Editorials

Months of constant contrasts

cca Aug. 16, 2023: If you’ve seen me in the last few weeks, you may have noticed a little spark that I’ve been missing for the past year. I’m coming…

Editorial cartoon: Go back home

‘Don’t ask us to censor those renting’ VFW

For the past five years, I have served as an elected (and unpaid) officer of VFW Post 4031 in Durango. VFW Post 4031 includes two large halls and a commercial…

New tipping trend hurts those who need gratuities most

cca You know a trend has attained critical momentum when it is assigned an easily recognizable moniker. Chances are this one has recently worked itself into your vocabulary: Tip creep.…

Editorial cartoon: When AI needs therapy

Return-to-office mandates pit spouse against spouse

cca The return-to-office tug of war is playing out not only between bosses and employees but between spouses. Corporate insistence that workers show up at the office sets up a…

‘Calling it an RV park a charade’

Roberts Resorts is attempting to put a high-density glamping resort in the Animas Valley. Its new application, uploaded on Aug. 3, depicts 140 cabins and 137 luxury motorhome RV sites,…

DeNier Center ‘needs to be revisited’

Durango has a jail problem and a juvenile detention problem as well as a McMansion problem. Here’s how you fix the the myriad issues in juvenile justice that have plagued…

Editorial cartoon: Downside of disclosure

‘Same ammunition law-abiding citizens use’

In Bill Roberts’ guest column on Sunday with the headline, “Tax the daylights out of some ammunition,” Roberts said, “most gun crimes involve only a few types of ammunition –…

RV resort plan: ‘Fight this proposal’

Lyrics from “Big Yellow Taxi” by singer Joni Mitchell ring in my ears as I ponder the potential results of the planning application submitted to La Plata County by Roberts…

Our View: Placing public art part of our purview

The newest piece of public art, created in a thorough citizen effort, is in limbo. Fortunately, for the city of Durango, we are here to help. Add to our many…

‘Trump evolution of Democrats’ hate’

I don’t think any sentient person in the U.S. misunderstands that journalists are 95% liberals and the media reflects that fact. However, the linear growth of anti-conservative, anti-Republican reportage has…

Our View: Encouraged by Haley’s campaign, grounded in reality

On the debate stage a week ago in Milwaukee, GOP presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley came closest to melding conservative ideals with America’s realities. A winning combination, her rise has…

Silverman: An open letter to Trump’s prosecutors

cca Dear Jack, Fani and Alvin: Thank you for your prosecutions of Donald Trump. I want to help. Decades ago, I prosecuted many of Denver’s worst criminals. Your cases stir…

‘Tax the daylights’ out of some ammunition

Robertscca Had you been caught, said the Border Patrol officer, your behavior would have been treated as an armed invasion of the Republic of Mexico. He was addressing me and…

‘Vigorous standards’ needed to govern pipelines

Erika Strassburgercca Josh Joswickdu1-i-syn An estimated 3 million miles of gas pipelines crisscross the U.S. When these pipelines leak, harmful pollutants are released that threaten our communities’ safety, exacerbate the…

America’s export of gun violence is a bipartisan outrage

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday in an editorial on Bloomberg View that he would not run as a third-party candidate for the presidency in 2016 because…

Tough market for puppies, Rolexes since pandemic

Andrea Felstedcca What’s a better bet? A puppy or a Patek Philippe watch? With central bankers still trying to wrestle with inflation, there is one category where prices have been…

Editorial cartoon: A quiet beer

Editorial cartoon: Ideal applicant

Editorial cartoon: Nothing to show for it

‘Do not be fooled’ by Moms for Liberty

Darcy Shoening, the chair of Moms for Liberty El Paso County, is scheduled to speak at the next meeting of La Plata County Republicans on Sept. 5 at the Veterans…

Three Springs, Durango Mesa Park ‘could elevate Durango’

The city of Durango and the Southern Ute Tribe are accelerating the buildout of Three Springs. Development projects that generate synergistic long-term benefits usually are expensive. Completing the Three Springs…

‘Nero plays fiddle watching flames’

I was super fortunate on a very hot day recently to jump into the Animas at Bakers Bridge. Came out of the water and saw yet another McMansion on steroids…

‘Reducing trees by logging won’t preclude wildfire spread’

George Wuerthnercca The Lahaina fire on the Hawaiian island of Maui offers some insights into why the current U.S. Forest Service policy of focusing on fuel reduction is misguided. The…

Our View: Trump should be on debate stage

“Enough about me” are words you’ll likely never hear coming from Donald Trump. Still, we insist that Trump run a presidential campaign focused on America’s problems, not his own. So…

Need conservative voices at climate solution table

Susan Atkinsondu1-i-syn Discussion about climate change from conservative voices has been all over the map. On one edge of the conversation, we have former President Donald Trump saying: “I think…

Core values: ‘Something has gone terribly wrong’

The city of Cortez’s Comprehensive Plan outlines directives for every government official to follow, clearly stating that all city government officials are to “be proactive in the prevention of problems”…

Sad lawsuit of ‘The Blind Side’ NFL player Michael Oher

Stephen L. Cartercca There’s something ineffably sad about the petition filed by former NFL star Michael Oher against Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy. The story of how the white family…