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Two bills in Congress could protect your right to contraception

One of my former partners had a way of rephrasing the Bible: “What the lord giveth, the lord can take away.” I fear he may be correct. Supreme Court Justice Thomas concurred with the majorit...

Big Brother is making you watch him

A poster depicting an enormous face gazed from the wall. The caption ran, “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.” So wrote George Orwell at the open of his dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four.” Big...

The failure of American democracy in the era of Trump

In just over a year of Trump 2, the president’s flurry of executive orders have been like a tornado shredding the fabric of our democracy. One glaring example is Trump’s global tariffs impos...

Colorado turns 150: Honoring the stories that bind us

As we move through the rhythm of daily life with school drop-offs, work meetings or errands, it’s easy to focus only on what’s right in front of us. But every so often, it’s worth stepping b...

What the public doesn’t know about being homeless

Our country possesses more than sufficient infrastructure to address the housing crisis, yet the public hears only metrics and numbers, the occasional article about a “knife-wielding man” or...

Guest commentary: Don’t wait: Southwest Colorado must prepare now for wildfire season

“Be prepared in advance” is a preachy old saying that is easily ignored and readily forgotten. But the drought and dry conditions now facing Southwest Colorado bring urgent meaning to that p...

Durango petition demands ban on masked federal officers, requires visible identification

In the coming weeks, nearly 60 volunteers are fanning out all over the city of Durango in a citizens’ initiative petition for a Durango ordinance that prohibits masking of law enforcement of...

Remembering the Fitzgeralds: Champions of community and accountability

Jim and Terry Fitzgerald were giants in the oil and gas accountability movement that took root in La Plata County in the late 1980s. They both died on Dec. 30, when their home in the HD Moun...

A response to the findings of The Code Rights Project

Good governance as part of any democracy is ever a work in progress. La Plata County is no exception. We remain committed to continual evaluation and improvement, and welcome input from ever...

Defending democracy means protecting local control of elections

The League of Women Voters’ mission is essential and urgent: Empowering Voters, Defending Democracy. At a time when our election system is being questioned, distorted and misrepresented from...

Sports update: LA plays catch, the QB clap, tennis for life, and Crotchgate

Los Angeles is finally legalizing playing catch in front of your home. Yes, you read that right. Playing catch has been, and still is, illegal on the streets or sidewalks of LA. A little-kno...

Protecting member value through responsible transparency

As La Plata Electric Association’s elected board of directors, we serve on behalf of the cooperative’s member-owners. Our responsibility is one of governance and fiduciary oversight: setting...
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