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Trump steamrolls the West

Our air is imperiled by regional methane emissions. Now this administration seems to wants more. But why?

Durango City Council: Our new tax is essential

“Take care of what you have” is the primary message from citizens to the city of Durango during a nearly year-long civic engagement effort. The response is the “Back to Basics” ballot issue ...

America needs to hear from Christine Blasey Ford

In amoral political terms, Senate Republicans have been skillful in handling Christine Blasey’s Ford’s allegations that the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when ...

A tax for public safety? City council is confusing the issue

By John Ritchey Durango resident Two years ago, the Durango City Council unanimously voted to support the $100 million airport tax. Fortunately, the voters wisely and o...

We need the Antiquities Act Established in 1906, the act is by no means obsolete

Representative Scott Tipton believes that the Antiquities Act of 1906 is obsolete. In July, I sent him a request to sign on as a co-sponsor to a bill, S.2354, the Antiquities Act...

Iran’s gambit in Syria can still be stopped by U.S.

The Trump administration has made clear that its top priority in the Middle East is to thwart Iran’s nuclear and regional ambitions. So why is it so reluctant to lift a finger against Tehran...

Thoughts for the very wealthy political donors

If your net worth is south of $25 million, feel free to skip today’s column. I’m writing this as an open letter to a handful of readers, distressed by the general state of our politics and d...

Divorced: America and the homeless. Local solutions need to consider reconciliation on fair terms

Panhandlers aggressively accosting befuddled citizens and tourists. Drunken fire hazards stumbling through our precious forests late at night. Scruffy, dusty, downtown bums with coated tongu...

Some states too friendly to livestock

It’s probably not a shock to Americans that Nebraska is a “livestock-friendly” state. Real-life cowboys in the mold of Robert Duvall’s “Lonesome Dove” character “Gus” McCrae and Clint Eastwo...

Zimmerman: Corporate interests compromise the Interior Department

What if I told you that a multibillion-dollar company decided to trademark the name of one of America’s most prized national parks? And that the company then sued the United Stat...

Barker: Old school is not suitable for a community and conference center

9-R won’t serve for a convention center or a combined event center – now is a good time to keep looking, if we remember all the pieces

District 9-R’s finances in best shape since 2008

The Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) is a voluntary independent oversight body which periodically (twice a year) reports to the Board of Education on the health of the district’s financial p...
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