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Iran has languished in darkness for 40 long years

From its beginning 40 years ago this week, the Islamic Republic of Iran has enjoyed the generous benefit of the doubt from credulous observers in the West. History hasn’t been kin...

DATE: Feb 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Abolish billionaires

Eliminating excessive wealth may be an idea<br/>whose time has come for America

DATE: Feb 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

What is happening to the quality of life here?

Along with possibly raising our taxes, mishandling the city budget and persecuting the homeless, the city now wants to further alienate the public trust by eliminating the lot sizes required...

DATE: Feb 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Don’t believe anti-wolf hype – let science guide us

At first blush, the topic of restoring wolves to the wild spaces of western Colorado appears to pit those who trust in modern science against those who believe the only truth out there is wh...

DATE: Feb 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

GOP must stand up to Trump on immigration

Another government shutdown is looming. Rather than quietly admitting defeat on his border wall stand, President Trump has punted the issue to a bipartisan group of lawmakers. He ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

These wild land protections are good for business

Colorado’s iconic mountains are the very fabric of what makes our state unique and offer something for everyone. That’s why Osprey Packs strongly supports the Colorado Outdoor Rec...

DATE: Feb 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Major Powell’s big brain needs another adventure

This year is the 150th anniversary of Major John Wesley Powell’s epic Colorado River trip. He was first through the Grand Canyon in 1869. There are many celebrations an...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Venezuela is a catastrophe – a socialist nightmare

Conspicuous by its relative absence in much of the mainstream news coverage of Venezuela’s political crisis is the word “socialism.” Every sensible observer agrees that Latin Amer...

DATE: Jan 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Ranchers need to get with the land-use program

In the Jan. 12 issue of The Durango Herald, there were two interesting articles that pertain to the future of La Plata County. One was about the demise of the Republican Party (“H...

DATE: Jan 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Shutdown could imperil area wildfire fighting

EDITOR’s NOTE: Mark Stiles submitted this article before word came Friday that government would be reopened. We think its points about the effects are still valid.We’ve all become accust...

DATE: Jan 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Onset of Trump and Brexit show the West adrift

In August 1990, George H.W. Bush met Margaret Thatcher in Aspen right after Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. The pair resolved not to allow Iraq’s “naked aggression” to stand,...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Western Colorado can thrive by adding ... wolves!

My visit to the Durango Wolf Symposium last November brought me hope – hope that a new restorative relationship with our natural world is in our future. Hope is not wishful think...