June is Great Outdoors Month – a time when families across the country head outside to enjoy the rivers, mountains and open spaces that define the American West. In Colorado’s 3rd District, the outdoo...

Many Democrats have decided to wait out Trump and do their best to get back to the White House in 2028. That’s the strategy ancient democrats adopted when Julius Caesar came to power in Rome. They wer...

I’m afraid this country is no longer “by the people, for the people.” It is now under leadership that is run by a billionaire for billionaires. A man who ran for the presidency saying he wouldn’t touc...

I am writing as a paraeducator at Riverview Elementary School. I work in the Significant Support Needs program, assisting students with some of the highest needs and modifications requirements in our ...

Rep. Jeff Hurd promised he would protect Medicaid from cuts and then voted for the so called “Big Beautiful Bill,” which will cut Medicaid and food stamps. Is this behavior acceptable for our represe...

Rep. Jeff Hurd’s “yes” vote on the budget reconciliation bill was wrong for our district. He said he would support clean energy tax credits. This bill rescinds the clean energy tax credits and will hu...

To be a teacher in Durango is to care about something so deeply you can’t afford to pay your electric bill. “No wonder young people don’t want to become teachers,” said Tiffany Ketter, a teacher at N...

Durango athletes like Christopher Blevins, Riley Amos and Asa Vermette have had recent success on the World Cup mountain bike circuit. Durango’s Charlie Mickel has had a strong start to a different Wo...