Gary Wockner It feels like an apocalypse in the Southwest – wildfires, floods, drought, heat, smoke. This was not the norm when I moved to Colorado 35 years ago. Climate…
Sadly, Joe Biden has not just sold some American citizens and thousands of loyal Afghans down the tubes, he has also sold the U.S. down the tubes. As a Navy…
Tom Givón When I first heard a priest declare from the pulpit that wearing masks and being vaccinated against the resurgent COVID-19 plague was strictly a matter of individual conscience…
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It was my good fortune to have been mentored by a group of women who worked at Fort Lewis College. I often called them “the gatekeepers,” as they supported faculty,…
Although I recognize the loss, the cottonwood tree at 32nd Street is neither old nor historic. I grew up in the neighborhood and watched the construction of the current bridge…
The Riverview garden (Ohama Kuleana Communityh Garden) enriches my life and my children’s lives. We walk there a few nights a week, frolic in the sunflowers, taste the herbs, and…
The biggest mistake in Durango’s recent history took place Tuesday. The 9-R School Board voted unanimously to sell the Administration Building to the Durango Fire District. The decision is short-sighted…
I have been a student at Riverview Elementary School since kindergarten. And the school garden (Ohana Kuleana Community Garden) has been a part of my experience for a long time.…
I want to dispel the the myth that the Ohana Kuleana Community Garden serves a narrow band of community members. As a teacher at Riverview Elementary School, I have worked…
Michelle Goldberg, The New York Timesdu1-i-syn A few weeks ago I posted on Twitter that I was increasingly furious with the FDA for taking so long to authorize COVID-19 vaccines…
Anyone who in the past five years has bought an RBG poster or wore an “I’m with her” shirt or supported the #Metoo movement or gave more than two thoughts…
Chandra Campos Surrounded by the Sangre de Cristo Range on one side and the San Juan Mountains on the other, the San Luis Valley is rich in history, agriculture and…
I want to take a moment to recognize and thank Mike Smedley of Bank of the San Juans. This year, San Juan Brewfest will be mandating “proof of full COVID-19…
Youssefdu1-i-syn According to the U.N. Panel On Climate Change report, released on Aug. 9, human-caused climate change is rapid, global and intensifying. In the words of U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres,…
What is the city and 9R thinking? Buckley Park is the gem of downtown. To sell the Buckley Park parcel and see it become another hotel (we already have too…
Somewhere God said, “Let there be guns,” and Lauren Boebert is for being able to carry her gun into the House chamber. That’s all she’s for. However, one of the…
Everyone should be able to access and afford the medication they need in order to live the healthiest life possible. As drug prices have risen, insurers are shifting costs to…
I am now 75, looking back on my life and forward at my country’s future. Sadly, I see a country that loves its billionaires but not its ordinary families, nor…
The underpass to be constructed at East 32nd and Fourth streets is just another sign that the Durango city government is out of touch and wastes too much of our…
Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., has an important opportunity to show he stands with the values of his fellow Coloradans by supporting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The massive budget reconciliation…
There was an “anti-vax” movement started several years ago by one Jenny McCarthy. Her only credentials were that she hosted a show on MTV called “Singled Out,” where single people…
Have you enjoyed the historic and majestic cottonwood on the northeast side of the 32nd Street bridge? The one that drapes its branches over the sidewalk and turns ablaze in…
Once upon a time in a small university town, a college president about the height of Napoleon and with a matching complex decided he wanted to build a parking lot…
Without question, the Durango School Board did the right thing in voting to have kids wear masks for in-person school and activities. I applaud that decision. What was shameful was…
Lisa McCorry I’m a longtime parent, active volunteer and community member. I’m heartbroken by our seeming inability to come together to support the health and safety of our children. I…
9-R made the right choice on masks School District 9-R board members were subjected to interruptions and shouting in a meeting last week as they voted unanimously to require masks…
It is sad but laughable that Superintendent K. Kevin Aten of the Bayfield School District is talking about a “positive culture shift” at Bayfield Middle School. Aten blames COVID-19, teacher…
