If the national rule is overturned, that would make Colorado the only state with this requirement, thereby making it potentially more restrictive for oil and gas companies to do business…
That could be Silverton’s future as well as its history. Metal ores were created by hydrothermal deposition and enriched by supergene action, creating ore deposits at high elevations in volcanic…
When the order was issued, travelers from Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Syria were detained at airports and denied entry into the United States. This order applied to…
I wish to take issue with the headline of your editorial, however. The “national news” of the Boy Scouts of America allowing transgender Scouts is not a negative. It took…
The Doomsday Clock takes into account nuclear weapons, climate change, emerging biotechnologies and cybertechnology in calculating how close we are to causing irrevocable harm. Climate change has been causing many…
I am deeply disturbed by the news that Centura Health forbids doctors under its employ from prescribing life-ending medication. I would think a high-quality health care system like Centura would…
In both cases, the irresponsible owners of the dogs failed to restrain their animals. These frequent and uninitiated dog attacks have made me reconsider whether our treasured stretch of traffic-free…
As residents of Southwest Colorado, we know that the naturally occurring methane in our area is both a resource and a nuisance. Methane is a colorless, odorless natural gas which…
This rule was implemented nationwide to reduce yearly methane losses by $360 million, increasing company profits, while benefiting our health and natural environment – a win/win scenario. Closer to home,…
She is entitled to her opinion of course, but it would be nice if she would simply qualify it as such. I suppose while she was composing that letter, scores…
This rule will also save millions of dollars that will increase the royalties to the states, tribes and taxpayers. Emissions on tribal lands are largely unmanaged, resulting in gas waste…
This apparently was much to the dismay of this far-left propaganda rag that put an op-ed on the front page as news. Wake up, it’s not a law! Both Mercy…
It seems as the Republicans in Congress are in a rush to get their health insurance coverage, they are writing legislation to get their insurance through the Veterans Administration. No,…
Liberal is not a pejorative term, although some erroneously believe it is. Nor is the word “boycott” used correctly. See the Oxford English Dictionary for a discussion of what boycott…
Most important was his point that health care insurance is not the same as access to health care. Health care is still out of reach for many. I recognize that…
Well, sir, you certainly have a short memory; the day after Obama entered office, Republican legislators, led by Mitch McConnell, vowed to block any efforts of his to accomplish anything…
When a substitute driver ran the route in the wrong order, my first-grade daughter missed her stop. She then got off with the last group of kids several miles from…
Just think – if you lived in one of many other countries who don’t have freedom of speech and only spoke your mind – you could spend the rest of…
But is there more we can do? Yes. Now is the time to get back to work. Now is the time for a “call to action.” We are Indivisible Durango,…
Backpacking the Pine River into the Weminuche, I was struck at how beetles have wiped out the forest on the ridge west of the river heading toward Vallecito Reservoir. The…
I’ve been emailing and phoning Tipton’s office for months, and although assured a personal response, I never did receive anything from him. At one point, his aide told me to…
I own guns and believe in the right to own guns. I have also taken concealed carry permit courses. The training required to obtain a concealed carry permit is woefully…
He said, “And here now, the federal government is our landlord. They own the land. I can’t do a project that benefits this landlord.” His decision was a protest statement.…
I remember when newspapers were one of society’s dependable guides for the proper use of the English language. Well, here I go again, and this time it is personal. The…
We found out later in Telluride that an explosion had happened in Rico just after we went through. A woman was killed, thrown 30 feet from her house. Propane explosion…
His official representative, Kellyanne Conway, went even further, saying Trump’s claim is based on “alternative facts.” This is not the first time the blowhard candidate and then president-elect made claims…
On Jan. 18, Mr. Pruitt clearly testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works that he believes that “science tells us the climate is changing and human activity…
An additional 28 percent don’t want to see it repealed without knowing what will replace it. And 87 percent of the 22 million folks who now have affordable health coverage…
At the time, I well remember, the action was pilloried by some of the community as being part of a communist plot to poison our brains. My older sister and…
I hope that our government is not run like several of these failed or failing ventures: Trump Steaks, GoTrump.com, Trump Airlines, Trump Vodka, Trump Mortgage, Trump: the Game, Trump Magazine,…
