BP’s sale of its San Juan assets is notable
But there is no reason to panic about whatever comes next, or when
DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Drought, warming change our colors
Autumn comes a little sooner this year, and with a note of tragedy
DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Times called an audible and fumbled
The publication of an anonymous column hurts more than the president
DATE: Sep 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Extensive study shows, fortunately, no lasting impacts from Gold King spill
Aesop gets the credit for telling us that “appearances are often deceiving.” That he said it over 2,500 years ago should have left plenty of time for the lesson to sink in.
The r...
DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
McCain found morality in a dark place, and brought it to a bright career
John McCain’s years of captivity in Hanoi, held by the North Vietnamese after his plane was hit by a missile, rightly became one of the centerpieces of his life. His resistance to his captor...
DATE: Sep 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Candidates for governor are sharply split on further limiting emissions
In 2012, under President Barack Obama, the Environmental Protection Agency set out to promulgate new and more ambitious standards for vehicle emissions.
Written under the 1990 Cle...
DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
City needs to work hard to sell citizens on tax increase
Tomorrow is Sept. 1, and in a little more than six weeks, ballots for this November’s election will be mailed by county clerks.
While Colorado is a leader among the states in vot...
DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Congress should put partisanship aside and reauthorize the LWCF
It amazes us that the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a bedrock of our country’s dedication to acquiring and preserving public lands for more than 50 years, faces extinction at the end of ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Answers lacking as Durango abandons effort to help the homeless
Durango City Council made a significant effort this summer to understand the issues that involve the homeless and to aid in their overnight sleeping conditions. Time was spent learning what ...
DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Beset by extremism in our national politics, Colorado knows what to do
We’ve been thinking lately that we have underestimated Gov. John Hickenlooper, and that our “purple” Colorado – balanced between red and blue – could be wishing for his steady hand again one...
DATE: Aug 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Democratic candidate for governor should change his mind on debate
A cardinal rule of campaigning for public office, especially as an election draws near, concerns impressions: Generate the positive whenever possible. Avoid the negative like the plague. ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Santa Rita could be an even better attraction, but we’re not there yet
The proximity of the Animas River is a treasure for Durangoans as it winds its way through town, and at Santa Rita Park, there is an opportunity to make it an even greater part of the town’s...
DATE: Aug 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
