Editorials Ewing Mesa: Plans for multi-use event center should be sized to fit the projected demand This mock up shows the proposed multi-event center on Ewing Mesa, looking northwest toward the city of Durango.Courtesy of DHM… August 19, 2017
From our Congressman The Coloradoan: Panhandlers deserve dignity and respect, too He knows that if he stands there long enough, someone will give it to him. Fort Collins, though, doesn’t seem… August 19, 2017
From our Congressman Thibodeau: A public lands, prosperity and craft beer connection Craft brew is now the fastest growing beer category in America, doubling in market share over the past five years.… August 19, 2017
From our Congressman Butcher: Volunteer firefighters – unsung heroes of our towns In this case, lightning started a fire sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning during Mancos Days, a July celebration… August 19, 2017
Froma Harrop Harrop: Seeking the best path to ease Trump out of office Froma Harrop In a similar vein, I’ve stopped expressing shock at things Donald Trump says, tweets and does. His is… August 18, 2017
Editorials Right to know of public meetings, and access to records, essential to open governance August 18, 2017
Letters to the Editor Editorial appreciated many months later Although I had not seen him since we were children, Brian was my cousin, and sadly, I just learned of… August 17, 2017
Mike Littwin Littwin: Trump crosses yet another line Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independent Maybe the most depressing thing about the death and chaos in Charlottesville is just that.… August 17, 2017
Editorials Back to school need to ‘get back to basics’ in creating a supportive community August 16, 2017
Nicholas Kristof We’ve run away from home to find ourselves again In contrast to many advanced countries, we have a vast and spectacular publicly owned wilderness, mostly free and available to… August 16, 2017
From our Congressman Krugman: At heart, Donald Trump is not a real American PAUL KRUGMAN, New York Times She was harshly condemned for those remarks, and rightly so – and not just because… August 15, 2017
From our Congressman Trump needs a trip to the White House library Michael Gerson – The Washington Post But what he is now busy doing is managing a global crisis with nuclear… August 14, 2017
Editorials Fire district Support for Durango Fire Protection District will be on the ballot this fall August 14, 2017
From our Congressman A great time for a fresh start: Becky Mitchell and Colorado’s Water Plan has a chance for a fresh start Here’s why. Water management continues to be one of the trickiest out-of-sight, out-of-mind challenges of our era. Water resources are… August 12, 2017
Editorials Resilient forests Don’t sell out the ‘federal’ part of national forests to private interests August 12, 2017
From our Congressman David Brooks: Time for a change at the helm of Google David Brooks The first actor is James Damore, who wrote the memo. In it, he was trying to explain why… August 12, 2017
Mike Littwin Littwin: Can Hickenlooper and Kasich come up with health care plan? Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independentdu1-i-syn Nobody appointed them to the job. I checked to be sure. And as far as… August 11, 2017
Editorials Should Durango consider a fee for bicycles in town? it time for cyclists to contribute a fair share of costs August 11, 2017
From our Congressman Shifman: Time for a national conversation about legal marijuana Neil Shifmandu1-i-syn People have strong opinions about the legalization of marijuana – but how often are those opinions based on… August 10, 2017
Editorials County fair: Once a year, a source of pride for youths, adults and onlookers too Sam Green/The Journaldu1-i-syn It is fair week in La Plata County, with a multitude of events involving 4-H members and… August 9, 2017
From our Congressman Brooks: Getting Trump out of my brain David Brooksdu1-i-syn But as I tried to click the link a Bartleby-like voice in my head said, “I would prefer… August 9, 2017
From our Congressman Krugman: What’s next for progressives? Paul Krugmandu1-i-syn This represents a huge victory for progressives, who did a startlingly good job of marshaling facts, mobilizing public… August 8, 2017
Letters to the Editor Climate Science Coalition is a hoax du1-i-syn The International Climate Science Coalition is not “non-partisan” as claimed. It is a fossil fuel advocacy group and is… August 8, 2017
Editorials Ozone rules: Political expedience cannot be the only consideration in controlling pollutant Political expedience cannot be the only consideration in controlling pollutant August 7, 2017