Let’s look at this more carefully. The ColoradoCare premium tax would not be an additional burden on taxpayers because it would replace the current confusing and complex system of health…
By permitting online voter registration (at govotecolorado.com) and being one of only three states in the nation (Oregon and Washington are the others) to have mail-in ballots for all elections,…
When Southwest Center for Independence tried chalk “No Access” stencils as a harmless and humorous way to point out some of the local businesses that are inaccessible to people with…
Locally, though, La Plata County has had a strong record of civility and bipartisan achievement. Unfortunately, some people have decided to use the worst of our national political tactics to…
Navajos have a right to benefit from tribal lands, but tramway is a bad idea
Failure of two initiatives to regulate drilling further is good for Colorado
Turns out it wasn’t Jesus that Texas Republicans were serving. They served themselves and their bank accounts in a state where the incarceration industry brings obscene profits to politicians and…
After carefully studying the positions of both candidates, I’m convinced Mr. Brown brings to the table a lifetime of strong, real-world experience with issues that matter to Western Slope Coloradans,…
At this year’s annual gathering, we united in support of Planned Parenthood as follows: Planned Parenthood has recently come under extreme criticism from politicians because of allegations that have now…
Our prayers were answered by a team from La Plata County Search and Rescue: Ron Corkish, Jaaron Mankins, Matt King, Stony Molina and volunteer U.S. Forest Service ranger Keith Roush.…
Heinous acts of violence make the 24-hour, global news – something horrible is happening to someone, somewhere, all the time – but good leadership would point out that these are…
When I went to drop off my children on the first day of school at Needham, instead of being greeted by their teachers and cheerily festooned classrooms, I was met…
This hardly means the debate about community self-determination and ensuring protections for public health and the environment is going away. In fact, the state Legislature’s inability to come up with…
It is not a religion. 97 percent of climate scientists are convinced, based upon the evidence, that human-caused global warming is happening. These are “climate scientists,” not physicists or other…
Conversely, ColoradoCare’s priority is the health care of real Coloradans. That’s why ColoradoCare will eliminate outrageous artificial pricing set by insurance companies. The facts about ColoradoCare are that you choose…
The changes were most visible at Durango’s three elementary schools, where parents accustomed to freely escorting their youngsters into new classrooms instead encountered what some described as “chaos” before their…
I first met Barbara when she was teaching English and advising the student newspaper at Durango High School, and I was teaching English and advising the newspaper at Fort Lewis…
As I understand, this proposal would raise our income taxes, as retirees and self-employed, to almost 15 percent and perhaps not even allow us to access already earned benefits which…
It’s time to relocate the Durango Chamber of Commerce building
Got the flu, high blood pressure, an ankle sprain? No problem. Though Southwest Colorado is designated as a health professional shortage area with a medically underserved population, primary care is…
However, Wildcat has now ruined a beautiful wetland pond, destroyed Little Deadwood Gulch, created portals, carved roads, moved an entire mill, built bridges and oh, not to forget two sediment…
Ritchey’s comment that we are proposing a $90 million reconstruction is incorrect. After discussions months ago with our consultants, the county commissioners and Durango City Council decided on a number…
There would be fewer body bags, severed limbs and civilian casualties, and post-traumatic stress disorder and ISIS would not be issues. Sally Florence Durango
I support Amendment 71 because it would create a critical distinction between initiatives to alter the Colorado Constitution and those to enact laws. The constitution should provide the framework for…
A teacher at Durango High School for 20 years, McLachlan has experienced firsthand the detrimental impact our current funding deficits can have on students, teachers and administrators alike. But detrimental…
We do not need more hotels. They have already built many recently – La Quinta, Fairfield, Holiday Inn, Homewood Suites, etc. That does not include all the ones we already…
But it should also be seen as an opportunity. Given the broad and serious effect such a cut would have, the possibility should be the occasion for a meaningful statewide…
I remember when the dissemblers called it global warming. I am sure that Mr. Veals’ eyes are all aglow at the thought of gaining his share of the billions of…
Remember, your job is to give the positive and negative in the news, not to try to sway people with your opinions and in the style you write. Just report…
Foukas has the cost of providing medical care and salaries confused. The $629,000 covered both salaries and all medical costs. Foukas failed to mention the contract with SHP doesn’t cover…
