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Bill to end puppy mills is long overdue

This bill comes before committee on Feb. 3. I have seen firsthand what comes out of puppy mills. If you…

Letters: Don’t let writer call Warren ‘Pocahontas’

I found the reference to Sen. Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas” in a letter to the editor to be unacceptable (“Democrats…

Letters: Building a bridge on mistaken principle

It seems as if Mayor Pro-tem Dean Brookie is operating under this fallacy. Referring to the unsightly and incredibly expensive…

Our view: Eagerly swallowing lies

It’s more important than ever to distinguish truth from propaganda

Letters: There’s no excuse for ugliness of bridge

The proposed $4.1 million bridge at 32nd Street is misguided. Its negative aesthetics far outweigh any ideal of connectivity. I…

Letters: Consider others and support the bridge

Notably missing from the discussion of the 32nd Street river bridge is how the current configuration discourages people with disabilities…

Letters: Bridge a symptom of bigger city problems

They have so much money that they have to spend it quick. Otherwise, council could ask the voters to use…

Letters: This bridge is awesomely bad!

The southern view crossing the river is completely destroyed! The mix of bridge types don’t match or even complement each…

Our view: A pro-business Democrat gets attention

Montrose Democrat James Iacino runs his own race to take on Scott Tipton

Guest Columns

Bret Stephens: Anyone but Trump? Let’s rethink that, shall we?

Ergo, every American who feels this way has a moral obligation to vote for whomever winds up being the Democratic…

Our view: No stopping wolves

on the ballot won’t be put off

Letters: Bridge is unneeded and may not work

Is it primarily for road cyclists? Even though a lot of work has been done, cut your losses and build…

Letters: Why are we building an unholy eyesore?

What an unholy eyesore. As the editorial pointed out, even if you ignore all the other factors in this proposed…

Our view: Some of the lesser bills in the state Legislature

Several smaller bills pending in the Legislature seek simple fixes

January 28, 2020

Letters: Call your councilors and stop this bridge!

I understand there was a long public process. But I think the ground has shifted given the comments I see…

January 28, 2020

Letters: Council must stop this terrible bridge

I frequently walk the length of the river trail and no other bridge design smacks the eye in such a…

January 28, 2020

Letters: As a doctor, I prescribe Medicare for All

This is real money for working families: The average surprise bill for emergency care is $628, and more than $2,000…

January 27, 2020

Our view: The captured field marshal

Friedrich Paulus never knew defeat

January 27, 2020

Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat: Andrew Jackson goes hunting in the Persian Gulf

But with the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, I’m afraid that I must deploy the one-liner seriously: This was, in fact,…

January 26, 2020

Letters: To the other animals, we’re all Nazis

It’s an opportunity to reflect on how each of us can help end oppression. A key question facing historians is…

January 26, 2020

From the Mayor

Melissa Youssef: We’re checking the city budget more than twice

This City Council shares the belief that those of us who live in Durango are all in this together. Our…

January 25, 2020

Guest Columns

Laura Packard: Let’s spotlight Gardner’s real record

I’m a stage 4 cancer survivor. I moved to Colorado at the beginning of last year because I needed to…

January 25, 2020