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Wyoming may be too much like America used to be

If you’re hankering for a true Western vacation, come to the Cowboy State, where we live by the slogan, "Wyoming is what America used to be." Perhaps you’re yearning for a conversation that ...

Barbara McLachlan: Environment, school bills move through Legislature

Last week’s legislative marathon was one of my busiest yet. As we head toward the end of our session, bills are flying between committees and chambers, and it’s all we can do to keep up. But...

Colorado needs an immigrant legal defense fund

Over the past four years, my family has made Durango its home. Like many who live here, we moved here for the beautiful countryside and access to open space, good schools for our kids and a ...

Wildlife habitat connectivity is vital to land stewardship

Each spring I am honored to witness hundreds of elk and deer migrating along the Conejos River through my ranch. Foxes and coyotes also cross my property. Such awesome experiences are made ...

Lodgers tax isn’t funding sustainability

Initiative 1A, the increased lodgers tax, was pitched as a move toward sustainable tourism. In fact, it is anything but. The new law doubles the budget to $2 million for Visit Durango to at...

Durango’s “dirty little secret”

I read with immense sadness the article in the Herald about the 17-year-old boy who died from a fentanyl overdose one week shy of his 18th birthday. I think I can speak on behalf of all of ...

Don Coram: The race to wind up the legislative session

With three weeks left in the session, the Senate exercise seems to be gaining momentum – that is, flying off the handle and jumping to conclusions. We have had three highly debated bills si...

Who knew the Supreme Court would address abortion so soon?

Few expected it to happen quite so quickly. Most thought this version of the Roberts court, with the recent additions of Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett, might tread softly before making the...

Colorado can lead in making outdoors accessible to all

There are many lessons to be learned from the pandemic, a relentless virus that in its wake exposed stark inequalities in our nation. Neighborhoods in Colorado with the worst pollution, poor...

Area youth vape, smoke at alarming rates

In 2017, Colorado reported higher youth vape use than any other state in the country. In 2019, one in four Colorado youths reported vaping, and in Montezuma County, the numbers were even hig...

Tri-State needs to be held accountable

State leaders need to take action to protect the places in Southwest Colorado that we know, love and call home from the pollution that threatens our air, water and climate. I live in and re...

Legislative plan for transportation needs improvement

As county commissioners representing three very different parts of Colorado, we face a wide range of transportation challenges. Rural La Plata County sits on the New Mexico border and is hom...
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