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Criminals over victims? Speed implementation

The death penalty is, in many respects, just like any other punishment: It’s meant to punish a severe crime that was committed, and, at the same time, it’s meant to be a signal deterrence th...

DATE: Oct 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Practice is ineffective, costly, barbaric and mistake-ridden

The death penalty is a broken, costly and barbaric practice that does nothing to deter crime or enhance justice. All too often, it brings about the ultimate injustice: government execution o...

DATE: Oct 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Chad Novak’s heart is still beating strong at Escalante

It shouldn’t be a big surprise that the heart of any school is, well, the heart. That schools are vested with growing and, increasingly, measuring minds doesn’t contradict the truth that suc...

DATE: Oct 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Whodunit? Therein lies the mystery

The Durango Heritage Celebration is already becoming part of history, but it was a fun weekend of dressing up, exploring our town’s history, and, oh, yeah, solving a murder mystery. ...

DATE: Oct 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Double dose of national exposure

One network wasn’t enough to contain the excitement of the Fort Lewis College homecoming football game. FLC played the No. 15 Colorado School of Mines Orediggers on Thursday in th...

DATE: Oct 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Talk about Town

The only thing in D.C. funnier than Congress

Washington, D.C., just gets funnier and funnier. Not the city itself, but the federal government. Its foibles, faults and blunders are at the least frustrating and the most infur...

DATE: Oct 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Week 6 losers catch Archuleta and the Guru

Oh, for shame. FOR SHAME! My prognostication powers seriously were dulled last week. Was it the stirring top-25 on top-25 upsets swirling around the college game the la...

DATE: Oct 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

Master gardeners shine during successful year

If one were to say – completely hypothetically, of course – that I may not be the most “organized” person, then there could be a smidgen of truth to that. That’s not to say that ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Industry exerts direct and subtle sway at meeting

Can democracy work if corporations are free to spend their limitless plunder to affect the outcome of community dialogue and electoral politics? Last week, our community got a fir...

DATE: Oct 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

The unintended consequences of lead bullets

By Donald Bruning Living with Wildlife Advisory Board For at least the last 50 years, health officials have warned the public about the dangers of lead exposure to chil...

DATE: Oct 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living with Wildlife

How well do you know your dough?

If Durango High School students come home next week asking how well their parents know their dough, they won’t be asking about bread. The program Know Your Dough will be collabora...

DATE: Oct 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Living on the Waiver Wire

It’s been a rough NFL season for some of the best wide receivers in football. AJ Green has missed the better part of two games with a toe injury and likely will miss a third. ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living on the Waiver Wire

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