Opinion

President must be someone we can trust

One of the most important aspects of the duties of the president of the United States is to communicate to…

Hunters and anglers call for Biden to designate Dolores River Canyons National Monument

David Lien In the words of former Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Conservation Director John Gale, “Conserving large tracts of undeveloped…

It’s time to ‘Heal the Divide’

I am writing in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign for the presidency of the United States. I am…

‘We are loving Chicago Basin to death’

After many summers of going into Chicago Basin as a trail ambassador, I’ve come to the conclusion that something must…

Land acknowledgment ‘only serves to increase the tension’

So, the city of Durango has succumbed to the pandering and virtue signaling that does nothing constructive to help any…

Our view: Special session could end too-blunt 50 and 108

In Colorado, 2,000 voters approved Amendment 23, which set annual public school funding increases at the amount of inflation. For…

Polis is wrong to call for another special session on property taxes

Trish Zorniodu1-i-syn Gov. Jared Polis has made a big mistake calling for another special session to further cut property taxes.…

Our view: Porter-Norton should step back, let Matt Salka run his own race

Marsha Porter-Norton is doing a fine job as county commissioner as she approaches the completion of her first four-year term,…

Healthier school environment would mean better student performance

Sara Kuntzler As another school year approaches, one thing that’s top of mind for moms is our kids’ health and…

All Colorado households deserve to have help with affordable housing

Throughout Colorado, the cost of living, particularly housing, has exploded, and this is true across the income spectrum for low,…

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Our view: Have a cup of coffee

Tensions between city, county about jail can be worked out without a lawyer

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Kennedy ‘spoke up’ about vaccine issues

Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. is right – vaccines haven’t been sufficiently safety tested. In a recent New England Journal…

Our view: Especially engaged Durangoans

It’s been a comfortable summer in Durango, early warm temperatures – a couple of days were a record – plus…

After grief, caregiver may recognize new signs of life’

Mary Nowotnycca What do you have left in your life when you’ve lost the two men you loved most because…

Colorado renters need home cooling laws

Trish Zorniodu1-i-syn As I write, my skin is sweating. My body is hot to the touch. I’m tired and dehydrated…

‘Cannot cut our way to better care on backs of hospitals’

Rep. Barbara McLachlan Coloradans are proudly among the healthiest and most active people in the nation. But that’s not to…

‘Share concerns about democracy surviving’

Project 2025, the GOP plan to install dictatorship during the next potential Donald Trump administration, is plenty of reason to…

Call the ‘word police’: Lost art of using correct language

cca Time was when there were English word/language gurus. No they didn’t reside at universities, where professors focused their attention…

‘Crucial that left look at future, respond in relevant’ manner

cca Immigration is indeed a problem; all Americans agree on that. The right is largely opposed to any immigration, and…

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Our view: Legislative wrap-up

Lawmakers take action on cellphone use, education funding and Indian boarding schools

We won’t forget what happened 101 years ago

Shaun Ketchum Jr. One hundred and one years ago, my Ute ancestors were forced to live within a barbed-wire camp…