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From 1950s Durango to flood-ravaged creeks: La Plata County ignored flood risks for decades

As an old geezer, who grew up in Durango in the 1950s and 1960s, whose family settled in the Four Corners in the 1880s, and who, as a reporter and editor for the Durango Mountain Eagle, cove...

Heavy rains, historic flow levels, floods and unparalleled service

When water levels in Vallecito and Grimes creeks began rising early Oct. 11, emergency responders wasted no time in recognizing the significance of what more than five inches of rain in 24 h...

President Trump is now talking Putin’s language: Military strength

After rebuking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump confided to reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin “respects me.” After months of P...

Recognizing 65 years of the Peace Corps: A bipartisan call to service

As our nation prepares to celebrate 250 years since its founding, the nearly quarter-million people who have served in the Peace Corps are marking a milestone launched 65 years ago, on Oct. ...

Rethinking the ‘Fix Our Forests Act’: Prioritizing science and the public, not just logging

Here in Western Colorado, we don’t need another summer of smoke to remind us that wildfire season isn’t what it used to be. Communities across the Western Slope need scientifically sound, ef...

Editorial cartoon

2026 legislative preview: Affordable homes, rural health care and community education

With the 2026 legislative session a little over three months away, my work preparing new bills for next session is ramping up. I’d like to give an overview of what I’m building right now, bu...

Energy security starts at home: Why Colorado families should invest in tech now

When natural gas prices doubled after Russia invaded Ukraine, Colorado families saw their heating bills spike by hundreds of dollars. But not everyone felt the pain equally. Families who had...

Our civic duty: Don’t let journalism’s light go out

I was eight years old in the mid-20th century when a family friend asked me, “Billy – What do you want to be when you grow up?” Without a moment’s hesitation, I responded, “I want to be a ne...

The apocalypse is nigh, but not how you might think

I have previously written a column on stone skipping and one on sport ethics. It is a sad day indeed to now have to combine the two. This is further evidence that the apocalypse is near. Sca...

An Orwellian time: When fiction becomes our reality

During a sleepless night, fretting about the destruction of our country, I had a series of recollections. My memories include living images of John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Robert Ke...

Defending free speech means standing firm – even when it’s politically unpopular

The Founders may not have intentionally put the First Amendment first in the Bill of Rights, but they treated it as the foundation of self-government. Without the freedom to speak and publis...
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