The Journal

Bold move

du1-i-syn After all, FLC, which has seen an 11 percent drop in enrollment over the past nine years, announced a…

July 9, 2018

Left’s anger may well hand Trump a second term

du1-i-syn Axios reports that Democrats are targeting the “20 percent of Trump’s voters (who) told exit pollsters they didn’t like…

July 5, 2018

What we do: At the Capital Gazette, and all across the U.S., journalists got right back to work

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)du1-i-syn Then the details came: Five dead. Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis. Reporters tweeting from under their desks.…

July 5, 2018

Board recall will have a chilling effect

Examining the minutes going back to January 2016, there is nothing to indicate that the votes of the two board…

Cortez kindness was most appreciated

He was so well taken care of it was amazing. All the doctors, nurses and staff were considerate to not…

Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: Why our neo-isolationism will not work

du1-i-syn Keep this in mind on the Fourth. Let us assume – for the sake of argument – that Trump…

Independence Day

Jerry McBride/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn And that’s likely not just a 21st-century problem – the acerbic Winston Churchill once said, “The best…

Who will pay if public lands are private?

Without a doubt, they would in time sell off those lands to the highest bidder, and the American people will…

June 28, 2018

Governor’s race: With big money in the campaign, we appeal for civility

FILE – In this Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, the gold-covered dome on the State Capitol shines in the late…

June 28, 2018

Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: History of 1930 tariff legislation is haunting

Samuelsondu1-i-syn Most economists have exonerated the legislation as a major cause of the Great Depression, but it certainly didn’t help.…

June 28, 2018

Saying goodbye to Kat

Katrina, Kat for short, was a big beautiful bay mare. Registered paint, “breeding stock.” She was the reason I moved…

June 25, 2018

Beat the drum

Journal/Kimberly Benedict – Mesa Verde National Park Ranger Andrea Bolitho explains the architecture of Mug House to a group of…

June 25, 2018

Tipton understands his donors’ interests

Upton Sinclair captured in a few words why our current political campaign finances need to be reformed. Trump was right…

June 22, 2018

Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: Consequences of unraveling trade rules unclear

Robert Samuelson, The Washington Postdu1-i-syn Almost certainly, historians will judge favorably the postwar expansion of trade (it has never been…

June 22, 2018

Primary recap: Election will determine our choices in November

And Colorado’s current lieutenant governor, Donna Lynne, who for two years has worked side by side with Gov. John Hickenlooper…

June 22, 2018

Open letter to our mayor and City Council

The citizens deserve nothing less than a dedicated, educated and experienced professional. An individual who possesses the requisite organization, communication…

June 18, 2018

Kathleen Parker

Parker: Nukes for condos in North Korea?

Parkerdu1-i-syn The visuals, we witnessed; the lies we infer – from experience, history and redundant prescience. But the summit was…

June 18, 2018

Autopsy review

A child can die from a medical issue or an accident, or from harm inflicted by another person. An autopsy…

June 18, 2018