This reality did not start with Obama or Trump. The extremist behavior across America in 2020 only painfully underscores how deeply divided we are. Political leadership is an oxymoron! They…
First off, the demonstration was not in “front of” San Juan Basin Public Health’s Executive Director Liane Jollon’s home, not even visible from her front door. Secondly, it did not…
We have become self-centered and gave excuses against masks and social distancing instead of considering the health and welfare of humanity. Anyone who does their part and wears a mask…
Who cares? It is just one syllable, and I couldn’t hear it when I listened to it again. It may have been a mistake – we all make them. She…
Frank Klein Durango
Frankly, I can’t agree with any of Boebert’s comments or actions. But I believe in second chances, so let’s give the new representative an opportunity for more nutty behavior and…
The situation will worsen as the population in our area grows. This is unhealthy for our planet and unhealthy for our lungs. Measurements of air quality and health risks should…
It seems to me that the lyrics of the national anthem celebrate our freedom as a united people. If so, then Lady Gaga’s rendition of it was wonderfully American. She…
Why was this information relevant to the story? While readers might be served by a thoughtful review of a candidate’s educational background during an election year – with surrounding circumstances…
We skied for three hours and found no signage or staff at the entry to lift lines that reminded folks to wear masks while in this area. Sadly a large…
we as individuals must simply change that which no longer serves us. One must strengthen what is now exceptional vulnerability. One might begin simply by bringing to the forefront one’s…
I worked at Mercy Hospital as an ambulance driver and orderly for five years. I then spent the next 25 years working as a firefighter and captain for Durango Fire…
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s En-ROADS simulator pits such a fee against countless other proposals intended to address the climate problem and corroborates it as by far the fastest and most…
Former White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelley described Trump as a deeply flawed human being. In the 2016 primaries, Trump’s treatment of fellow Republicans was repulsive; yet Americans…
The Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act, HR 6906 and SB 3790, introduced in Congress in 2020, would have covered all Americans with comprehensive health care, including drug coverage, and paid…
We need to focus on immediately implementing solutions for our changing climate. One solution is a carbon fee and dividend: placing a fee on carbon, with a dividend – the…
I have read that mountains are being dynamited into oblivion and that scarce and sacred water is drying up. Forty of my friends and colleagues have traveled to the site…
We entered the 2020 election as first-time independent candidates. We traveled the county for more than a year to meet voters and listen. We participated in person and online in…
I believe the date that every American should reach for in times of disagreement and crisis is 1787. This, and not 1776, was when the true and everlasting brilliance of…
Craig J. CorsiniSan Rafael, California
She has displayed herself as a childish fool with her stupid tweets during the insurrection of our capital and blatantly displaying her Glock, strutting around the streets of Washington. She…
But I think that honor now goes to the 3rd district of Colorado. Are the honorable citizens of this district truly proud of their new representative? You probably think I…
Certainly, President Trump incited this insurgency. Those Republicans who support him and parroted his lies of voter fraud and that the election was stolen from him share blame. Those millions…
La Plata County and Durango, like most of the resort areas in the district, did not support Boebert in the election. Therefore, I would think Hopkins will not be traveling…
She has definitely shown her ignorance and is not there to work for the people of the 3rd District of Colorado. She’s only there to promote the QAnon ideology and…
The nature of real Americans that I have treasured for 70 years has nothing to do with the behavior exhibited by thugs led by an elected sociopath last week. My…
I am even more deeply disturbed, not to mention disgusted, that the newly elected representative from Colorado District 3, Lauren Boebert, chose this moment to display her naivety and ignorance…
Drought affects Colorado’s agriculture: crop yields are stunted, large-scale hay shortages occur, ranchers sell off livestock before maturity, irrigation reservoir and agriculture pond levels decrease or dry up completely. Drought…
