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Here’s to hoping the passion of the young prevails

Carol Huserdu1-i-syn Those protests were among the best things my generation ever did, and I regret my cowardice. Had I…

March 7, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Getting something done on school safety

Metal Detectors;Closed campus to facilitate the processing at metal detectors;Enhanced security, such as increased video and ID entry systems; andA…

March 7, 2018

Editorials

Student walkout: An opportunity for youth locally and nationally to lead the way on gun safety

Dan Snowberger, superintendent of Durango School District 9-R, worries that a national movement for students to walk out of classrooms…

March 7, 2018

Froma Harrop

Harrop: In facing Russia, we don’t even have a Neville Chamberlain

Froma Harropdu1-i-syn And he did no buttering. “I have nothing to offer,” Churchill famously told his nation, “but blood, toil,…

March 6, 2018

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: I saw a genocide in slow motion

du1-i-syn Her newborn twins had died the previous day, and she squatted in her grass-roof hut, shattered by pain and…

March 6, 2018

From our Congressman

Kent: Let’s have a conversation about gun control

Gaylon Kentdu1-i-syn Everyone on both sides of the issue must take care that when our government does act, it does…

March 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Kelton: I’m not supporting “NRA bought” candidates

It will be interesting to see if he votes for stricter gun-control measures (universal background checks, a ban on assault…

March 6, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Petersen: The loonies are loose

Currently, Teddy’s advice has been forgotten and, from the Beltway to Denver, the loonies are at least temporarily in charge.…

March 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Pontius: Tri-State line reminiscent of tobacco lobby

Unger and Bresnahan each talk about Tri-State not being competitive with the wholesale marketplace. However, the Tri-State spokesman, Mr. Dreyspring,…

March 5, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Wolgamott: Allow different day uses at Lake Nighthorse

The lake would seem too small to accommodate both uses. Dividing the lake into zones will mostly aggravate all users,…

March 5, 2018

Editorials

Caucus! Shape the future of your party, get in on the ground floor of the political process

The La Plata County Republican Central Committee, from left, Treasurer, Holly Hott, Vice Chair, Colton Black, Chairman, Jim Harper, 2nd…

March 5, 2018

Watch Yore Topknot

James: When luck is just luck

Tom Jamesdu1-i-syn Good luck, bad luck, lot’s of luck, no luck, it seems there is no end. After as careful…

March 5, 2018

Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: Why fossil fuels survive

Robert Samuelsondu1-i-syn It’s true that the Trump administration has withdrawn from the Paris climate agreement, making any transition harder. But…

March 5, 2018

From our Congressman

Schultheis: None dare call it treason

Most of the other placards dealt with women’s rights, environmental concerns and such, but mine was a little different: “IMPEACH…

March 3, 2018

From the State House

McLachlan: Keeping lands in agriculture

Barbara McLachlandu1-i-syn Some are transitioning into handing over their property to family, who will carry on the work and traditions…

March 3, 2018

From the Chair

Lachelt: Taking input to heart, Commission works for change

Gwen Lacheltdu1-i-syn These services include road maintenance, child and adult protection, public safety through our Sheriff’s Office and countless other…

March 3, 2018

From our Congressman

Laszlo: Making, not breaking, sage-grouse recovery

After two years of relative quiet on this front, Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke rekindled the debate last fall…

March 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Grateful for AHS, project-based learning

Project-based learning is a huge step forward in moving our educational system into the 21st century. Traditional schools have not…

March 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Finney: Interviews could help with gun screenings

In the U.S. Navy many years ago, I was skilled enough to qualify “Expert” with an M-1 rifle and a…

March 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Morgenstern: Local caucuses and the treasurer’s race

Our current treasurer, Allison Aichele, won a highly-contested election due to her greater qualifications and experience. Tim Walsworth, the other…

March 3, 2018

Letters to the Editor

School gun violence can happen here

We need to have better laws, need to pass and enforce laws, on background checks. We need to get semi-automatic…

March 3, 2018

Editorials

FLC president: ISO collaborator, unifier with ability to tap into region’s assets, opportunities

du1-i-syn Outdoor classrooms draw on our region’s extraordinary natural and cultural assets. Area small businesses welcome interns, with particularly imaginative…

March 3, 2018

Mike Littwin

Littwin: Hancock needs to learn where inappropriate ends and sexual harassment begins

Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independentdu1-i-syn There are several unanswered questions here. But the first, and most important, is whether the…

March 2, 2018

Editorials

Colorado women: “We can do it!” 125 years leading the way on women’s suffrage, equal rights

du1-i-syn Colorado women have accomplished a lot, including, in 1893 with the support of its men, becoming the first state…

March 2, 2018