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U.S. House lacks common sense and compassion

Kathleen Parkerdu1-i-syn The Senate is poised to consider the resolution this week. Distilled to its essence, Alaska’s politicians want to…

BLM office refuses to share public comments about heli-skiing in Silverton

Really? Truth be told, no. But have you ever noticed how the Dalai Lama is a veritable tour de force…

Protecting America’s public lands

Roosevelt’s vision—that the people should hold public lands—has inspired our state’s great legacy: more than a third of Colorado is…

GOP health care plan leads to the end of an era

David Brooksdu1-i-syn That era began around 1974, when Ted Kennedy introduced a bill to supplement America’s employer-based insurance system with…

Charities offer best help for panhandlers

The issues of homelessness and panhandling are sometimes related, but many times they are two separate things. Local research shows…

Spring is sprung for locals’ birthdays and anniversaries

Neighbors Columnist Flowers are abloom for the birthdays of: Cathy Roberts, Joan Sippy, Mary Shaw, Bethany Bieth, Robert Ludwig, Jane…

Connecting the dots between Trump and Russia

du1-i-syn After seven weeks of President Donald Trump, I owe “House of Cards” an apology. Nothing seems impossible any more.…

Community Foundation, businesses give to nonprofits

La Plata Electric Association donated more than $322,000 to the communities it serves in 2016, including $100,000 to Fort Lewis…

The Republic House plan to poison Obamacare

du1-i-syn The Republican House health care plan would apply a similar slow-working toxin to the Affordable Care Act. In this…

Thrift store workers curb diving by talking trash

Action Line is thrilled to offer free legal advice. Just remember that the only bar Action Line has been admitted…

Plan now to take care of the people you love

There is no time like the present to plan for a transfer of assets upon death. If there has been…

Vote “for” 1A: Remove fluoride from city water

Forleodu1-i-syn Fact 1: Three of five members of the Durango Utilities Commission, the water advisory board to City Council, recommended…

Vote “against” 1A: Fluoride protects our health

Bealldu1-i-syn Effectively combating tooth decay requires a multipronged approach – water fluoridation, healthy diet, good home care including brushing with…

From the Statehouse: on ground water, coal rolling and charter schools

Representative Don Coramdu1-i-syn In my last column, I mentioned that Senate Bill 36, “Appellate Process Concerning Groundwater Decisions,” had recently…

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Will long airport lines plague spring-break travelers?

Associated Press file You do, don’t you? That’s when Transportation Security Administration screening wait times doubled under the weight of…

Inclusion event for people with differences comes to Durango

Tenets of social justice and society’s responsibility to promote fairness go as far back as Plato and are the basis…

Condo or townhouse? What’s the difference?

Examples of common areas are community roads, parking lots, community centers, fitness facilities and/or swimming pools. The common areas ownership…

Friends ask community to help family hit with medical woes

Julie Beckett and her son, Mark, are facing a long haul with expenses as she undergoes an intensive treatment for…

Time and time again : The MET stages contemporary ‘La Traviata’

There’s no denying the element of time in the Metropolitan Opera’s “La Traviata.”Courtesy At 11 Saturday morning in the Fort…

To a degree, the ‘administrative state’ is here to stay

du1-i-syn To critics, he would gut the whole superstructure of social and environmental safeguards, starting with the Environmental Protection Agency…

La Plata County residents mark another year

••• Here’s wishing for another year of matrimonial bliss for these couples celebrating their anniversaries – Bill and Joyce Watt…

Welcome to town, now respect the mountain

While it may seem quite obvious, there are a few misconceptions often witnessed at Purgatory. The mountain is not a…