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Closing USAID damages America’s image, ability to influence

Just two weeks ago I was living in Yerevan, Armenia, directing a U.S. government-sponsored human rights project when the State Department ordered almost all foreign assistance projects aroun...

Acceptance may loosen the noose felt by caregivers

Remember 7th grade? Physical changes? Social and emotional upheaval? Perhaps a shift in school setting, classmates and teachers? Establishing new relationships can pose challenges or someti...

Acceptance may loosen noose for caregivers

Remember seventh grade? Physical changes? Social and emotional upheaval? Perhaps a shift in school setting, classmates and teachers? Establishing new relationships can pose challenges or som...

A note on history, the Electoral College and truly democratic elections

After last fall’s election of La Plata County’s Board of County Commissioners, we read of some county neighbors complaining about the “undemocratic” method used to elect commissioners in our...

Hitting the ground running on behalf of HD59

Here’s another update from the Capitol! It’s been a cold January, but there’s been snow on the ground here in Denver that’s needed on the Western Slope. Every year, legislators spend the fir...

Let’s talk about Long Term Care insurance

Yes, this is about Long Term Care insurance. Now take the gun away from your temple (although that would obviate the need for LTC) and read along. And this is not insurance industry bashing;...

Live and let live and may others do the same

Welcome to February and Happy Groundhog Day. This was one of my favorite holidays because it hadn’t been taken over by Hallmark and it had escaped any real controversy. However, after almos...

Inherding, ecologically informed grazing allows cattle to coexist with wolves

I’m excited for the future of ranching in Colorado and it’s because of wolves. Does that sound incongruent? It makes perfect sense, actually. It’s because cattle rancher Glenn Elzinga and hi...

Weminuche bighorns declining from agency inaction

The recent article, “Disease die-offs continue to ravage bighorn sheep,” (Herald, Jan. 15), highlighting the failure of federal land management agencies to address risks to native bighorn sh...

Empowering students and strengthening business through work-based learning

At the Durango Chamber of Commerce, we champion work-based learning as a bridge between education and local business needs. Through partnerships with the Southwest Colorado Education Collabo...

The real protection Hegseth has is MAGA loyalty – and liberal scorn

Editor’s note: Pete Hegseth was confirmed as Defense Secretary on Friday night. Why aren’t more Republican senators opposed to Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense, particu...

Don’t put public lands on the chopping block

American liberty and American wilderness are intertwined
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