“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries,” Winston Churchill said. America has seen the vices…
Democrats are certainly not the enemy of the republic and it’s too bad Neds takes such a hateful approach to bring it up for debate. It clearly needs to be…
This trail is poorly designed and expensive. It involves an awkward and dangerous railroad crossing at 36th Street that may never be approved by the Public Utility Commission. It involves…
Another thing that concerns me about the city is that its Board of Ethics, the board that is supposed to be impartial and objective, is appointed by the City Council!…
New biography fleshes out the mercurial and irreplaceable Winston Churchill
National Skip the Straw Day falls on Friday, Feb. 22 this year. I am skipping the straw on Friday because our planet and our home deserve to be kept healthy…
So I was sorry to see “John Simpson led fight against Durango’s proposed tax increase” (Feb. 18) reverse course on this commitment and instead present opinion as news. The front-page…
Colorado has joined 15 states in a suit against the president. Is it a gimmick?
They would not even be considering it if the urban population centers in L.A. and New York tended to vote Republican, or if Hillary was president. There are profound reasons…
In the 2016 election, and it is now clear, college-educated white women were the real edge that defeated Hilary Clinton. Did that mean that women know better, are born Republican…
Our first president was renowned for his inability to lie. Our 16th president’s nickname included the word “honest.” Our current president is renowned for his inability to tell the truth.…
Using ticket fees to expand the airport is a wise and responsible endeavor
As a sixth-grader, I was good friends with Harl Kendrick at Florida Elementary School and after his accident I traveled with my mom and Ted Compton to Lubbock, Texas to…
The technology is there, the majority of Coloradans want it, the time is now. I bought my Nissan Leaf in 2017. It has 18,000 miles on it. That’s 18,000 miles…
Why did a plow not come down the lane for 12 hours after the heavy snow began? Can Durango do better? Did some of the plow people have the night…
For details about the charges, the office referred me to Centura’s Oklahoma City billing department, which explained that the physical was $450, the 30-second conversation was $385 because that issue…
The task of the assessor could not get done without these hard-working folks. Thanks go out to: Mark Reddy, Renae Dugan, Luanne Hubertus, Diana Cole, Maggie Cowing, Meredith Sigler, Shane…
City Council is foolishly angling to remove our downtown signs
There is no reason we shouldn’t elect presidents by a nationwide popular vote. The candidate with the most votes in the U.S. wins. I support the National Popular Vote law…
Like Osprey, which established its base in Southwest Colorado for the area’s quality of life and access to spectacular lands, we founded our fly fishing and outdoor adventure business in…
Forget all that hassle in New York, Jeff – Durango is calling your name
For example, Democrats supported a wall but don’t support Trump’s wall. They now support more effective and less expensive modern techniques. Both sides want the same thing, border security, but…
A wide spectrum of citizens expressed many consistent themes, suggestions, and concerns. Except for comments about the details of the failed measure, it appears that only Councilor Melissa Youssef has…
By my estimate, there have probably been over 3,000 train trips to Silverton and Cascade, many of them being fund raisers, during that same period of time. Before we get…
The average net pay check actually increased every pay period because less federal tax was withheld. This kind of incomplete investigating and reporting is one of the reasons that people…
Teddy Roosevelt hunted in Colorado and the world was never the same
On behalf of the Forest Service employees, I want to thank you, our communities, for your outpouring expressions of care and concern for our federal workforce. It is heartwarming and…
I was excited to read news and events from outside Durango’s city limits. When my family moved to the area 42 years ago, Bayfield was commonly referred to as Durango’s…
The first people to live in the Rockies hunted super-bison with darts
