Marijuana taxes: City council should avoid singling out a business that already pays its fair share
City council should avoid singling out a business that already pays its fair share
DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Bonita peak: Local officials go the extra mile to ensure mine cleanup remains a top priority
Good representatives, at every level of government, are willing to go the extra mile.
In mid-June, Durango City Councilor Dean Brookie, La Plata County Commissioner Brad Blake an...
DATE: Jul 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Rosa Sabido: Immigration reform must address cases like hers
Rosa Sabido, now receiving sanctuary in a Mancos church since her last application to stay in the country was denied, is not an example of problems caused by uncontrolled immigration. For th...
DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Black bears: We can do more to discourage local bears
With conflicts on the rise, we need to do more to avoid attracting our neighbors
DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Lightner Creek: Fire agencies, crews deserve thanks; drone ‘pilots’ deserve criminal charges
Last week’s fire in Lightner Creek, just west of downtown, gave us all a front-row seat on the blaze, which started as a structure fire but quickly spread due to gusty winds and dry conditio...
DATE: Jul 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Independents week: A patriotic fourth of July, a great time to celebrate our spirit of entrepreneurism
Most of Tuesday’s Fourth of July activities are unchanged from recent years, but that does not make them less enjoyable, nor less significant.
There is a breakfast at the Lions Cl...
DATE: Jul 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Health care 2.0: Real solutions require bi-partisanship and acceptance of a role for government
Republicans in Washington are doing their best to limit the federal government’s responsibility for the nation’s health care needs, placing as much of the cost and the decision-making on the...
DATE: Jul 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Wildlife detection: System a proven failure on U.S. 160, but so is our unwillingness to slow down
System a proven failure on U.S. 160, but so is our unwillingness to slow down
DATE: Jun 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Canyons of the Ancients: Zinke is right, it’s fine the way it is
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke apparently has told members of Colorado’s congressional delegation that he is not inclined to alter or eliminate Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Generosity: Our community responds to help those in need
Our community responds, in good times and after tragedy, to help those in need
DATE: Jun 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Bike to work: Get your ‘passport’ and get involved in a future less dependent on the automobile
This coming Wednesday, June 28, is Bike to Work Day, with morning gatherings at the Durango Coffee Company in the 700 block of Main Avenue and in front of Mercy Medical Center in Three Sprin...
DATE: Jun 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Coal mine proposal preserves local jobs
There is still a place for coal mining, done properly, in our county today
DATE: Jun 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
