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Letter: Durango Public Library staff rises to pandemic challenges

In Colorado, libraries are critical services and our local numbers corroborate this. Cardholders are up 18%, and e-book and e-audiobook…

December 21, 2020

Richard Grossman: Half a century later, population is still the issue

du1-i-syn “Either we reduce the world’s population voluntarily or Nature will do this for us, but brutally.” – Maurice Strong…

December 20, 2020

Letter: Four Corners residents, staff and families: You are not alone

In non-COVID-19 times, the toddlers at The Growing Place regularly visited the “grandmas and grandpas” next door. Now, when I…

December 20, 2020

Letter: Investigation needed on handling of 9-R bonds

So a bond sales company, Royal Bank of Canada, had multiple discussions with 9-R staff on the use of bond…

December 18, 2020

Letter: Buck, Lanborn should not be seated in Congress

Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ) summarises: “Stated simply, men and women who would act to tear the United States government apart…

December 18, 2020

Our View: Readers are invited to participate in planning FOCUS 2021

It’s our intent to define four or five topics we will examine in depth over the course of the year,…

December 18, 2020

Letter: More questions about the 9-R bond issue

I think it is probably good for the district to get more money, but why didn’t they just let people…

Farhad Manjoo: Our mental health is worst in two decades

Farhad Manjoodu1-i-syn But now comes winter and the holidays, a time of special dread. Even in ordinary years, this season…

Letter: Special COVID-19 treatments for the powerful are unfair

It is unforgivable that the well-paid decision-makers with platinum health plans in Washington, D.C., have waited almost five months to…

Letter: Let’s get the CORE Act passed in 2021

Protected public lands are key to the success of businesses like mine (Durango Outdoor Exchange) – it’s where my customers…

Our View: Squeaks the mountain lion gives us hope

Mountain lion’s journey inspires hope

Ernest House Jr.: A solid plan to restore 30% of Colorado’s lands and waters by 2030

du1-i-syn That’s according to a recent report, Colorado’s “Pathways to 30×30,” a joint project of Conservation Colorado and Western Resource…

December 16, 2020

Letter: Republicans aren’t standing up for what we stand for

But right now more than 100 GOP Congressmen are breaking their oath, “to protect and defend the Constitution of the…

December 16, 2020

Our View: We need protection from big-tech antitrust activities

Big-tech monopolies – Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google – should be broken up

December 15, 2020

Letter: “Quiet” users at Lake Nighthorse deserve more designated no-wake time

Meet we did, Thursday Dec. 10, via Zoom. P&R offered only 7 to 10 a.m. on Fridays as a quiet…

December 15, 2020

Letter: COVID-19 is calling us to change our lifestyles

Presently, the bodies we inhabit are challenging us. Our present condition now hosts a virus that has taken our worldly…

December 15, 2020

Dugald Owen: The reasoned view, acceptance of uncertainties mark maturity

du1-i-syn First, we must move from the initial particularities of our upbringing and culture to reach a more universal, reasoned…

December 14, 2020

Dustin Bleizeffer: One state still craves coal

It’s Wyoming, which even wants to take on the coal-fired generation that states such as Oregon and Washington are abandoning.…

December 13, 2020

Paul Krugman: Learn to stop worrying and embrace debt

So it’s a completely safe prediction that once Joe Biden is sworn in, we will once again hear lots of…

December 13, 2020

Our View: 5-Star program may offer hope for indoor dining … eventually

5-Star Certification Program may offer a path to indoor dining ... eventually

December 11, 2020

Charles Blow: How Black people learned not to trust government and medical systems

Charles Blowdu1-i-syn As a Pew Research report published last week pointed out, “Black Americans continue to stand out as less…

December 11, 2020

Our View: Balancing profit and passion in stewardship of beloved sites

Finding the balance to protect our region’s beloved outdoor public sites

December 10, 2020