SB 93 would have helped improve bicycling safety and experience
SB 93 would have helped improve bicycling safety and experience
DATE: Feb 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Fort Lewis men put home winning streak on the line
Home winning streak is an impressive result for a talented, dedicated team
DATE: Feb 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Nation’s 33rd president had many words of wisdom to offer our present 45th
There has been speculation that no one in the nation was more surprised by President Trump’s election than Donald Trump himself.
This claim, popular with his detractors but admitt...
DATE: Feb 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Tax receipts from pot have become a substantial cash source for governments
Marijuana sales in Colorado for the calendar year 2016 grew 33 percent compared with last year, according to figures released last week, to $1.3 billion. That is a “B.”
For the st...
DATE: Feb 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Colorado should join mountain movement to end the death penalty
It fits on a bumper sticker and packs a punch, both moral and legal. “Why do we kill people – who kill people – to show people – that killing people – is wrong?” Therein lays the basis of th...
DATE: Feb 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Water District: 50-plus years of experience is water under the bridge with recent changes
The decision of commissioners in two counties to appoint different representatives to the Southwestern Water Conservation District is a change worth watching, especially in a year that may w...
DATE: Feb 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
A positive outcome of recent elections: A more active and engaged citizenry
It is good to see that activism is alive and well in Durango, and nationally.
This past presidential election was possibly the most acrimonious in recent history. It may have tur...
DATE: Feb 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
State’s high-capacity magazine ban should stand
Effort to repeal state’s ban on high-capacity magazines should not pass
DATE: Feb 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Common reading experience connects college and community through reading
Read the book and join the conversation! So goes the motto for Fort Lewis College’s Common Reading Experience (CRE). A unique program, but not unique to Durango, CRE programs are increasingl...
DATE: Feb 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
College Drive: Initial negative reaction to auto-lane trims is premature
Initial negative reaction to narrowing auto lanes is premature
DATE: Feb 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Super Bowl LI promises a good game, and perhaps a break from politics
For 50 years, it has been a de facto national holiday.
Well, perhaps not quite that long. The first Super Bowl, the AFL-NFL World Championship Game held in Los Angeles Memorial Co...
DATE: Feb 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Trump administration needs to slow down, show nation a comprehensive plan
Since before Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump has moved quickly to act on his campaign promises.
Unfortunately, his actions do not yet – and may not ever – add up to a coh...
DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
