What’s most disturbing about childhood dental disease is it is pervasive despite being nearly 100 percent preventable. The truth is cavities are not normal or inevitable. They are not a…
As a senior at Animas High School and the daughter of a founder, I have witnessed AHS grow from an inkling of an idea to a vibrant and lively community.…
At the same time, Putin’s visit to the members of the U.S. Olympic team at their residence was a consummate gesture of diplomacy and good sportsmanship. Watching Olympic events is…
Pitting Gardner against Udall should give Colorado an energetic race, clear choice
A photovotaic electric system at below-market price will reduce utility bills for many years. The 30 percent federal-tax credit and average renewable-energy credit of $1,400 will create additional savings in…
This is the fourth annual winter version of the summertime tradition to “encourage Durango residents to get out and try a more sustainable mode of transportation,” according to the city…
Research by faculty in the AAUP found no evidence to support these claims. We discovered that every college in Colorado has courses carrying more than three credits. While Fort Lewis…
But there has been an Apple specialist/Apple reseller in Durango for more than 25 years. The only difference between an Apple Store and an Apple specialist/reseller is ownership. The Connecting…
Park and preserve has plenty to offer variety of users and neighbors
The informed constituency mentioned above had its origins in the 1991 La Plata County home-rule initiative. A charter commission wrote and presented an excellent home-rule charter to the electorate in…
Nationally, the monthly average benefit is only $1,269, not much more than a worker earning minimum wage. With pensions disappearing and cost of living adjustments not keeping pace with our…
But more and more often, they are dredging up a term from the very bottom of their nearly empty rhetorical barrel, convincingly demonstrating their desperation, despondence and disconnect from reality.…
Udall has been a strong advocate for Colorado’s sportsmen and gun owners. In fact, during the gun debates of 2013, he stood up for our rights and opposed an overly…
If we are short-sighted, we run the risk of investing in a facility not accomplishing what we need it to. Simply getting something up and running right away is just…
The so-called problem of transferring credits from one school to another was quite exaggerated. Furthermore, it is simply not true “FLC is the only public college in the state with…
Recently, I did research on the actual treaty. In no way did the treaty affect the rights of any American or their guns within the United States. It merely directed…
Maybe you could just reprint the story as to not bother your reporters with the job of actually reporting the important news: www.nationalreview.com/corner/371043/colorado-health-exchange-director-indicted-fraud-theft-jillian-kay-melchior. Wendy Cox Bayfield
Baseless? The settlements say otherwise. LPEA has a single purpose: Get smart meters installed, fast, before they’re stopped! Same for Atmos Energy! Harms was selective in his references, ignoring credible…
In Durango, the mayor is not separately elected. Rather, the position is rotated among the members of the City Council. The current mayor is Dick White. His term is up…
Gale has written numerous letters in the past criticizing the president for his views and actions – however, none of the past submissions has gone so far as to compare…
The habit-forming aspect of legalized marijuana has little to do with smoking it
Tightening rules on pollution will benefit industry, the environment, public health
Our country, however, is no longer that “Beacon on the Hill.” Somewhere along the line, our principles, honor and morals became eroded. It also seems to me that honesty, integrity,…
We all failed in our requests and the expansion went forward with the excuse of keeping Frontier Airlines in Durango. They went belly up. They fired/laid-off employees and we still…
