Opinion

Dismayed to see social service funds cut

Visionaries like Chairman Birch of the Southern Ute Tribe, Peg Johnston, Donna Young and Eugene Naranjo collaborated to leverage funds…

August 24, 2018

Letters to the Editor

That’s just how rodeos are; vote Hamby

My hat is off to Charles Hamby for spending his hard-earned money supporting and advertising at our local rodeo. Every…

August 24, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Whatâ€™s in a name, anyway? Plenty!

She is not sweet. She does not speak for me. Frances T. Hecht Durango

August 24, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Please cover Fiesta Days next time

Editors need to remember that Durango was FIRST a Western ranching community. I know your clientele has changed, but some…

August 24, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Keep Albuquerque, I want Colorado news

I would like to respond to Ms. Michelle Donaldson, vice president and general manager of KOB-TV. (“Southwest Colorado television viewers…

August 24, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Rodeo’s misogyny, cruelty predictable

She shouldn’t be. Sexism is inherent in rodeo. Here’s a favorite quote from a Wyoming steer wrestler: “Women should not…

August 24, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Say ‘enough’ to Trump, vote Mitsch Bush

Well, he promised to bring back coal, build a wall paid for by Mexico, replace Obamacare and so on. How…

August 24, 2018

Editorials

Democratic candidate for governor should change his mind on debate

Jared Polisdu1-i-syn Which is why we are as puzzled as every other media outlet in Colorado by Congressman Jared Polis’…

August 23, 2018

Editorial Cartoons

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August 23, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Come out for Mountain Studies Institute

I believe we had a very up-close and personal experience this summer with seeing what “Christmas future” could look like…

August 23, 2018

Letters to the Editor

One giant, coordinated primal whine

By this coordinated publicity campaign, the major media seeks to wrap itself in the protective cloak of the First Amendment…

August 23, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Rodeo plus misogyny, on top of cruelty

Horses are strapped behind the rib cage so they buck in pain. Calves are frightened babies roped as the “brave”…

August 22, 2018

Editorials

Santa Rita could be an even better attraction, but we’re not there yet

Courtesy City of Durango <br><br>The city’s Santa Rita Water Reclamation Facility is taking shape next to U.S. Highway 550/160.du1-i-syn By…

August 21, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Local candidates’ bad behavior annoys

The county treasurer’s race presents its own problem considering the messy campaign finance reports filed by the current treasurer and…

August 21, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Railroad and climate change to blame

Iâ€™m not judging the railroad. Given their extensive fire discovery and suppression methods, I would have thought that trains could…

August 21, 2018

Editorials

Open and shut: Candidates commit to strengthening state’s open records act

du1-i-syn Reporters and others request records all the time, typically under a state freedom of information statute. In Colorado, that’s…

August 20, 2018

Editorial Cartoons

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August 20, 2018

Editorials

If baker makes it back to the Supreme Court, we have forebodings

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips decorates a cake inside his store in Lakewood, Colo. The Supreme Court is setting aside…

August 18, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Attend Yucha rezoning hearing Tuesday

The commissioners will hear public comments on whether parcels totaling 15,546 acres on County Road 203 should be rezoned into…

August 18, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Thanks for standing with other papers

As a fellow D.C. media person at the time, I had the distinct honor and privilege of knowing personally both…

August 18, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Dear airport, please learn marketing

Debby Malcolm Durango

August 18, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Sheriff, others, thanks for fire effort

Part of Sheriff Sean Smith’s job description includes, among many other responsibilities, that he shall act as the county fire…

August 18, 2018

Letters to the Editor

About Trump calling Omarosa a dog

Perhaps some of the canine species are smarter than some human species. It figures. Gifford Holt Durango

August 18, 2018

Letters to the Editor

This column was nothing but Marxism

All one has to do is actually look at socialist-run countries to see why progressivism, socialism and/or communism is a…

August 18, 2018