Some of the chemicals in the drinks affect the neurotransmitters to the brain. The effect can result in depression and even dissociative thinking. Since young people are the largest consumers…
Twenty first-grade students and 6 adults were murdered in their classrooms by Adam Lanza, a 20-year-old, severely mentally ill man who murdered his mother before embarking on his murderous rampage.…
By that logic, Coloradans could choose to extract resources in Rocky Mountain National Park; Arizonans could choose to mine uranium in the Grand Canyon. The senator doesn’t understand that “national”…
Apparently politically motivated, Mr. Petit left a particularly abusive anonymous note on our windshield at the Community Recreation Center. The Durango Police Department identified him from the reconnaissance videos. Given…
I don’t mind paying taxes for government services like schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, health and safety inspectors, environmental protection and astronauts. But I am taxed more than should be because…
The recreation addicts, nature lovers, and Native American tribes see every juniper tree and jackrabbit as part of a holistic, spiritual, environmentally rich landscape. This is evident in Patagonia’s homepage…
The president’s action will ravage pristine places, put wildlife in danger and jeopardize scientific and archaeological history, including sacred Native American sites. Not only is this decision environmentally irresponsible, it…
While I am opposed to their lamentable, despicable opinions of the United States, I am happy to have fought for, and I devoutly support, their right to exhibit those opinions…
I learned that going to universal health care – where everyone is covered – with “single party payer” (the government paying the bills, from our taxes, but no regulating doctors)…
During the Eisenhower presidency, a Republican president, the highest tax rate approached 90 percent. Then, we had the needed funds for education (like the veteran’s GI bill), research and technology,…
With that in mind, I can only conclude that the La Plata County Land Plan must have been written by socialists. The whole document smacks of a “taking” and a…
These accidents occur because drivers try to “beat” the traffic when the yellow light is flashing. Why not change the lights to a green arrow at this busy intersection, like…
It seems to me that her interpretation of the criticism is misguided: Twitter is an excellent channel for communication. The criticism for the president’s use of it is not that…
The tax cut didn’t bring jobs. It didn’t help the economy. It led to the Great Recession of 2007. Ask any CEO today and he or she will tell you…
The county is pursuing zoning of a sort that can have large impacts as to types of uses, density and other restrictions. If you have not attended a public meeting…
Harvard on the Animas? Stanford La Plata? Perhaps, as well, if the deck chairs on the Titanic had been rearranged, that disaster might not have occurred. To torture the metaphor…
The ribbon of snow I skied did not just appear from nowhere. It takes a lot of money for electricity to run for the pumps to push the millions of…
Higher facility fee income to airports won’t be enough to fully pay for airport upgrades but it will help. Have any of our county officials looked for other ways to…
“Tonight’s results are clear – the people of Alabama deemed Roy Moore unfit to serve in the U.S. Senate. I hope Senator-elect Doug Jones will do the right thing and…
If you have ever wondered if all the talk about Christianity is true – or wondered why, after 2,000 years, people are still willing to die rather than renounce the…
A pipe dream? It doesn’t have to be. According to T.R. Reid in The Healing of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Switzerland and Germany are among the many…
While I strongly agree with your view that brute-strength partisanship is no way to govern our nation, I can’t help but wonder where your collective editorial voice was when the…
It’s still left-wing drivel, but at least it’s local. Dennis Pierce Durango
Pulling for Roy Moore, whitewashing the president’s nonsense, defending the confederacy… seriously? You are killin’ it, big guy! Hitting it right out of the park! This isn’t hypocrisy. I’ll give…
On Nov. 10, during a Friday-afternoon walk south on historic Main Avenue in Durango, I encountered four aftershave cologne clouds. One guy’s “man perfume” I could actually taste. Time to…
I have made an effort to learn about the place I call “home” – the State of Colorado – which includes reading state history and learning how issues have been…
But what I could not believe was the part about a lawsuit against a store by a person who tripped over a little water dish in the store. The person…
Recently, I was threatened by a homeless man with a club while walking my dog yards from my front door. I came home the other night to my significant other…
Resignation is the least you can do. Prosecution is the best we can do … and we will. What did you expect to gain from making sexual advances on a…
The wonderment of your being Your active little bodies Not once stopping for a rest Your squeals and cries and laughter The sparkle in your eyes Your banging on each…
