Using the same logic I would say that atheism is reasonable but not rationally justifiable. It cannot be proven by mathematics or scientific method that there is a God. Neither…
As an Alaskan native and a student in Colorado, I have seen the effects of climate change in both the far north and middle America, but this problem does not…
The number of criminal cases that he has personally handled in his career provides the foundation for solid decision-making and application of the law. Ben has the level and type…
Historical fact: During the Civil War, obscured by the battle cry of states’ rights, the Confederacy’s vice president declared that the Confederacy’s cornerstone “rests upon the great truth that the…
Options expand when childbirth delayed, school prolonged
160 seeks to undermine, not clarify, Colorado’s land management practices
It appears to be the data for the 2010-2011 winter. Anyone can look at the snow-water equivalent data from SNOTEL snow telemetry sites at www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/. Click on SNOTEL Snow and…
Rio Grande spaces provide needed long-term parking and locals know they can usually find a place to park there, even during busy summer months. Why not create employee parking spaces…
Western states should work together to address enduring contamination
A syndicated columnist couldn’t have been more erudite than this young man. Rather than texting, I’d like to shake his hand! Brian McAleer Durango
This was done because the veterans of Durango desire to support local veteran and military organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Military Officers Association of America, the…
I knew her through the Durango Adult Education Center, which she both helped found and then served as a teacher without financial benefit, though she was surely recompensed in the…
Opposition to standardized testing flies in the face of calls for accountability
Since then, some of my neighbors and I retrofitted active solar collectors onto our homes in the Animas Valley. Almost six years later, we are thrilled that we did. During…
As citizens, we can also ask the council to let them keep the awning. If several hundred of us e-mailed or called the council members they could almost certainly be…
I was raised skiing in the mountains and kayaking on the river. Last year, the Animas River was poisoned by the mining industry, creating a Superfund site, meaning that our…
Recently, city, county and economic development officials asked the state’s congressional delegation to modify the proposed rules citing economic loss. The officials say the proposed rules will lead to the…
Durango’s train is a genuine asset. By association its tracks can and do appeal to the curiosity of anybody who walks Narrow Gauge Avenue or parks there. Simply by virtue…
Park County joins seven other Colorado counties that have formally opposed the seizure of BLM and National Forest lands. That compares to just three counties that have made moves in…
Many more American would have been killed if the special operators a mile away had not disobeyed repeated orders to stand down. No help was sent by this administration because…
of Durango aims to boost attainability with revamped focus
Justice Scalia would be appalled by the threat of the Senate Republicans to shirk their duty, and refuse to conduct a hearing on the nomination of Merrick Garland to fill…
A few years ago I hosted a language teacher from France and she was so excited to see all the Spanish names around town that she took pictures of them…
While the closure of Spruce Tree House is disappointing, it unfortunately also highlights a bigger problem. The infrastructure repair backlog for National Park Service sites here in Colorado is more…
Now two weeks later, I have seen a parking meter person staking out Third Avenue and 12th Street, obviously targeted as new sources of income. I tried looking up the…
Durango considers ordinance to discourage lawsuits, protect builders
They have made the absurd argument that, in an election year, a twice-elected president should not be allowed a hearing for his Supreme Court nominee. This flies in the face…
By the same token, where are the Great Old Broads for Wilderness or the San Juan Citizens Alliance when it comes to solar and wind projects that spoil the landscape…
