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Intersection by the Arc of History should have been a beautiful entrance

It can be described in a variety of ways, but the adjective that comes to mind first is ugly. Clean. Smooth. Functional and maintenance-free are also useful. Those and other user-friendly de...

Lawsuits, ‘bathroom bills’ constitute fearful overreaction to non-issue

Officials in 11 states sued the federal government Wednesday, contending that it does not have the authority to tell school districts that they must permit students to use restrooms that mat...

Closer ties to Vietnam make could have happened long ago

On Monday, President Barack Obama announced that the United States is ending its long-standing ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam. It was time. That reflects an oddi...

Colorado’s Hickenlooper increasingly mentioned as Clinton running mate

The political website The Hill reported last week that Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is one of Hillary Clinton’s top five vice presidential picks. It is an interesting idea that also makes...

House vote shows an unusual alliance in opposition to divisive old symbol

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to restrict displays of the Confederate flag in national cemeteries. It was a just and moral move made all the more interesting by the make u...

Legislative success, governor’s signature enables process that may be the answer to new airport

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper came to Durango on Monday and signed into law Senate Bill 168. It was a major step toward successfully updating and upgrading the Durango-La Plata County Airp...

Are you or your mechanic ready for self-driving cars?

Most of us realize that the self-driving car, long promised as one of the future benefits of a high-tech wired (and wireless) world, is now firmly a part of our present. Spurred on by newcom...

Collaboration a good step toward monitoring the Animas River

In the aftermath of the Gold King Mine spill, local officials realized that the high water of the spring runoff could stir up sediment left in the Animas River by the spill. That, of course,...

Pot tax analysis shows marijuana could help government

Proponents of legal marijuana apparently know a thing or two about addiction. Because regardless of how habit-forming pot may be as a drug, it is becoming clear that its hold on government i...

Rico-West Dolores travel options typify forest concerns and merit attention

The San Juan National Forest has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rico-West Dolores Roads and Trails Management Plan. Forest users ought to take a look beca...

Primary election: Unaffiliated voters should join, if only for a month, to vote

Without a primary and with either incomplete or inadequate caucus organizations, Colorado was not a player in this election year’s run up to selecting November’s presidential candidates. The...

Partisanship killed plan to provide hospital fee money for roads, education

On Tuesday, state Senate Republicans walked away from an estimated $200 million that Colorado could have used for roads or education – and that would not have required one penny of increased...
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