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Opinion

David Brooks: Our age of coddling is over, and good riddance

Over the past decades, a tide of “safetyism” has crept over American society. As Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt put it in their book “The Coddling of the American Mind,” this i...

Tom Stritikus: Fort Lewis can do its part – and it will need help

In January, I told the Colorado Legislature that I feel like I have the best job on the planet. I get to live, I said, in a wonderful community and work alongside outstanding professionals f...

Scott Tipton: Democrats held up pandemic relief

The COVID-19 outbreak is unlike any other crisis we’ve faced, and it is testing the resiliency of communities across the nation. In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, like in...

Frank Bruni: A politician takes a sledgehammer to his own ego

In the market for inspiration? Try the parable of the blind man who gave up political glory for Jesus. He quickly climbed the rungs of power, became the lieutenant governor of the...

Melissa Youssef: Well that was quite a year as Durango’s mayor

What extraordinary times these are! On April 21, my term as mayor comes to an end. In a reflection of how life in Durango has changed, I’ll pass the gavel virtually. As tradition would have ...

Dick White: Pandemic also shows threat from climate change

A striking Few alive remember the sacrifices of World War II. No conflict or threat since that time called for such universal mobilization. COVID-19 is different. Experts have been predict...

Bret Stephens: A bittersweet look back at the pandemic from 2025

Jan. 19, 2025 When COVID-19 first emerged as a health crisis in China five years ago, observers noted that authoritarian regimes – with their hostility toward whistleblowers and m...

Barbara McLachlan: Area businesses adjust to try to survive pandemic

The joy of eating out after a long day, the fun of meeting friends for a drink or the convenience of buying a cup of coffee on the way to work have disappeared from our lives for a while. ...

Clyde Church: We are committed to continuing our county work

There is one topic dominating our minds, families, schools, businesses, community, state, nation and world today as we all shift our practices to slow the spread of coronavirus and the disea...

Barbara McLachlan: COVID-19 has taken over everyone’s lives now

Early last week, Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of emergency to open up funding and other resources in case they are needed, and the World Health Organization announced COVID-19, coronavi...

Barbara McLachlan: State health care option could lower some costs

District 59 constituents are vocal, regularly letting me know how they think, and what I should do about it. By far, the issue concerning them most, generating the most heat and presenting t...

Melissa Youssef: Dynamic Durango is getting younger all the time

It’s people – not statistics – that give a community heart. And Durango is second to none in that department. Even so, the demographics that define our town tell a more textured story than j...
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