There are no tourists or skiers here so it’s the locals, who are already in a pinch, who get to absorb the high prices. If the price per barrel had…
Democrat Majority Whip James Clyburn’s view of the crisis was that it was a “tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “Mitch McConnell &…
When the people stay indoors, the other savages stage a comeback
Soon, the honking got closer, and as I looked out the window, here came a parade of about 30 cars honking and driving slowly right down our street! They were…
They are putting their own health at risk to care for our community members, working with minimal personal protective equipment (masks, gloves, gowns) due to a nationwide shortage. They do…
“There is no climate crisis, no emergency” (letters, March 9) not only denies that there is a climate crisis but uses the simpleminded logic that more is always better, extolling…
This interest in New York’s Andrew Cuomo is bad news for Joe Biden
I am an assistant professor of public health at Fort Lewis College, and I study how human behavior affects health. I am also a former park ranger, and so I…
Perhaps because she’s new to our area, she doesn’t know LPEA members elected directors promising to seek relief from Tri-State’s high rates and dirty electricity. Tri-State’s wholesale rate is significantly…
This morning, I only saw two employees with protective masks. I saw staff standing close to one another and talking. Last week, I met with one of the managers and…
They know we can’t be trusted to vote correctly as far as an unnecessary plastic bag ban is concerned. If you happen to think differently than they do (as if…
In executive meetings, when discussions turned to “spinning” the facts in favor of special or personal interests, our mantra was “the truth is the ceiling above which we cannot rise.”…
Bonny Light Horseman, “Bonny Light Horseman” (album cover)du1-i-syn There are artists today in the same muddle, having brought out great work at the beginning of this year only to find…
I appreciate the wonderful folks I’ve met on this trip. Your presence, your questions and your suggestions have helped me learn about each county, your concerns and needs. I am…
Exceptionalism: We have overreacted and can escape the fate of Italy because we’re Americans and things like that don’t happen here. It’s just like a bad flu season. Stoicism: Tragedy…
The board has kept its promise to carefully study options – including determining the cost of exiting our current disastrous contract with Tri-State. Disastrous? Well, our contract buys us high-priced,…
Whether or not I’m right in assuming that Gardner was once a traditional Republican, he chose to abandon these core Republican principles by going along with the corrupt and self-aggrandizing…
In our national elections, are we to support candidates whose priories align with powerful entities and the status quo or do we vote for those who look ahead, want climate…
Mr. Black, I feel your pain and wonderment. However, as a former resident of Southern California, I know a few things about being “ripped off” at the pump. There is…
One thing businesses can do to help us help them would be to offer e-gift cards. Doing so might help them maintain at least some degree of cash flow during…
The city of Durango has over 700 employees who make up a large workforce and may loose their incomes and their livelihoods. Irene CooperDurango
Now that we have our first case of the coronavirus, I think this is very important. Dieter PaulDurango
Yet here in Durango, prices have maintained at the $2.30 level for a long time. Why aren’t our prices dropping? Average from GasBuddy.com today shows an average of $2.03 in…
Our community should be reassured that both agencies worked hard and on very short notice to set up the testing. Safety, and effective utilization of scarce resources, were clearly a…
I own Mountain Meals, which specializes in frozen entrees and has been operating since 2019. We would like to open early on Thursdays to accommodate seniors and vulnerable customers. Starting…
To say that “Climate nonsense is dreamed up by profs” is to say that they’ve willingly committed career suicide for no reason. But soon these skeptics will fall silent. That’s…
After taking advantage of senior hours at Albertsons and seeing a lot of empty space in the freezer aisles, and seeing that local restaurants don’t open for pick-up until 11…
Our neighbors have stepped up to care for each other, providing soup, supplies and emotional comfort. Great community! Meanwhile, we should take wise steps to care for our world and…
According to 538.com, Gardner has voted with Trump 90% of the time. His voting record includes exposing waterways to invasive species through the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, opening up the…
