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Tingey: Reauthorize the lottery, continue funding our way of life

Sarah TIngey Our company, employees and community are tied to Colorado’s rivers and iconic landscapes. We are fortunate to have…

April 10, 2018

Froma Harrop

Harrop: Nature’s great bird migration under threat by you-know-who

Portrait of Froma Harrop For a century – through depression, world war and countless other national crises – American presidents,…

April 9, 2018

Editorials

River of Lost Souls: The people and land of the Animas river watershed tie history to today

Jonathan Thompson, author of River of Lost Souls, will be in Durango for two readings on Wednesday. Today, he makes…

April 9, 2018

From our Congressman

Phillips: Wolf restoration – Keeping every cog and wheel

Keeping every cog and wheel

April 7, 2018

From the Chair

Lachelt: Preparing for wildfire, making our community safe

Gwen Lachelt This is a time of renewal and excitement every year, but given the very dry fall and winter…

April 7, 2018

From the State Senate

Coram: Bringing justice to the victims

Senator Don Coram This last Monday, the Senate was asked to consider expelling a member of our body because of…

April 7, 2018

From our Congressman

McKnight: Honoring Bears Ears and our public lands commitment

Clint McKnight The deadline for comments is April 11, and comments can be submitted to: [email protected]. Late last month, I…

April 7, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Thanks to Sen. Coram for his hard work

As users and practitioners of these services we should be thankful for Sen Coramâ€™s efforts! Charles Page Durango

April 7, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Flashing turn arrow is an accident risk

I believe the traffic light at that particular intersection is a huge factor in this case. I know of least…

April 7, 2018

Editorials

Import tariffs: Trade policy can cost and save jobs, have unintended consequences for communities

Associated Press file President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill last year in Washington. His aggressive…

April 7, 2018

Guest Columns

McKnight: Honoring Bears Ears and our public lands commitment

Clint McKnight The deadline for comments is April 11, and comments can be submitted to: [email protected]. Late last month, I…

April 7, 2018

Guest Columns

Phillips: Wolf restoration – Keeping every cog and wheel

Keeping every cog and wheel

April 7, 2018

From the Chair

Lachelt: Preparing for wildfire, making our community safe

Gwen Lachelt This is a time of renewal and excitement every year, but given the very dry fall and winter…

April 7, 2018

From the State Senate

Coram: Bringing justice to the victims

Senator Don Coram This last Monday, the Senate was asked to consider expelling a member of our body because of…

April 7, 2018

Kathleen Parker

Parker: A free nation only remains so with a vibrant fourth estate

Kathleen Parker Do you shout, I’m not fake, you are? Do you ignore the charge? If you don’t fight back,…

April 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor

We are members of the same community

There is not enough parking at the dog park, so many of us park behind the Holiday Inn and walk…

April 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor

My money is on Special Counsel Mueller

The former has subsequently spent his life in public service. The latter has endeavored only to serve himself. The former…

April 6, 2018

Editorials

Trail etiquette: Respecting and sharing the land should be a source of pride for all Durangoans

Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife A cyclist rides past the closed trail sign and orange fencing that stretches across the…

April 6, 2018

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: Is Putin a CIA agent?

Thomas L. Friedman (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) Why? Because Putin has undertaken so many actions in recent years that…

April 5, 2018

From our Congressman

Williams: Can the Forest Service reform its abusive culture?

Lorena Williams For women like myself, a Forest Service employee and firefighter going on 14 seasons, the exposé told me…

April 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Epstein: Choose the one who passes the Captain Hook test

Sometimes I am asked by my male friends and acquaintances for advice about which one of their “girlfriends” that they…

April 5, 2018

Guest Columns

Williams: Can the Forest Service reform its abusive culture?

Lorena Williams For women like myself, a Forest Service employee and firefighter going on 14 seasons, the exposé told me…

April 5, 2018

Editorials

Child care crisis: Groups addressing regionwide crisis, complex social and community issues

In 2010, the Department of Transportation finalized a rule requiring that all new vehicles be designed to be “resistant to…

April 4, 2018

From our Congressman

Brooks: Who is the most influential human being on earth?

David Brooks Putin has established himself as one pole in the great global debate of the era, the debate between…

April 4, 2018