Letters to the Editor Make education spending efficient first 1. Prohibit paying anyone to perform union work. Public schools exist to educate children, not to benefit the union. 2.… October 16, 2018
Robert Samuelson Solving climate change may well be impossible Unless we make dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide, methane and others), warns the IPCC, we face a… October 16, 2018
Letters to the Editor Get what you pay for with city tax hike Paying taxes isn’t my favorite activity, but I do understand that you get what you pay for. It is a… October 16, 2018
Letters to the Editor Oil and gas be damned, vote YES on 112 One tactic is to arouse fear, claiming that Colorado’s economy will slump if we protect public health and safety with… October 16, 2018
Letters to the Editor Treasurer’s claim is completely made up We all work with different auditors, different finance directors, and different administrations. There is no one review board to which… October 16, 2018
Letters to the Editor Tipton doesn’t support area hospitals This is how it is done. Which is why we should all agree to support our area hospitals. Mercy, Southwest… October 16, 2018
Editorials Our endorsements: summary and recap Amendment V sensibly lowers the minimum age to serve in the state Legislature from 25 to 21. YES (9/26) Amendment… October 16, 2018
Watch Yore Topknot I was supposed to…? When I think about living in a home that’s eight feet wide and twenty feet long there don’t seem to… October 15, 2018
David Brooks Feminism – that’s right – might save us after all For thousands of years, social thinking has been dominated by men who saw life as a place where warriors competed… October 15, 2018
Letters to the Editor I’m unlikely to vote Republican on issues While there may be some improvements in the economy in the past year and a half, it is in part… October 15, 2018
Letters to the Editor Hamby for sheriff is a vote for safety Vote for someone who will keep politics out of the sheriff’s office. Someone who will be accountable, who will hold… October 15, 2018
Letters to the Editor Keep Colorado innovative with tax cuts Fortunately, the latest round of tax cuts encouraged our business owners and community members to take that risk. With more… October 15, 2018
Editorials Our endorsements governor’s race, we want a middle way. We also don’t want to be bought. October 15, 2018
Letters to the Editor Republicans, please support Democrats I believe most conservatives do not agree with the deplorable behavior that has been seen by many Republicans, and really… October 14, 2018
On the Law Motorists, take care McDonoughdu1-i-syn As a relative newcomer to Durango, the article made me reflect on some of my own personal experiences in… October 14, 2018
Guest Columns Colombia has lessons on retaking extreme center “When you see a populist,” Duque answered, “you always see a demagogue. Societies no longer need demagogues; they need pedagogues… October 14, 2018
Letters to the Editor Jena Griswold is the protection we need Our current secretary of state, Wayne Williams, was only one of three secretaries in the U.S. to provide our voter… October 13, 2018
Letters to the Editor Stop trying to scare me with socialism At first I ignored it as a ploy by some anonymous PAC funded by the health insurance and medical industry… October 13, 2018
Guest Columns Vote No on 2; city can afford new police station now Our city council recommends we citizens approve two tax increases: City property taxes would more than double (from 5 to… October 13, 2018
Guest Columns Problems with immigration at border began with U.S. meddling abroad What we don’t understand in the United States is that poverty and violence in Central America are the direct result… October 13, 2018
Letters to the Editor Your endorsement is dangerously wrong First, it mischaracterizes the office of attorney general. It is not a functionary “nuts and bolts” job. Instead it is… October 12, 2018
Letters to the Editor Only Colton Black should be treasurer Allison Aichele recited the laws that pertain to the treasurer’s job. However, I got the impression Black has a better… October 12, 2018
Letters to the Editor Vote for Tipton is another vote for Trump Tim LaFrance Durango October 12, 2018
Letters to the Editor Paying more in local taxes makes sense Others have made important arguments for the benefits of this tax increase. Rather than reiterate those arguments, I hope to… October 12, 2018