Alas, we struggle to make it here. We are the middle class and we feel the constant pressure of trying to financially raise a family here. I believe that Bernie…
The LARC funding issue affecting availability of contraceptives is likewise being decided by politicians when it should be a medical decision between patient and health care provider. The concern that…
Curiosity-driven curricula have led to a more passionate student, but even charter schools need to support high test scores, prerequisites for college courses, and skills that graduates are expected to…
P.S. We are involved in agriculture. Jim Smith Bayfield
Workers struggling with high rents can relocate to a different region, creating turnover and instability for local businesses. Or they can move further out of town to find cheaper rents.…
They were going around the entire loop, all the way from the Transit Center back to the Transit Center, apparently just for a joy ride. It seems to me that…
I saw vehicles being towed. Traffic was horrible because the police and tow trucks had the streets blocked. The city is to blame for not making parking free on a…
I hope everyone who thinks similarly that this great man would do our country a lot of good knows that the only way to vote in the primary is to…
I am part of the future generation, and I want to tell my peers that we will all be affected by this coming election, and we can determine our future.…
Now comes the president of Liberty University to declare that “more good people with concealed-carry permits … could end those Muslims…” I am led to wonder, who would Jesus shoot?…
Why? Vested interests. Koch Industries, Exxon and other corporations want to continue polluting. The foundations advocate free market enterprise, and know that actions taken to reduce air pollution will require…
In the event of massive snowstorms, will you have the resources needed to sustain at home for long periods of time? Often, the elderly are more confined in the winter,…
One of those cases is that of Dennis Sleater. I want you to know that I think you have done a great disservice to the Sleater family in the manner…
I raised my voice at a table near theirs to urge its occupants to be quiet, but unfortunately, my choice of grammar was less than stellar. I ended up being…
Too many elected officials continue to both fight off gun control and ignore the fact that we have passed the point of no return in areas related to adverse effects…
A few months later, the Council suddenly reversed course, deciding instead that nonresidents should pay the same water rates that residents pay. Although it was told such action would decrease…
Merry Christmas and happy all the other holidays, too. You’ve got to love living in this place, right? Sue Petranek Durango
That there is rich irony in this pair of opposed objectives is evident in Netanyahu’s primary interest in increased military aid from the U.S. and insistence that an independent Palestinian…
Now, a dead Pakistani mother has the stage (as of this writing no photo?) in the most recent San Bernardino attack. An attorney for her family says she did not…
Salt Lake City has seen a 70 percent drop in homelessness and has saved major amounts once spent on social services. Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, embraced Housing First and has…
For the first seven years, Purgatory provided winter recreation and employment. It had 73,412 winter visits in 1971-72. In 1972-73, it became viable with the addition of Lift 3. In…
Over the past year, a variety of stakeholders and community members have been meeting to talk through some of these policy options with our city planners. As a member of…
Are these wannabe Republican leaders proud of their thoughtless stoking of the resentments burning in the bellies of their base? Their ultimate goal is to concentrate the full power of…
A month ago, I returned from a summer away and began the great house hunt once again. I was so surprised to see the few listings that awaited me online…
The damage done to people, families and organizations due to alcohol and drug abuse is catastrophic. As a nation, we spend billions and billions of dollars fighting terrorism, yet alcohol…
To me the dedication and bravery of our law enforcement community, in a world that is increasingly unpredictable and dangerous (witness the horrific tragedies in Colorado Springs and San Bernardino),…
