Opinion

Dawes: Gun violence is a public health issue

As a result of this amendment, the CDC has been prevented from engaging in research on the cause of gun…

March 12, 2018

7th-graders take on plastic, single-use

We are dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of plastics and helping Ridgway become a single-use, plastic bag-free town.…

March 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

College Avenue plans make no sense

While it is commendable that they support our marijuana industry to the great extent they obviously do, it might be…

March 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

A recall is not the answer, voting is!

There have been times when an official has been elected who is not someone for whom I voted, or someone…

March 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Oliver: More city fees for county residents

Getting the city to reduce county-served residents’ multiplier from 2.0 to something more equitable, say 1.5, has fallen on deaf…

March 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Moving toward medicare for everyone

The goal of this single-payer system is to expand access to health care for all U.S. citizens regardless of employment,…

March 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Good ideas at Nighthorse meetings

One theme was obvious – that multiple use is okay. As far as safety and access was concerned, some good…

March 12, 2018

Editorials

Sunshine week: A yearly celebration of public and press access to government information

Sunshine Week, March 11-17 this year, focuses attention on the open-meetings and open-records laws that give ordinary people the right…

March 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Violence in the name of art is still violence

Might the festival board and planners have the fortitude to ban films with gun violence in the future? Unlikely. How…

March 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

We need one another as much as the dream

At a reading that year, the poet James Wright recalled the unsettled history of our own civil war and his…

March 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Reducing the uninsured in S.W. Colorado

For the past several years, the following partner organizations have conducted health coverage outreach and enrollment projects that have provided…

March 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Tipton, Congress must stop the slaughter

I know many of your constituents who would like to hear from you on how Congress is planning to stop…

March 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

It is unwise to repeal the methane rule

Removing this publicly-supported 2016 legislation not only results in degrading one of Colorado’s most economically valuable resources – it’s clean…

March 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Phillips: All Americans deserve health care coverage

Now is the time for us to let go of our current exorbitantly expensive and grossly inefficient health care system…

March 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Got my marching orders against the parade

Look at this as helping the American stock market, and the 50 percent of you that have stock. Trust me.…

March 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Denver TV is hostage to Nielsen, ABQ TV

Like many other La Plata County residents, I feel that we are being denied access to important information that can…

March 10, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Our government is already tyrannical

Last week at Federalist.com, John Davidson provided the real reason for all gun-control opposition. He says the Second Amendment is…

March 10, 2018

Editorials

DHS and PCCS: Educational partnership makes career and college offerings more accessible

Mariah Lee Bradshaw posed at the Double Tree Inn in Durango after being recognized in May 2015 by the Pueblo…

March 10, 2018

Editorials

Chaco landscape A powerful union of land and sky, Zinke defers leases but threats remains

Zinke told the Albuquerque Journal that he had heard from tribal officials and New Mexico’s senators, and “there have been…

March 9, 2018

Editorial Cartoons

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March 9, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Physical, mental disabilities are different

I am a person with physical disabilities, born with cerebral palsy. It is my hope that lawmakers, the media, etc.…

March 9, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Criminal, terrorist and dictator worship

Here’s the real solution to the Democrat, progressive-caused tragedies. Take the rights away from criminals and act on known data…

March 9, 2018

Editorial Cartoons

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March 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Olsen: Mitsch Bush is a champion for change for the 3rd CD

Electing Diane Mitsch Bush for the 3rd Congressional District is the change I want to see in 2018. Diane, whose…

March 8, 2018