2019

David Brooks

With political art, who will teach us how to feel?

I can’t stop thinking about the results. The first thing you notice is that of the 25 works they chose,…

July 27, 2019

Population Matters

You can help save the planet in an electric car

We were driving on Highway 160 when we were hit by a pickup truck that had crossed into our lane…

July 27, 2019

Editorials

In Portland, Oregon, are they trying to help the homeless or crush them?

du1-i-syn So we look to other cities in the U.S. which have much greater homeless populations than Durango’s to see…

July 27, 2019

From the Mayor

On streets, Durango is already ahead of the game

In my column last month, I wrote about the Animas River Trail and how it connects our community. This month,…

July 27, 2019