Dr. Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and contributor to The New York Times, shared a formal name for the mess that…
The city of Durango is lucky to employ many exceptional individuals. Unfortunately, one of their best has resigned. Former Housing Innovation Manager Eva Henson’s accomplishments during her brief 2.5-year tenure…
President Joe Biden succeeded in accomplishing good policies for our future, recovering from Donald Trump’s chaotic disaster. But presidents don’t get to create and administrate good policies unless they can…
I’ve lived here all of my adult life and one thing I find that doesn’t belong in Durango or the north Animas Valley and Hermosa is a diesel airhorn. So…
You’ve probably heard the Aaron Tippin song, “You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.” Well, that sums up our current choices for president of the United…
Why does Durango and La Plata County have the highest gas prices in the state? I filled up in Farmington a week ago for $3.09 per gallon. We just traveled…
We should all be livid now that the Supreme Court has shown how partisan its justices really are. They got their seats because elections matter. Republicans have cheated and manipulated…
cca Patriotism did not bring my grandfather to the Army recruiter’s office in 1956. Poverty did. A youth spent picking cotton and working odd jobs to help feed his family…
The article on the bird hanging upside down in the alley of downtown Durango seems typical of the journalism present in most media coverage of a nonevent. Interesting but certainly…
So it seems that the Supreme Court just “officially” crowned King Joseph Biden. Why doesn’t he have an “official” conversation with his military as commander-in-chief and “officially” direct it to…
cca I will forever be grateful to our former public defender, a man I greatly admire, a man who helped change my life for the better. Back in the late…
The Democratic National Committee is part of our government corruption problem. It is itself a threat to democracy. If the DNC valued the democratic process, it would have allowed us…
cca As a proud member of the Colorado chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and a proponent of the Sportsmen for the Dolores coalition, I am writing to voice my…
As a 3rd Congressional District resident, I have donated to Adam Frisch several times. Two years ago, he said he would not support Nancy Pelosi. I voted for him and…
Once again, our cursed two-party system has given us no good choices in the upcoming elections. For the 3rd Congressional District, it will be Grand Junction lawyer Jeff Hurd for…
Skiba Since the passage of Proposition 114, which mandated the restoration of gray wolves to Colorado, there has been a steady stream of condemnation of what critics, including some members…
You’ve likely heard the rallying cry, “Housing, not handcuffs, solves homelessness.” Sadly, these words did not influence the majority on the high court bench in its recent decision to allow…
cca After the first presidential debate, the whole nation is panicked because one candidate can’t stop lying and the other can’t stop stuttering . . . because all we have…
From Cortez to Mancos to Durango, and Silverton, Bayfield and Ignacio, we are all set to celebrate not just the founding of our nation, but the love of our country,…
I was saddened to learn of the death of Fort Lewis College’s Director of Admissions Jenna Gilbert. Although I did not know Jenna, as a graduate of FLC, I do…
Ranked choice voting is a system where voters rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives 50%–plus of first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated.…
I wonder if the tone of our political discourse could change with a single word – work. Personally, I would prefer that my representatives work for me, just like most…
George SharpePicasa Vermont recently passed a law intended to “fine” oil and gas companies for damages caused by climate change. Vermont is joining more than two dozen cities and states,…
cca Here we are at the end of June. Another “high point” in the never-ending election cycle that defines politics in this country. When I was young, elections were fairly…
I cannot think of a legal case in America’s history more important that whether a sitting president, with impunity, can attempt to overthrow a presidential election result in order to…
Visual treats that give a thrill, When written backwards the Lines Reverse Nil. “Madam, I’m Adam” was the first one. “Eve,” she replied, not to be outdone. Perhaps “Dogma: I…
Mayor Dick Whitedu1-i-syn Thirty-eight trillion dollars per year! Climate change – especially global warming – slows economic growth around the world. By mid-century, year-on-year economic impacts (compared to a non-warming…
Thank you, for the “word police” guest column on June 23. How about “further” as in cause and “farther,” which refers to distance. TV people don’t seem to know the…
Parking. Not a topic that’s morally problematic. Yet, it’s contentious in neighborhoods east of downtown Durango. States of agitation have reached such a pitch, the city is being pressed to…
My cat’s food cost about $4 more this month. That Joe Biden! It’s no secret that he’ll fast track back into the White House with these impressive inflation numbers. Right?…
