Opinion

Thinking green gets it wrong — again

In his Dec. 16 Thinking Green column (“Change confronts rural electric co-ops”), he claims Tri-State is “unresponsive to the needs…

January 3, 2019

It was just a song

of Islamic fundamentalism ran through blameless Colorado town

January 2, 2019

President Trump is a very big, big liar

Trump in his mind has made America great again by hanging around criminals starting with his lawyer and others and…

January 1, 2019

Editorial on Mideast is a Trumpian insult

The Trumpian tantrum headline surely calls to mind Charles Lindbergh’s pro-Nazi isolationism just before World War II. Unless you are…

January 1, 2019

Street life

a new argument about the homeless in Seattle hold lessons for us?

January 1, 2019

Don’t be swayed by the anti-tax crowd

Durango has been fortunate to have had many years of gas tax revenues that contributed to our economy. But with…

I want Durango to leverage the wealthy

I want it to be known as more than a place to drink beer and ski by college students and…

Our opinion year

endorsements to a space dog, plus your letters, it was a time had by all

Articles about Snowberger are unhelpful

He is present in classrooms, giving him an accurate feel for what is happening in his district. He wants to…

The season to thank locals on 416 Fire

They are the professionals (career and volunteer) who every day are making a difference in people’s lives; and most of…

December 30, 2018

Skyridge must be made safe from fire

Skyridge residents live at the interface of open land with dense oak brush forest and a lot of dead timber.…

December 30, 2018

These stupid, reckless, selfish drivers

Recently, within three days, I was almost involved in two different automobile accidents as a result of two stupid, impatient…

They went West

Colorado keeps growing in the Front Range, which could be our silver lining

Tax credits can help with insurance cost

The issue has been ongoing in the southwestern Colorado region for years. I would like to share information on the…

Winston, the British lion, is still roaring

I was one of the estimated 320,000 people who stood in line to file past the catafalque containing Churchill’s body…

Editorial Cartoons

Gary Markstein cartoon

du1-i-syn

December 27, 2018

Where is all this water coming from?

There’s a 400-home subdivision planned for east of Bayfield. At Three Springs, they’re talking 2,300 homes, and in Twin Buttes,…

December 27, 2018

We’re out of there

bad things must come to an end, such as Mideast military involvement

December 26, 2018

You look just like an ostrich on climate

I realize head-in-the-sand denialism is one way to deal with the realization that we are all responsible. But to dream…

December 26, 2018

Math shows that Council is reasonable

Actually, an increase of 159 percent in 16 years is about an annual increase of 3 percent; an annual increase…

Media is deceiving public on sandwiches

Going back to Merriam-Webster, bread is defined as “a usually baked and leavened food made of a mixture whose basic…

Free money

the government paid you whether or not you worked, who would object?

Let’s end domestic and sexual violence

Alternative Horizons responded to 539 individuals experiencing domestic violence. Over 341 women and children throughout the region sought out shelter…