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Rankin: Common core standards, are we ready for a change?

Joyce Rankindu1-i-syn Colorado state law requires a review and revision of the Colorado Academic Standards every six years with the…

February 15, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Ohman: Steam, smoke and Snowdown

du1-i-syn I jumped out of my car and shot some photos of my own. It was -5 degrees that morning…

February 15, 2018

From our Congressman

Brooks: The end of the two-party system

David Brooksdu1-i-syn I covered nothing but good news: the reunification of Germany, the liberation of Central Europe, the fall of…

February 14, 2018

Letters to the Editor

School district 9-R needs new leadership

In response to an upcoming vote to extend the Superintendent’s contract, we asked the Board of Education to gather information…

February 14, 2018

Editorials

Skilled labor: Homebuilders, 9-R trades courses fill a gap in labor and educational offerings

Durango High student Logan Moore, 15, works on the stairway he built with friends and family on a former game…

February 14, 2018

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: President Trump, how is this man a danger?

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn What does Trump’s crackdown look like in real life? In Lawrence, Kansas, the other day, immigration agents handcuffed…

February 13, 2018

From our Congressman

Allen: What pro-wolf introduction factions are telling you and what they are not

David Allendu1-i-syn The presence of wolves automatically leads to a healthier ecosystem;When wolves return, willows, beavers and other species “come…

February 13, 2018

Editorials

Storytelling: Universally human, stories bind us in intimate, beautiful and unknown ways

Joy Harjo, Fort Lewis College Common Reading Experience author and storyteller, is reading from her memoir, Crazy Brave, on campus…

February 12, 2018

From our Congressman

Parker: At the White House – Governing with the enemy

Kathleen Parkerdu1-i-syn Bottom line: You don’t keep people in the White House who’ve been credibly accused of domestic abuse. I’d…

February 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Coral reefs endangered by climate change

Our coral reefs are experiencing more bleaching events at a greater frequency. According to the U.S. National Ocean Service, when…

February 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Don’t let national news affect local need

It’s easy to confuse local shelters with the national group. For years, the Humane Society of the United States has…

February 12, 2018

From the State Senate

Coram: Letters and calls make a difference

Sen. Don Coramdu1-i-syn Since my last column, I have received letters and calls all in support of Senate Bill 2…

February 10, 2018

On the Law

Michalakes: A contract is sometimes more than what’s on paper

Jane Michalakesdu1-i-syn We’d like to think that a contract is never enforceable until it’s signed, but as you are aware…

February 10, 2018

From our Congressman

McQuade – Point of view: Depicting the president

“Bravo!” I thought to myself. “Good for them; it’s about time!” That is, until I looked across the page from…

February 10, 2018

From our Congressman

O’Toole: Justice in the age of the Bundy family

Sharon Salisbury O’Tooledu1-i-syn As a public-lands rancher, I am both appalled and cheered by the dismissal of charges – with…

February 10, 2018

Editorials

Recall effort: Blaming unpopularity of land use code on Gwen Lachelt alone is misguided

Organizers of a recall petition of La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt set up on Tuesday in the parking lot…

February 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Planning process is a complete sham

I needed their approval for a boundary adjustment. The Planning Department denied the boundary adjustment and the sale of the…

February 10, 2018

Editorials

XXIII Olympics: Let winter games in South Korea serve as symbol of peace

du1-i-syn Thirty-one of them (more than any other state) hail from Colorado, including a remarkable six from Steamboat Springs, two…

February 9, 2018

Froma Harrop

Harrop: The tax cuts are truly a crummy deal for most of us

Froma Harropdu1-i-syn The House minority leader’s riff on the tax bill as “crumbs” for average Americans bombed on two fronts.…

February 9, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Speaking about the ‘State of the Onion’

Spelling is a dying art – mostly due to spellcheckers and a lack of ability by its users to spot…

February 9, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Apel: Dreamers strengthen the fabric of American life

Nearly 16,000 DACA holders have already lost legal status and can no longer work or drive in the United States.…

February 8, 2018

From our Congressman

Douthat: The taming of a demagogue

Ross Douthat(CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) I am less persuaded, however, by the argument that what leading Republicans have…

February 8, 2018

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: Woody Allen meets #MeToo

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn “That he got away with what he did to me haunted me as I grew up,” she wrote.…

February 8, 2018

From our Congressman

Dowd: A goddess, a mogul and a mad genius

Maureen Dowd<br><br>(CREDIT: Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times)du1-i-syn She has been raped. She has been sexually assaulted. She…

February 8, 2018