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Tipton’s talk on taxes doesn’t add up

Representative Scott Tipton voted for the Republican tax bill and he’s not telling the truth about why. He claims lower taxes on the wealthy and corporations create more investment which cre...

Arboretum gardens continue to grow

The Durango Botanical Society has been busy developing new public gardens on the grounds to the north of the library this summer. Our latest project – the Arboreta Along The River Trail – wi...

YES to Durango tax hike on the ballot

This fall you will have the opportunity to invest in your community’s basic infrastructure. Ballot question 2A proposes a moderate increase to property tax and sales tax in order to fund n...

How much easier could they make this?

It’s coming: Ballots will start being mailed to you on October 15. It’s time to step up by voting for the candidate of your choice. Colorado elections are so easy, just mail in yo...

Arrogant white men must have no place

The Brett Kavanaugh nomination, in the context of the #metoo movement, has laid bare the entitlement, arrogance and authoritarian state of being that the is the spirit of the Republican Part...

It’s my hope the city’s new tax will fail

We need money for infrastructure repairs and construction in Durango, but I’m voting against the ballot issue this November for a number of reasons: There are issues on the st...

Instant sheep expert? I don’t think so

Wow! It is amazing how Deb Morton, Pagosa Springs High School media specialist (Facebook), became an expert on sheep degradation of the Weminuche Wilderness in three days (“Sheep grazing is ...

City is already idiotic; no new taxes!

The city of Durango is asking its residents for property tax increases. It’s also asking city and county residents for a huge sales tax increase. For what? More wasteful spendi...

Congress must act on conservation fund

The benefits of the Land and Water Conservation Fund to sportsmen and sportswomen in Colorado are many. In fact, every county in the state has benefited from hundreds of LWCF projects that h...

Methane emissions know no borders

Rollback on methane emissions is a danger to community health. It was just announced that the Environmental Protection Agency has released a replacement proposal for the former rules on meth...

He shoots the sheriff, hits the deputies

“I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.” The Eric Clapton song seems to be the refrain of Charles Hamby and his posse of rhetorical assassins bent on lobbing lies and distortion...

Fracking is wicked; vote YES on setbacks

A proposal on the upcoming November ballot addresses the inherent risks associated with fracking operations by requiring increased setbacks: From 500 feet to 2,500 feet. The law d...
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