What’s sad is people on both sides jump on an ideology and run with it like it’s the second coming. I was brought up to look at the facts on…
He also voted to overturn protections for historically marginalized students, such as people of color, disabled, English learners, immigrants, girls, Native Americans, LBGTQ, and low-income earners. Finally, he opposed HR…
I found nothing offensive about it as related to the Jewish people. Karotkin uses the religious race card. Unfortunately, when used frivolously as she does, it trivializes the real meaning…
Leadership is essential to the success of any organization or team. He has provided knowledge, vision, passion and work ethic among other leadership qualities to our organization and community. I…
Endorsements are the result of careful thought. That doesn’t make us right.
Did Allison Aichele make mistakes in her first term as treasurer? Yes, procedural mistakes. She has been forthcoming about those issues and has learned from the audits. The bottom line…
While Paul Jones seems like a genuine man, I am concerned with the fact that he is wholly owned by a special interest group called Unite Colorado – he’s raised…
As a fourth-generation cattle rancher, president of the Colorado Farm Bureau, a proud Coloradan and a volunteer, this is an unacceptable reality for property owners in Durango that can change…
Between Paul Jones’ web page, Facebook, interviews, town halls and debates, I have not heard one thing about an idea he wants to advance that McLachlan or someone in the…
Because no one works harder, listens more carefully, analyzes problems more thoroughly, designs solutions more creatively, possesses more compassion or decides more fairly than Clyde Church. We met in college.…
However, to end the article with a quote from a county commissioner once again using the battle call of “our property taxes are lower than anywhere else in the state”…
It’s couched in simple language that may sound innocuous but, in its simplicity, the measure is open to broad interpretation which could end up costing Colorado taxpayers billions. As an…
FYI: Prop. 112 demands a common-sense buffer zone of 2,500 feet between any new fracking wells and occupied structures or other sensitive areas such as waterways or playgrounds, in order…
Diane, with an extensive and valuable background in agriculture, ranching recreation and conservation, has been recognized as Colorado’s Legislator of the Year. Her record speaks to her decades of committed…
These libraries serve as safe places after school for students, provide the only access to internet for some families, and serve as community centers. Over the years, the branches have…
But having said that, what’s increasingly clear is that politicians following the Goebbels/Limbaugh/Rove/FauxNews/Hannity and Trump playbook are leading the race to the slimy bottom. Employing Goebbel’s strategy of repeating a…
Coram and his Republican allies have made it clear that they have no interest in protecting our environment from climate change or in taking the bold steps necessary to fix…
Vote red, vote blue, vote independent – neighbors don’t need to know forever
Medical bankruptcies are unique to America among the developed world. The strain our broken system is putting on families should be unacceptable to everyone, no matter what our political persuasions.…
It is important to pro-actively safeguard our health, our communities, our mountain state all together. What better place than Durango and Southwest Colorado with its wonderful scenery, history and magnificent…
As educators, we both appreciate all the work that Rep. McLachlan has done for teachers and promises to continue to do for education, such as retaining qualified teachers in rural…
Fear is the governing product that Republicans have been selling to America’s voters for years now; fear of socialism, fear of MS-13, of immigrants, job loss, Democrats. Fear, fear, fear;…
The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas had a better than $1 billion bump in its income and millions trickled down to Sands owner Marvin Adelson. The corporate tax cut went…
For county treasurer, I support Allison Aichele for the same reasons I oppose Colton Black. I respect honesty and education. Aichele has both; Black has neither. I have found Allison…
It was bad enough that he calls any media outlet that dares to criticize him the enemy of the people or refers to Democrats as evil. But now, to turn…
I watched the hearings and was particularly interested in the rude questioning of the senator from Hawaii on Rice vs. Cayetano. This case contends that it was unconstitutional to require…
I liked Guinn immediately, but it took me a while to realize how smart he is. I began to notice that Guinn remembers all the details of every issue, that…
Colorado now tracks and analyzes cities’ audited financial statements. Some interesting facts are: Between 2011 and 2017, Durango expenses rose over 31 percent. Between 2016 and 2017, Durango expenses rose…
First, the board derides Jared Polis for being a self-made man using his own money to fund his campaign of real ideas. Did you deride the president for using his…
We are sick and tired of people like Messier using Nazi comparisons. And those of us who are thoughtful, left-of-center, educated folks are not Nazis. My relatives gased in the…
