I am one of many mothers searching for early childhood care and have run into the same problem over and over again for five years: two-year waiting lists and outrageous…
The “other people” in dire need, that we do not know personally, are here in the U.S., caravan asylum-seekers, and refugees in The Middle East (who rarely get coverage because…
I spent my career managing construction and infrastructure, and have lived in small, medium and large cities; I’ve seen the results of weak laws and poor oversight (counties not far…
Every day it’s hard to know that he was robbed of his life. And I pray every day that someone will come forward so our father can have justice. We…
Today about noon (Jan. 2) a county plow came through County Road 203 and knocked over several full trash bins awaiting pickup. We had to pick up all of the…
It does not appear that the ski fees sustain the anticipated $75,120 cost to run the ski hill, let alone adding another $2.16 million to the hill. With all of…
Barb mentions multimillion dollar projects being proposed that are indeed questionable. She also mentions the millions of dollars that the Parks and Recreation Department has at its disposal, but for…
A young lady seated behind me had an emphatic reply – “for climate change not to be real.” I also learned that she is inspired by the work of renowned…
Coal is the most damaging fuel to our environment, climate and health. It’s also too expensive to sell, except in long-term contracts like ours. Since it’s so expensive, investors have…
The time has come to eliminate the minimum wage and to associate what an individual is paid with education and experience. When an individual turns 16, a rite of passage…
She lost the race to be our representative to Congress to our current representative, Rep. Scott Tipton, who in 2015 voted for a resolution that nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency’s…
Every layer of our current insurance system includes costs for administrators, marketers, lobbyists, lawyers and advertisers. This adds up to 20 percent of what insurers collect for premiums that heal…
In his Dec. 16 Thinking Green column (“Change confronts rural electric co-ops”), he claims Tri-State is “unresponsive to the needs and wants” of its members. That it exhibits a “lethargic…
Trump in his mind has made America great again by hanging around criminals starting with his lawyer and others and chumming up to dictators and leaders from Russia, Turkey, Syria,…
The Trumpian tantrum headline surely calls to mind Charles Lindbergh’s pro-Nazi isolationism just before World War II. Unless you are attempting to co-opt those of us who marched against the…
Durango has been fortunate to have had many years of gas tax revenues that contributed to our economy. But with gas production in decline we need to look to the…
I want it to be known as more than a place to drink beer and ski by college students and tourists, or by the .01 percent as a place to…
He is present in classrooms, giving him an accurate feel for what is happening in his district. He wants to continually improve, as shown by the recent change in the…
They are the professionals (career and volunteer) who every day are making a difference in people’s lives; and most of the time, without notice or appreciation. It is these men…
Skyridge residents live at the interface of open land with dense oak brush forest and a lot of dead timber. If a fire would start on the ridge, it would…
Recently, within three days, I was almost involved in two different automobile accidents as a result of two stupid, impatient drivers, by their improper lane usage. First incident, approximately 1…
The issue has been ongoing in the southwestern Colorado region for years. I would like to share information on the assistance available to all Colorado residents through the Advance Premium…
I was one of the estimated 320,000 people who stood in line to file past the catafalque containing Churchill’s body in 1965. It was a very moving occasion, with many…
There’s a 400-home subdivision planned for east of Bayfield. At Three Springs, they’re talking 2,300 homes, and in Twin Buttes, up to 655. In Edgemont they’re going for 900 houses.…
I realize head-in-the-sand denialism is one way to deal with the realization that we are all responsible. But to dream up the conspiracy that “elite globalists” are behind it all…
Actually, an increase of 159 percent in 16 years is about an annual increase of 3 percent; an annual increase of 10 percent per year for 16 years would be…
Going back to Merriam-Webster, bread is defined as “a usually baked and leavened food made of a mixture whose basic constituent is flour or meal.” It’s fairly obvious that the…
Alternative Horizons responded to 539 individuals experiencing domestic violence. Over 341 women and children throughout the region sought out shelter at the Volunteers of America Southwest Safehouse, fleeing violent situations.…
Then pull troops out of Syria and use that unnecessary expenditure to help fund the wall. Free labor and available cash! Maybe, to assuage the pesky environmentalists, the wall could…
The City needs to listen to the community by prioritizing collaboration and cooperation with the county and non-profits to work on the challenge of homelessness. Homelessness is a complex and…
