Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Tie pot-tax increase to a specific use

No thanks. Maybe I’m wrong here, but I remember not long ago when tax hikes typically were tied to specific…

July 11, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Peel’s humor, humanity will be missed

Esther Greenfield Durango

July 11, 2015

Editorials

Ballot bigotry

should dispense with proposed initiatives to limit gay marriage

July 11, 2015

Editorials

End-of-life choices

Medicare plan should help make difficult decisions a bit easier, better

July 8, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Investing in Smelter is valuable, merited

The rapid in the early days was filled with many hazards: old cars, jagged rocks, concrete, all man-made. Smelter was…

July 8, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Attend Powerhouse listening sessions

Nonprofit cultural facilities rarely are able to operate as a profitable business. It may have been a mistake for PSC…

July 8, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Trolley fare ensures safety, mobility

By implementing the $1 fare for the Trolley and Loop Bus, the city is ensuring and achieving its vision of…

July 7, 2015

Editorials

Army cuts

reductions fly in the face of spending on ships, planes, wars

July 7, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Time for Hatfield to move on with life

Elaine’s complaint that her ex-husband had a duty to provide proper parental care is laughable. The kid was 14 years…

July 7, 2015

Editorials

TABOR, Arizona

High-court rulings keep TABOR in court and offer a suggestion for Colorado

July 7, 2015

Editorials

STEAM Park

Cultural master plan a wise next step

July 5, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Revamped rapid a safe, exciting asset

Black also references the rapid “when it was natural.” Does he mean in the 1800s? Smelter Rapid, and indeed, much…

July 5, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Stop glorifying war and nation-states

Why do states persist in building edifices and monuments to themselves? Washington is full of white, marble buildings that look…

July 5, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Tell Congress to protect AmeriCorps

These cuts mean half as many AmeriCorps members serving with local programs like Southwest Conservation Corps. AmeriCorps members serving with…

July 5, 2015

Editorials

North Main

appeal to cyclists and pedestrians can enhance scene for all

July 5, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Powerhouse deserves public support

First, before the 2008 recession, the PSC, like other flagship nonprofits in town (e.g., the Durango Arts Center and the…

July 4, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Talk should be about health, not money

These rules were designed to protect you! The court arguments are almost always about money. Unfortunately, almost everyone misses the…

July 4, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Politicians drawn to extremes to advance

I recall the elation from members of both parties when she announced that she would run for the Colorado state…

July 4, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Churches in decline, not Christianity

While putting my groceries into my car, I was approached by a man with a small girl asking for money…

July 4, 2015

Editorials

Supreme Court

plant, lethal-injection decisions diversify term’s otherwise liberal tone

July 4, 2015

Opinion

Will the center hold for LPEA?

The recent LPEA elections bring to mind four memorable lines from W.B. Yeats’ poem, The Second Coming, from 1920: “Things…

July 2, 2015

Letters to the Editor

A-bomb argument confused fact, opinion

Harris says the dropping of the atomic bomb actually saved millions of lives. He uses quotations to support this theory:…

July 2, 2015

Editorials

Fourth of July

Independence Day is an occasion to celebrate – and enjoy – America

July 2, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Airport tax would bump cumulative rate

Now, I may be wrong on this one, but isn’t a one-time expense such as a sewer plant or an…

July 2, 2015