Editorials

Opinion

Our View: Socioeconomically disadvantaged students need break on college admission

goes, talent exists everywhere; opportunity does not

July 9, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Literary garden newest Durango place of delight

If your household was one of the lucky ones randomly selected for the city of Durango’s livability survey, you know…

July 7, 2023

Opinion

Our View: More arguments coming on free speech, conduct after wedding site decision

Instead of waiting for a real case with real people and actual harm done, the U.S. Supreme Court in a…

July 5, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Yard sign represents very American value

This editorial is about a very American thing – the modest yard sign. The simple act of making or purchasing…

July 2, 2023

Opinion

Our View: A councilor is a councilor at any city business meeting

Durango City Council member Olivier Bosmans has argued that he did not violate the city’s code of ethics when he…

June 30, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Work of Durango land acknowledgment in sincerity of words

In the comedy series “Reservation Dogs” about four Native American teens growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma, one…

June 28, 2023

Opinion

Our View: The Denver Post right to close comments after trust broken

Section wasn’t productive space for engagement

June 25, 2023

Opinion

Our View: ICWA ruling based on sovereignty – not race – a win

On June 15, we exhaled relief when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act…

June 23, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Trust lost in former plan to close birthing center

Families or women who have dealt with emergency situations while pregnant understand on a visceral level the fear that came…

June 21, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Stolen election backers take show on the road

In Buena Vista in central Colorado, colorful flyers with artful graphic design hang in shop windows, advertising summer festivals. Alongside,…

June 14, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Durango composting success depends on economy of scale

Buy-in from most residents would be needed

June 9, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Debt debacle came too close to losing too much

Thank goodness, the debt ceiling debacle is over with the passing of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. We appreciate…

June 7, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Proposed civic center would be labor of love

It’s easier to lose history rather than hold onto it. So we’re especially pleased that the city of Durango is…

June 4, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Need the best minds on ‘malfunction junction’

Conflict point in the world of transportation is defined as one where “intersecting traffic merges, diverges or crosses.” We’ll venture…

June 2, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Thank you, doctors, who spoke about tubal surgery

There’s risk in speaking out. We journalists knew this when we signed up for this profession. We also have the…

June 2, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Lower basin states’ water reduction agreement a substantial start

Critics quickly dismissed the Colorado River’s lower basin states of California, Arizona and Nevada’s agreement to reduce water consumption by…

May 28, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Proposed BLM rule conservation timestamp in history

better outcomes with balanced decision-making

May 25, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Treat Dolores parents as school stakeholders

Distrust remains after Boebert’s assembly, lack of transparency

May 24, 2023

Opinion

Boebert’s assembly, funding request timeline

October 21, 2022 Following a phone call, Dolores Secondary School Social Studies teacher Edward Miller asks U.S. Rep. Boebert’s office…

May 24, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Don’t fear indoctrination – just be the parent

2022 may go down as the year of momentum to ban books, with conservative groups Moms for Liberty, Daughters of…

May 21, 2023

Opinion

Our View: AG’s police training redesign makes good sense

on officers’ mental health, new competencies mean effective policing

May 19, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Parents must know when school assembly is Christian

Montezuma-Cortez Middle School’s Facebook page includes flyers and images you’d expect to see – reminders to order yearbooks, a summer…

May 17, 2023

Opinion

Our View: ‘Middle’ starter homes ‘lost’ in affordable housing debates

$200,000 to $250,000 range missed in strong opposition to SB23-213

May 14, 2023

Opinion

Our View: Time for local inpatient facility

It’s a common, heart-wrenching dilemma. Southwest residents are forced to look far away for inpatient substance use treatment. Stories of…

May 12, 2023