Opinion Our View: Biden showed much grace, a fine leadership quality, in stepping aside In deciding not to seek reelection, President Joe Biden has shown much grace, an admirable quality in a leader that’s… July 24, 2024
Opinion Our View: No good reason for ‘rigged election’ tale to linger On Thursday in Denver at a panel discussion, “State of the Local Media: Colorado Journalism in an Important Election Year,”… July 14, 2024
Opinion Our View: Historic Cortez Coloring Book delightful look at heritage It may seem out of the ordinary for Colorado Public Radio to feature a story about a coloring book. And… July 10, 2024
Opinion Our View: VP’s access to Biden’s war chest brings potential for exposure Dr. Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and contributor to The New… July 7, 2024
Opinion Our View: SCOTUS ruling on homeless sleeping will worsen problem You’ve likely heard the rallying cry, “Housing, not handcuffs, solves homelessness.” Sadly, these words did not influence the majority on… July 5, 2024
Opinion Our View: Happy Fourth of July From Cortez to Mancos to Durango, and Silverton, Bayfield and Ignacio, we are all set to celebrate not just the… July 3, 2024
Opinion Our View: Downtown parking quandary: Whose needs take precedence? Parking. Not a topic that’s morally problematic. Yet, it’s contentious in neighborhoods east of downtown Durango. States of agitation have… June 30, 2024
Opinion Our View: PlayFest puts Durango on map for play development At a Durango PlayFest panel discussion on Wednesday, playwright Kathleen Cahill took a long, wide look at the crowd and… June 28, 2024
Opinion Our View: The Sunflower Theatre enriches former arts desert in Four Corners Since the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez opened its doors in January 2015, the intimate, elegant space with wood floors, tin… June 26, 2024
Opinion Our View: Need presidential debate moderator like Denver anchor Kyle Clark Televised political debates can go in any number of directions. Sometimes wacky or even out of this world. For former… June 21, 2024
Opinion Our View: Dolores monument proposal depends on compromise mix of users coming together over possibilities June 19, 2024
Opinion Our View: Trail rerouting off Bosmans’ property comes down to semantics In early spring, frequent hikers of the trail named for Charles Dale Rea, along the east side of the Animas… June 16, 2024
Opinion Our View: Colorado GOP chair Williams must go In conversations with GOP candidates and Republican voters, we’ve been detecting an undercurrent of frustration – growing more seismic by… June 14, 2024
Opinion Our View: Hurd out to ‘make local – not national – headlines’ Hurdcca Former Aspen city councilor Adam Frisch, whom we endorsed in the 2022 3rd Congressional District race narrowly won by… June 12, 2024
Opinion Our View: Visit Durango’s accounting needs serious transparency Tourism organization’s invoices much too vague June 7, 2024
Opinion Our View: Trump supporters know better – invoices, signed checks prove guilt Despite the sizzle and spectacle that was the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, the… June 5, 2024
Opinion My View: What person spreads tacks to take out Iron Horse riders? SwanJerry McBride What kind of person (or persons) would spread industrial-duty tacks to take out riders of Memorial Day weekend’s… June 2, 2024
Opinion Our View: Time for permanent Southern Ute flags at Ignacio schools As flags represent identities, values, cultural heritage and aspirations, it makes good sense that Southern Ute Indian Tribe students attending… May 31, 2024
Opinion Memorial Day weekend Horse Bicycle Classic, concert at Durango Mesa Park just two events planned May 23, 2024
Opinion Culture welcome in commencement regalia Farmington High School administration erred in denying student beaded, feathered mortarboard May 21, 2024
Opinion Our View: Seed, plant exchanges share much wisdom As we stuff our Opinion section with commentaries of the day – our own editorial pages inside news pages crowded… May 8, 2024
Opinion Thank you, poets We appreciate all that readers shared on their minds in April for National Poetry Month, which honors and celebrates poets… May 8, 2024