Opinion

Use non-violent action to beget peace

My deepest reasoning leads me to see that it’s my pre-human state of instinctual survival that allows for this grossest…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Community efforts address wildfire risk

As the primary developer of Edgemont Highlands, this has been an ongoing topic of discussion and action for us since…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Distorting climate data won’t undo damage

I don’t blame anyone for hoping that human activities are not the cause of global climate change, and it is…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

King would embrace animal-rights struggle

He would certainly continue to work for racial equality. But he would also likely advocate for a rapid withdrawal from…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

No sense rushing into gas, oil development

While it is true that the gas and oil industry provides some employment in the area, it is also true…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Tankers, logging, grazing key to fire prevention

Controlled burns have become big business for the Forest Service, spending millions of our tax dollars. There could never be…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Retrospective captures Ballantineâ€™s character

It captures the character of a gentleman. Art and Donna Chase Durango

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Fifteen chances ought to be enough

Perhaps your weapon of choice for home protection is an assault rifle with a 15-round clip. If an intruder breaks…

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Volunteers key to hospice’s effectiveness

Toward the end of said story, it was mentioned briefly that hospice offers up to 13 months of support after…

August 31, 2013

Editorials

Wildfire

thinking needed to address what truly is a nation caught in a ‘fire trap’

August 31, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Hooray for our nanny-state commissioners

Lieb and Westendorff, keep up the good work, ignore our will and dictate our life choices! Bo Pruski Durango

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Beware of the steady stream of new scams

He called to say that he represents Microsoft and some errors have been noticed within my operating system. He requested…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Hotel project needs balance, transparency

To appreciate the impact, walk the 400 block alley to the west of Third Avenue and imagine more than 178…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Focus on drunken driving, not gun owners

I would suggest that Wright clean out his own backyard by spending more time on New Mexico’s issues. He could…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Attacking Syria has taken on air of formality

“Dear President Assad: We are going to bomb the living daylights out of you this week. Would Thursday be OK?…

August 28, 2013

Editorials

Motorcycle weekend

abound across Southwest Colorado during the annual two-wheel pilgrimage

August 28, 2013

Editorials

Marijuana advertising

Caution does not trump the Constitution

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

High-schoolers should take aptitude tests

There ought to be mandatory aptitude and vocational testing of all high school seniors before they graduate. Those who qualify…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Environmentalists lack substance

How typical of a liberal, when you do not have a substantive position, to attack the opposing view. Just like…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Don’t sell limited ban as help to environment

The ban, as it stands today, is a tax and will do little or nothing for the environment. People in…

August 28, 2013

Letters to the Editor

ADU issue more complex than suggested

ADU owners might prefer to own larger homes, independent of rental income. However, access to this privilege is not afforded…

August 27, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Superhero poster unworthy of city resources

Tom Eskew Durango

August 25, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Wake up to tragic events bedeviling Egypt

At this writing, 89 Coptic churches (Christian) have been burned to the ground. Coptic women are being raped, children are…

August 25, 2013

Letters to the Editor

Source of Syrian weapons stash no mystery

The delegation of U.N. chemical investigators, as of this writing, have not set foot in Syria at the invitation of…

August 25, 2013