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Was psychotropic drug in shooter’s system?

The recent shooting is no less than horrific. What is missing is the cause. The manner is gunshot wound. What we need to know – but probably will not find out – is what, if any, psychotropic...

Lack of bees ‘conspicuous absence’

I have traveled to Durango a few times a year over the past 25 years to visit family. I was happy to come this year in May, as Wyoming is still pretty chilly, while Southwest Colorado is bur...

‘Against Hesperus solar project’

I am a Hesperus local, Fort Lewis College alumnus and I am against the Hesperus solar project. The plan of the California company is to install 500,000 solar panels within an elk migration c...

‘Open minds and hearts matter’

United we stand, divided we fall. As we approach July 4, we may wish to read and reflect on the Declaration of Independence. We are free to pursue happiness. It’s not guaranteed. Our joy (an...

Luschen ‘flexible, a listener, pragmatic’

I read the May 7 editorials regarding the candidates for La Plata Electric Association District 4 with interest. By all credible accounts, David Luschen has experience and a track record. I...

No ‘negotiation,’ but ‘economic terrorism’

Thus far in her congressional career, our U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has been more of an annoyance than a threat, showboating about MAGA hot-button issues of “critical importance” to the 3rd C...

Insist Boebert help fix border policy

Many in the U.S. still look to Fox News and other unreliable sources for data. The following statement was published on Friday in The Washington Post regarding the border. “Rep. Lauren Boebe...

Conservative principles ‘do not waver’

What does it mean to be a conservative? Being a conservative is following a set of core principles. These do not waver with the political wind. Alfred S. Regnery, author of “Imaginative Cons...

‘Upsides, downsides’ of living in Bayfield

There are upsides and downsides to living in rural Bayfield. First the bad news: Our internet had been down for four days, dispatch was backlogged with calls and there was no indication when...

Concern about ‘no alternative power source’

As natural gas is being phased out, I wonder about the unintended consequences. Storms cause millions of people to lose electricity every year. Some are for long periods causing life-threate...

Boebert in AR-15 ‘cordless hole puncher’ shirt

According to The Denver Post, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert co-sponsored a bill (HR-1095) aka “The National Gun Act” to make AR-15 style-assault weapons the “national gun in America.” A letter wr...

Why is Purple Cliffs ‘still unsightly mess?’

If I recall correctly, taxpayers paid nearly $375,000 for the cleanup of the Purple Cliffs homeless camp. Why is there still an unsightly mess on the hillside? Is La Plata County blind to th...
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