Opinion

County property taxes due February 28th

How does this rule protect your property, and your pocketbook? When tax payments are received after the deadline, interest and…

February 26, 2017

Editorials

Drop bills dealing with rare issues or with too many unforeseen consequences

measures dealing with rare issues or with unforeseen consequences

February 26, 2017

Editorials

Power station closure carries impacts across region

Scheduled shutdown good news for air quality, but tough on area economies

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Fix Obamacare if necessary; don’t kill it

Although I am very healthy, I support sharing the load of health care expense among all members of our society.…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Experience shows value of fluoridation

The addition of trace amounts of fluoride to the natural amounts that already exist in our drinking water is one…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Vote to end forced fluoridation in Durango

That said, not since Hitlerâ€™s Nazism has a government forced medication on its own citizens until fluoridation of the water…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

We could all learn from Porter and Fearn

I have personal knowledge of their work, leadership, statesmanship and diplomacy over that time to resolve significant water issues that…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

EPA helps U.S. protect its quality of life

The Clean Air Act, enforced by the EPA, protects our cities and towns from air pollution. One only has to…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Death with dignity without judgment

As a registered nurse for the past 40 years, I have worked in intensive care units, in cardiac care, in…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Comparing Trump to Hitler is not fair

Come On! Hitler? Really? Don’t you think this is a little bit exaggerated? What exactly are you reading, Deborah Carlisle,…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

A stark choice coming on bighorn sheep

Domestic sheep producers use our public lands responsibly, but the negative impact on bighorns is clear. Continued domestic grazing in…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

A short story and prayer for our children

I can almost hear her murmuring to herself: “I’ll show them what a crackerjack secretary I will be! But first,…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

On unicorns, fairies, Trump and Russia

I also believe that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn acted without direction from President Donald Trump when talking to…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Which countries produce the terrorists?

Two terrorists, U.S. citizens, blow up the Federal Center in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people including children in the day…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

A plan to make America truly ‘Great’

Well, I’d like to broker a great deal: I live in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and I’m sure…

February 25, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Republicans should brace for backlash

The day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, there were more than 650 protest marches nationwide with an estimated 4.1 million…

February 24, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Carbon fee garners conservative support

The Climate Leadership Council, headed by a group of esteemed conservatives (George Shultz and James Baker, among others), has come…

February 24, 2017

Letters to the Editor

A No vote on 1A will benefit our children

It is a poorly worded proposal with a double negative (on purpose, in my opinion). Donâ€™t get fooled by it.…

February 24, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Trump and his insanity must be stopped

It seems as if his EOs are a desperate, last-ditch effort to make things much better off for the wealthy…

February 24, 2017

Editorials

An adjustment to Gallagher is needed to maintain local services amid plummeting revenue

adjustment is needed to maintain local services amid plummeting revenue

February 24, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Bill great example of collaborative effort

Crafted by local residents of the San Juan Mountains region, the San Juan bill resulted from years of input by…

February 23, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Questions for the progressive individual

I thought, as I often do, just towards what does a progressive progress? And I ask the question here today:…

February 23, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Now we know Sen. Cory Gardner’s price

Public records show $5,200 flowing from DeVos to Gardner’s 2014 campaign. Sen. Gardner’s “Yes” vote was for a nominee who…

February 23, 2017

Letters to the Editor

Trump needs to delegate responsibility

How true, how true. Gary Kubiak is to be admired for using common sense. I was in management in retail…

February 23, 2017