Republican elected officials must begin to speak truth to their constituents, rather than take the mercenary and shallow way forward and merely say they are representing their voter’s views. When…
It’s the right time for the proposed crossing
Therefore, is our scientifically highly advanced country in a crisis when half a million U.S. deaths make up 25% of the world’s fatalities, despite having only 5% of the world’s…
Are we going to stand up for our freedom? Are we going to stand up for our country and our Constitution? Are we going to stand in our power –…
Yes, there is decent broadband in a few places, but most of us are stuck with mediocre service at best. This is because there is no real incentive for our…
Why on earth you would protest the director of San Juan Basin Public Health for doing her job? It is her job to enforce mandates. Those mandates and the SJBPH…
According to Amnesty International, 400,000 Iraqi civilians, in the third-largest oil-rich nation, unnecessarily died during the reign of George W. Bush, and most recently 400,000 American civilians unnecessarily died under…
While this is not of the scale of the Jan. 6 insurrection invasion of the Capitol, this is not American, either. Rather this is the stuff that makes Vladimir Putin…
This reality did not start with Obama or Trump. The extremist behavior across America in 2020 only painfully underscores how deeply divided we are. Political leadership is an oxymoron! They…
First off, the demonstration was not in “front of” San Juan Basin Public Health’s Executive Director Liane Jollon’s home, not even visible from her front door. Secondly, it did not…
We have become self-centered and gave excuses against masks and social distancing instead of considering the health and welfare of humanity. Anyone who does their part and wears a mask…
Who cares? It is just one syllable, and I couldn’t hear it when I listened to it again. It may have been a mistake – we all make them. She…
Frank Klein Durango
Frankly, I can’t agree with any of Boebert’s comments or actions. But I believe in second chances, so let’s give the new representative an opportunity for more nutty behavior and…
The situation will worsen as the population in our area grows. This is unhealthy for our planet and unhealthy for our lungs. Measurements of air quality and health risks should…
It seems to me that the lyrics of the national anthem celebrate our freedom as a united people. If so, then Lady Gaga’s rendition of it was wonderfully American. She…
Why was this information relevant to the story? While readers might be served by a thoughtful review of a candidate’s educational background during an election year – with surrounding circumstances…
We skied for three hours and found no signage or staff at the entry to lift lines that reminded folks to wear masks while in this area. Sadly a large…
we as individuals must simply change that which no longer serves us. One must strengthen what is now exceptional vulnerability. One might begin simply by bringing to the forefront one’s…
I worked at Mercy Hospital as an ambulance driver and orderly for five years. I then spent the next 25 years working as a firefighter and captain for Durango Fire…
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s En-ROADS simulator pits such a fee against countless other proposals intended to address the climate problem and corroborates it as by far the fastest and most…
Former White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelley described Trump as a deeply flawed human being. In the 2016 primaries, Trump’s treatment of fellow Republicans was repulsive; yet Americans…
Boebert should step into role
The Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act, HR 6906 and SB 3790, introduced in Congress in 2020, would have covered all Americans with comprehensive health care, including drug coverage, and paid…
Today’s challenges reflected in the past
We need to focus on immediately implementing solutions for our changing climate. One solution is a carbon fee and dividend: placing a fee on carbon, with a dividend – the…
