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Brooks: Sam Francis predicted the coming war on business

David Brooksdu1-i-syn In a series of essays for conservative magazines like Chronicles, Francis hammered home three key insights. The first…

September 27, 2017

Editorials

Child care: Affordable, high-quality child care is a community and economic issue

River Mist Preschool students, from left to right, Katherine O’Haver, Teegan Conrad and Sophia Macho-Seekins examine vegetables in the school’s…

September 27, 2017

Letters to the Editor

A little dab’ll help repel neighborhood bears

du1-i-syn Marianne Spencer Pearlman Durango

September 27, 2017

From our Congressman

Dionne, Mann, Ornstein: How Trump is helping to save our democracy

E.J. Dionne The Washington Postdu1-i-syn But precisely because the Trump threat is so profound, he has jolted much of the country…

September 26, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Open letter to Fox’s Brian Kilmead

du1-i-syn The other day Jimmy Kimmel made unfavorable comments about the Graham-Cassidy health bill on his program. In response, you…

September 26, 2017

Editorials

Health care 3.0: Penalizing kids is not good policy, nor a sound investment in our future

Luke Perkins/Durango Herald Several hundred Coloradans gathered at the State Capitol for a Rally held by Democrats to support the…

September 25, 2017

From our Congressman

Roy: FLC – Division II school has Division III facilities

Matthew Roy Whalen has been a staple on the historic campus since its construction, hosting graduations, assemblies, sporting events and…

September 25, 2017

From our Congressman

Sybert and Petersen: Zinke’s monument review betrays Roosevelt’s legacy

Nationwide, there are 640 million acres of public lands that are your American birthright no matter who you are. Tragically,…

September 22, 2017

From our Congressman

Lopez-Whiteskunk: Washing away gains of Bears Ears

Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk A movement and vision conceived by a grass-roots group of Native Americans started the collection of traditional and…

September 22, 2017

Editorials

Rural struggles: Sparsely populated counties are left in the dust as cities and coasts thrive

(AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Bankers in the region that includes Colorado, Wyoming and eight Midwestern states say that its Rural Mainstreet…

September 22, 2017

From our Congressman

Turner: Durango Re-Connect – 5th anniversary a good time to put aside differences, seek common ground

More than 9,000 participants held hands to create Durango Connect on the Animas River Trail on Sept. 27, 2012 near…

September 21, 2017

From our Congressman

Dionne: Trump’s tough talk makes us weaker

E.J. Dionne Calling North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un “Rocket Man” may make Trump happy by reminding him of the…

September 21, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Sportsmen ask Gardner to protect arctic

Officially known as the Dalton Highway, it shadows the oil pipeline between Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay. The only permanent Arctic…

September 21, 2017

Catherine Rampell

Rampell: A chilling study shows how hostile college students are toward free speech

Catherine Rampell Just ask college students. A fifth of undergrads now say it’s acceptable to use physical force to silence…

September 20, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Loss of Elizabeth Testa is devastating

Elizabeth exemplified the best of humanity. She was always gentle, always kind, always supportive and always genuine. We always smiled…

September 20, 2017

Editorials

Inspections: Results are not always appetizing, but restaurant inspections remain essential

Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food is among the violations San Juan Basin Public Health Department documented in August during 34…

September 20, 2017

From our Congressman

Williamson: Highflying Mnuchins take the country for a ride

Elizabeth Williamson The Trump administration’s Treasury secretary is in hot water again. On Sept. 13, ABC News reported that the…

September 19, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: ‘Enough Already,’ Said God

Nicholas Kristof Afterward, I received the following transcript of a conversation between Bakker and, er, God. It comes from a…

September 19, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Article on Boutique Air stunningly bad

The reporter’s statement on “accusations of price gouging” by Boutique Air – that “the airline has not raised prices to…

September 19, 2017

Editorials

Public libraries: Transforming with the times, libraries embracing expanded community role

Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times The current Ignacio Community Library facility was completed in 2007. In La Plata County, that means…

September 18, 2017

From our Congressman

James: TV and Mao’s China

Tom James He ruled with a pretty hard hand and demanded that everyone dress, speak and think alike. I’ve noticed,…

September 18, 2017

Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: Growing black-white wage gap is unexplained and scary

Robert Samuelson The latest evidence of the gaps comes in a study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of…

September 18, 2017

From our Congressman

Moran: The road less traveled – Adult education in Durango

Stephanie Moran Stereotypes abound: the pregnant teen; the guy with substance abuse or attitude issues; the student with incarcerated parents.…

September 16, 2017

From our Congressman

Using the power of the market to tackle climate change

This task is difficult but not impossible, as shown by the amazing progress the U.S. has made in reducing other…

September 16, 2017