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Scott Tipton: Democrats held up pandemic relief

The COVID-19 outbreak is unlike any other crisis we’ve faced, and it is testing the resiliency of communities across the nation. In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, like in...

DATE: Apr 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Frank Bruni: A politician takes a sledgehammer to his own ego

In the market for inspiration? Try the parable of the blind man who gave up political glory for Jesus. He quickly climbed the rungs of power, became the lieutenant governor of the...

DATE: Apr 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Melissa Youssef: Well that was quite a year as Durango’s mayor

What extraordinary times these are! On April 21, my term as mayor comes to an end. In a reflection of how life in Durango has changed, I’ll pass the gavel virtually. As tradition would have ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Dick White: Pandemic also shows threat from climate change

A striking Few alive remember the sacrifices of World War II. No conflict or threat since that time called for such universal mobilization. COVID-19 is different. Experts have been predict...

DATE: Apr 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Bret Stephens: A bittersweet look back at the pandemic from 2025

Jan. 19, 2025 When COVID-19 first emerged as a health crisis in China five years ago, observers noted that authoritarian regimes – with their hostility toward whistleblowers and m...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Barbara McLachlan: Area businesses adjust to try to survive pandemic

The joy of eating out after a long day, the fun of meeting friends for a drink or the convenience of buying a cup of coffee on the way to work have disappeared from our lives for a while. ...

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Clyde Church: We are committed to continuing our county work

There is one topic dominating our minds, families, schools, businesses, community, state, nation and world today as we all shift our practices to slow the spread of coronavirus and the disea...

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Barbara McLachlan: COVID-19 has taken over everyone’s lives now

Early last week, Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of emergency to open up funding and other resources in case they are needed, and the World Health Organization announced COVID-19, coronavi...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Barbara McLachlan: State health care option could lower some costs

District 59 constituents are vocal, regularly letting me know how they think, and what I should do about it. By far, the issue concerning them most, generating the most heat and presenting t...

DATE: Mar 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Melissa Youssef: Dynamic Durango is getting younger all the time

It’s people – not statistics – that give a community heart. And Durango is second to none in that department. Even so, the demographics that define our town tell a more textured story than j...

DATE: Mar 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Richard Grossman: Take this environmental group’s new survey now

Most surveys that come online seem to just be gimmicks to get me interested in a cause, then ask me for money. This survey won’t ask for money – just for your opinion on human population, co...

DATE: Mar 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Barbara Mclachlan: How I voted on Colorado’s death penalty repeal

My job as a legislator is to listen to all sides of an issue and to my constituents before making decisions. Last week, we wrestled with the weightiest question before the General Assembly d...

DATE: Mar 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns