It doesn’t take much to look at what happens to civilizations who fail to adapt – the ancestral Puebloan presence in the Four Corners has plenty to teach us here.…
Within a few weeks, our intelligence services, along with the FBI, will produce a consensus report detailing Russia’s involvement in last month’s election. I am confident that every bit of…
du1-i-syn The bill, signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 16, enjoyed the kind of bipartisan support not seen in ages, and was inspired by the same spirit of…
“I just couldn’t stop crying…” “I just don’t understand…” “I’m so angry!!…” “I guess I’ll never see a woman president while I’m still alive…” “I’m marching in D.C…Albuquerque…Denver…” Sitting around…
While that may be true for the entire state, it does not hold true for youth in grades 6 through 12 in La Plata County. The most recent youth data…
A new study puts the incredible extent of the issue into better perspective
The Council on Aging is a non-profit public charity offering support to three local senior centers in Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio. It is headquartered at the Durango Senior Center. It’s…
2017 – “Coloradans scrap Gallagher Amendment, residential subsidy ends”2018 – “Property taxes fairly fund county roads”2019 – “Trophy ranchettes plan out, technical park in”2020 – “Chicago attorney sells second-home office,…
The agreements that our group helped to negotiate with Denver Water and the Northern Colorado Water District are landmarks in the new trend toward finding collaborative, common ground water solutions.…
Once extirpated from the state, elusive carnivores are a rare and welcome sight
Year-end brings gift of land protection, agriculture, wildlife, recreational values
If people’s comments that they do not want gasoline, oil, wake erosion and noise pollution at the lake are not environmental concerns, then the BLM does not know what the…
It is not just the addition of land, but also where that land is located. Some of the proposed pods border wilderness study areas, which are managed in the same…
I feel heartbroken and disappointed that rather than reaching out to Donald Trump supporters and trying to bridge the gap, he chose instead to adopt a smug and superior tone.…
du1-i-syn Four things that stand out include the down-ballot part of the election, ongoing efforts to follow up on the Gold King Mine spill, the flap over the Arc of…
My grandparents lie in a cemetery back East, not too far from a major highway, but the earthen berm surrounding their resting place make the noise of nearby traffic almost…
Thirty-six petitions are now circulating in Durango. We have until Jan. 6 to obtain sufficient signatures to place this initiative on the ballot and end fluoridation in Durango on April…
Please, someone from the city, put up some traffic signs at the intersections where there are none. Bryant Liggett Durango
Now is the time for the rest of us to stand up and fight for our way of life. What am I talking about? An assault on the foundation of…
Astute citizens responsible enough to vote for President-elect Donald Trump, and against the liberal garbage that America has endured for years, are happy to accept credit for Trump’s victory. We…
Today, Beijing is on “red alert” due to excessive smog. The Chinese are shutting schools, ordering thousands of vehicles off roads, ordering 1,200 factories to close or cut output, and…
As for unbiased news and reporting on all levels, this is simply not part of the Ballantine equation for a “fair and balanced” approach to journalism, so that content is…
Problem is that much of this under- seat space has already been taken up by the installation of personal entertainment device boxes bolted to the seat frames. These devices allow…
I understand it’s “low traffic” but not low traffic enough. I was almost hit on my bike there. Again. What will it take to put some signage up there? Someone…
It may wreak havoc with travel plans, but remember that snowfall is a gift
Bayfield Lions Club/Calvary Presbyterian Church – Joyce Knoll sewed 30 pairs of homemade pajamas for children at the elementary school.Project Merry Christmas – served 18 families in our district with…
It’s rare to see a flaming liberal (when extreme enough they are called communists) to go to bat for the First Amendment to our Constitution. Thank you, Ms. McWilliams. I…
Now she is the great defender of the Bill of Rights. But she had no problem with Hillary Clinton vowing to nominate judges that would disregard the Constitution, specifically with…
