City Council’s new limit on speaking should be accepted, with caution
City Council’s new limit on speaking should be accepted, with caution
DATE: Jun 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Dems on the ballot
Four strong candidates are running in the Democratic primary for governor
As a State Senator, Mike Johnston made a specialty of advocating for improving pre-K through 12 education...
DATE: Jun 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
GOP hopefuls
Stapleton’s experience as treasurer sets him apart as the better candidate
DATE: Jun 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Happy Horse
Iron Horse organizers and volunteers stage another classic bike holiday
DATE: Jun 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Culture of secrecy
One of the challenges of environmental protection is that human activity produces pollution. Driving is a good example, from the extraction of mineral resources that eventually will become a...
DATE: May 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Remember Me: Veteran Bob Harms commemorates the Memorial Day holiday in verse
Bob Harms of Durango is a part-time poet. Very part-time. Harms, now retired from a firefighting career and a grandfather of four, writes just one poem a year, during the holiday season. The...
DATE: May 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Triple crown: Bayfield state championships an inspiration to us all
As the 2017-2018 school year comes to a close, we want to acknowledge the achievements of all our area seniors in both academics and athletics. We pass on our congratulations and best wishes...
DATE: May 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Iron Horse: Gravel rides join the classic lineup of events
Bicycles are the vehicle of choice this weekend in Durango, where fast and not so fast riders will climb to Silverton on Saturday in the 47th annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.
T...
DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Water mapping
Water witching was once a respected profession in La Plata County, and perhaps it still is.
Former County Commissioner R.T. Scott operated a construction company and had a way wi...
DATE: May 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The sit/lie ban: City ordinance may feel right, but does nothing to address core problems
Many residents are celebrating the city’s new ordinance prohibiting anyone from sitting or lying down on downtown sidewalks, curbs and other public areas. These folks are praising Durango Ci...
DATE: May 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Time for Tipton and Gardner to support local leaders, public lands
On Thursday, as a fitting start to the second annual Colorado Public Lands Day – celebrated today – a bipartisan bill led by Sen. Michael Bennet naming two local mountain peaks after two dis...
DATE: May 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Missed opportunity: Legislature should consider ‘red flag’ gun safety measure again
Colorado legislators missed an opportunity to reduce the number of occasions people with mental issues either turn to violence against others or do themselves harm when they voted down “red ...
DATE: May 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials
