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Ballot wrong place for Electoral College

Letters to the Editor

Ballot wrong place for Electoral College

Article II, section 1 of the U.S. Constitution states, “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof…

Carbon dividend bill is what’s needed

Letters to the Editor

Carbon dividend bill is what’s needed

Problem is, individual actions are not enough. We need industry and businesses to participate. We need a national policy change…

Welcome to logic in the age of Trump

Letters to the Editor

Welcome to logic in the age of Trump

A president cannot be indicted while he’s in office; The attorney general’s decision to exonerate the president is not subject…

There are no conspiracies in this county!

Letters to the Editor

There are no conspiracies in this county!

Colorado requires all county assessors to re-value the property in their county every two years. For tax years 2020 and…

Editorial cartoons

Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoons

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The citizens are letting the county down

Letters to the Editor

The citizens are letting the county down

The citizens of La Plata County are if anything under-taxed with regard to property taxes, and I, for one, would…

It’s us, bear: Brilliant new book shows toll on grizzlies

It’s us, bear: Brilliant new book shows toll on grizzlies

book elegantly examines the challenges of living with grizzlies

We cannot just let wilderness run wild

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We cannot just let wilderness run wild

The value of Wilderness goes beyond recreation. Of great importance is wildlife habitat, watersheds and the preservation of pristine ecosystems…

It’s a start: 9-R board tackles lunch debt

It’s a start: 9-R board tackles lunch debt

Durango 9-R school board takes up lunch debt and partial meals

We have got to stop scaring our children

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We have got to stop scaring our children

Somebody probably thought she might have an AK-47 stuck in her little pocket. What should American society do about gun…

Little dent: If LA can’t solve homelessness, can we?

Little dent: If LA can’t solve homelessness, can we?

Angeles is spending big on homelessness with not much to show

On climate change, we can do all this

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On climate change, we can do all this

The Brookings Institute just issued a report, summarizing, “The transition to the clean energy economy will primarily involve 320 unique…

Here they are

Asylum-seekers start arriving in Denver by bus from the southern border

Lawmaker down: Legislator quits with recall underway

Lawmaker down: Legislator quits with recall underway

effort in Greeley comes to a halt with legislator’s abrupt resignation

Media laws

Legislature passes a pair – to restrict lawsuits and promote media literacy

Approval voting seeks your approval

Letters to the Editor

Approval voting seeks your approval

The candidate with the broadest appeal wins. Approval voting discourages negative campaigning and political extremism. Under the current system, popular…

La Plata County never ceases its trickery

Letters to the Editor

La Plata County never ceases its trickery

When it keeps failing at the ballot box, they’ll get even with the tax payer – the assessor will just…

Durangoans, all your wokeness is a sham

Letters to the Editor

Durangoans, all your wokeness is a sham

If Karma were really taken seriously, if you wholeheartedly practiced what you blatantly claim to believe, I suspect there would…

Join our lobby to fight climate change

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Join our lobby to fight climate change

I’m pleased to inform you the scholarships have been awarded. I was privileged to be on the committee interviewing applicants…

Editorial cartoons

Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoons

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‘They turned us into politics’

‘They turned us into politics’

Students push back about politics at Highlands Ranch shooting vigil

Wait, what?

took a new Durango city councilor to ask some good, obvious questions

One step forward

One step forward

Democrats put their majorities to work in the last session of the Legislature

Shouldn’t that unruly dog be on a leash?

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Shouldn’t that unruly dog be on a leash?

Of course, Durango is a dog town, so many people are bringing their furry friends along for hikes, runs and…