Opinion

League updates agriculture policy position

In general, the League believes government should provide financial support for agriculture that includes disaster assistance, crop insurance (with limits…

June 14, 2014

Letters to the Editor

AHS graduation provided education, too

This was the most unusual and impactful graduation I have ever attended. I did not expect to be educated by…

June 14, 2014

Letters to the Editor

DFM action could be discriminatory

Perhaps James should also tone down the possibly inflammatory rhetoric using such a term as “castigating,” when I did not…

June 14, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Dam is strangling a river rich in beauty

It is ironic that he seems to miss the larger context in which the McPhee Dam exists: being in the…

June 14, 2014

Editorials

Broadly speaking

anniversary to a prized Durango institution with a national reach

June 14, 2014

Editorials

Killing student-loan reform

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced a bill to allow borrowers with student loans issued before 2010 to refinance at 3.86…

June 14, 2014

Opinion

BHS Knowledge Bowl thanks supporters

Our deepest appreciation goes to Andy and Nancy Young, Charles and Barbara Mertian, Patrick Lujan, Dolores Gallegos, Grace Sossaman, Mike…

June 12, 2014

Opinion

Please help our friends who need our help

Bob and his wife, Sandy, are among the many people in this community who tell you “Well heck yeah!” when…

June 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Cyclists refuse to obey traffic laws

Rebecca Lumbert Durango

June 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

It’s time for NRA to back off

The Constitution is an elastic document, designed to meet the current needs of a growing and progressing society. A cursory…

June 12, 2014

Editorials

VA bill

amid congressional gridlock, some things are too important to ignore

June 12, 2014

Letters to the Editor

McPhee story fabricated controversy

It was mildly amusing to read the story confuse the Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management, and even…

June 12, 2014

Editorials

Eric Cantor

in his defeat is that trying to harness the energy of crazies does not work

June 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Booting vehicles is unreasonable seizure

That booted vehicle could prevent someone from driving to the hospital to deliver a baby or prevent someone who relies…

June 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Gifted & talented programs cut at 9-R

Parents need to know that the district has slashed staffing levels for gifted and talented throughout the district as part…

June 11, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Hate speech hurts; stand up for equality

I think that this letter to the editor may be helpful to those that don’t realize that even “the gays”…

June 10, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Local veterans rep earns hearty thanks

Richard Schleeter is not an employee of the federal bureaucracy that is the Veterans Administration. He works for La Plata…

June 10, 2014

Editorials

Primary ballots

and unnecessary law offers a perfect opportunity for bipartisan common sense

June 10, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Time for new blood at the sheriff’s office

Kudos to Sean Smith for stepping up to the plate. Schirard is making us an offer we cannot afford to…

June 8, 2014

Editorials

Local control

Continue progress on drilling compromise to avoid flurry of ballot measures

June 8, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Farmers market board is self-serving

In this scenario, if a farmer decides to brew a pot of coffee and sell it at his stand, so…

June 8, 2014

Letters to the Editor

Latest parking proposal is a joke

Within the past year, the City Council has approximately doubled the rates for parking meters and also nearly doubled parking…

June 7, 2014

Letters to the Editor

CDOT’s bag of blunders keeps filling

In its latest folly, CDOT will be installing a concrete island on U.S. Highway 160 west,completely eliminating left turns off…

June 7, 2014

Editorials

Jobs lacking

of getting a good education a component in helping to create jobs

June 7, 2014