Opinion

Election results may have a silver lining

If I taught and reinforced such bad habits with my kids, or even my dog, I’d have the worst kids…

November 16, 2014

67’s failure shows Coloradans aren’t dim

Just knowing that the people of Colorado voted against this amendment – yet again – fills me with hope that…

Concurrent enrollment deadline Monday

Many of our current juniors and seniors will have more than enough credits to graduate, thanks to the switch from…

Editorials

The trolley

should rethink across-the-board fare increase, especially for kids

Airport expansion crucial to Durango

But perhaps the major reason that Durango needs more and better airline service is to attract more major businesses/employers to…

‘Arc’ comments are akin to bullying

While I am not a fan of it, it makes me crazy to see all of the immature and childish…

Conservatism is far from dead

Well, things seem to have shaken out a little differently this past Election Day. Say what you want. Color it…

Stop shooters at first classroom

This is wrong. As a student of Bayfield High School, I can say that this doesn’t make sense. We sit…

Durango traffic could use improvements

It seems like there is room for long overdue improvements. For instance, in a June 2003 Durango Telegraph story, CDOT…

Marijuana rules are convoluted

For this project, I chose to study the regulation of marijuana, seeing as the sale of it is banned in…

Apology for not attending to bike crash

I want to apologize. Even though I didn’t cause the accident, I also didn’t take the time to ensure that…

DHS thespians earn rare opportunity

Congratulations to them for being selected by the Colorado State Thespian Conference to perform Dec. 5 on the conference’s main…

U.S. is in trouble if we lose rights

What will this truly achieve? It will achieve more crime, more victims of the criminals who have guns illegally, law-abiding…

Opinion

Sales tax vote was short-sighted

The majority of voters voted against the 1-cent sales tax increase, so now we can all watch our property taxes…

Opinion

Where’s the recycling in Bayfield?

Recycling should not be an inconvenience or a burden on the community; rather it should be treated no differently than…

Opinion

What is the best way to honor veterans?

My husband said kids should have Veterans Day off from school. My sons agreed with that position. They wanted to…

Obituaries do not belong near ads

Polly Lopez Arboles

Don’t close Jeep trails

This doesn’t mean that the closures won’t become permanent. These closures don’t only affect people who Jeep the trails. It…

Think twice about drones’ goodness

The next idea that will be sold is how it is good for the local police and state government. No…

Editorials

Threatened grouse

Federal label undermines local, statewide efforts

Fracking essential to our economy

First of all, what is hydraulic fracking? Hydraulic fracking is a way to help extract oil and natural gas out…

Minimum wage should reflect inflation

However, this is not always the case. It seems to be that when discussing the minimum wage, the topic of…

November 12, 2014