I wish to take issue with the headline of your editorial, however. The “national news” of the Boy Scouts of America allowing transgender Scouts is not a negative. It took…
The Doomsday Clock takes into account nuclear weapons, climate change, emerging biotechnologies and cybertechnology in calculating how close we are to causing irrevocable harm. Climate change has been causing many…
I am deeply disturbed by the news that Centura Health forbids doctors under its employ from prescribing life-ending medication. I would think a high-quality health care system like Centura would…
In both cases, the irresponsible owners of the dogs failed to restrain their animals. These frequent and uninitiated dog attacks have made me reconsider whether our treasured stretch of traffic-free…
du1-i-syn Although Steve Fearn, coordinator of the Animas River Stakeholders Group, had a year remaining in his three-year term, San Juan County commissioners opted to replace him. Fearn had served…
As residents of Southwest Colorado, we know that the naturally occurring methane in our area is both a resource and a nuisance. Methane is a colorless, odorless natural gas which…
This rule was implemented nationwide to reduce yearly methane losses by $360 million, increasing company profits, while benefiting our health and natural environment – a win/win scenario. Closer to home,…
du1-i-syn This past presidential election was possibly the most acrimonious in recent history. It may have turned off as many people as it turned on. Yet, an estimated 231 million…
She is entitled to her opinion of course, but it would be nice if she would simply qualify it as such. I suppose while she was composing that letter, scores…
This rule will also save millions of dollars that will increase the royalties to the states, tribes and taxpayers. Emissions on tribal lands are largely unmanaged, resulting in gas waste…
This apparently was much to the dismay of this far-left propaganda rag that put an op-ed on the front page as news. Wake up, it’s not a law! Both Mercy…
It seems as the Republicans in Congress are in a rush to get their health insurance coverage, they are writing legislation to get their insurance through the Veterans Administration. No,…
Effort to repeal state’s ban on high-capacity magazines should not pass
du1-i-syn The program aims to “promote critical thinking, provide a common intellectual experience and create a community of readers.” It serves Fort Lewis’ liberal arts mission as a bridge across…
Liberal is not a pejorative term, although some erroneously believe it is. Nor is the word “boycott” used correctly. See the Oxford English Dictionary for a discussion of what boycott…
Most important was his point that health care insurance is not the same as access to health care. Health care is still out of reach for many. I recognize that…
Well, sir, you certainly have a short memory; the day after Obama entered office, Republican legislators, led by Mitch McConnell, vowed to block any efforts of his to accomplish anything…
When a substitute driver ran the route in the wrong order, my first-grade daughter missed her stop. She then got off with the last group of kids several miles from…
Just think – if you lived in one of many other countries who don’t have freedom of speech and only spoke your mind – you could spend the rest of…
But is there more we can do? Yes. Now is the time to get back to work. Now is the time for a “call to action.” We are Indivisible Durango,…
Initial negative reaction to narrowing auto lanes is premature
Backpacking the Pine River into the Weminuche, I was struck at how beetles have wiped out the forest on the ridge west of the river heading toward Vallecito Reservoir. The…
du1-i-syn Well, perhaps not quite that long. The first Super Bowl, the AFL-NFL World Championship Game held in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas…
I’ve been emailing and phoning Tipton’s office for months, and although assured a personal response, I never did receive anything from him. At one point, his aide told me to…
I own guns and believe in the right to own guns. I have also taken concealed carry permit courses. The training required to obtain a concealed carry permit is woefully…
He said, “And here now, the federal government is our landlord. They own the land. I can’t do a project that benefits this landlord.” His decision was a protest statement.…
I remember when newspapers were one of society’s dependable guides for the proper use of the English language. Well, here I go again, and this time it is personal. The…
We found out later in Telluride that an explosion had happened in Rico just after we went through. A woman was killed, thrown 30 feet from her house. Propane explosion…
His official representative, Kellyanne Conway, went even further, saying Trump’s claim is based on “alternative facts.” This is not the first time the blowhard candidate and then president-elect made claims…
On Jan. 18, Mr. Pruitt clearly testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works that he believes that “science tells us the climate is changing and human activity…
