Editorials

Our view: Roger Taney never knew what hit him

The chief justice was in Lincoln’s way so Lincoln drove around him

May 27, 2020

Our view: You should be in pictures

A tableau vivant, from the Royal Collection Trust; reprinted by English Heritage, “Bored During Christmas? Try these four festive Victorian…

May 25, 2020

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Our view: Start wrangling the volts

City also right to move ahead withelectric vehicle readiness plan

May 23, 2020

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Our view: It’s all about masking now

Council took the right step this weekto help us reopen thoughtfully

May 22, 2020

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Our view: The wisdom of just doing something

On May 22, 1932, FDR opened his mouth and out came the motto of the New Deal

May 21, 2020

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Our view: We can’t think of a worse time for this

Is this when we should have a paid-leave tax on the ballot? Are they kidding?

May 20, 2020

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Our view: The Mirage master disappears

Zay Smith, dead at 71, anchoredone of journalism’s great capers

May 18, 2020

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Our view: More transparency needed on local virus response

We need to hear from local authorities about demographics and testing

May 15, 2020

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Our view: A Colorado pandemic must-read

A new investigative report shows how Colorado’s pandemic response faltered

May 14, 2020

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Our view: The birth of flight in a letter

On May 13, 1900, a mechanic wrote to an engineer – and men acquired wings

May 13, 2020

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Our view: Michael McClure – sail on, sailor

du1-i-syn McClure was 22 at the time, the youngest of the Beat poets and writers who would send a revivifying…

May 11, 2020

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Our view: City Council could make better use of our time

Durango City Council is going in circles arguing about its own conduct

May 8, 2020

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Our view: Let’s just give everyone an A-plus …

School grading in a pandemic isn’t easy. San Francisco didn’t try.

May 7, 2020

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Our view: This is no time to relax our guard

Despite confusion and mixed messages, we’re ready to start back – slowly

May 6, 2020

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Our view: You can find the world in a puddle

du1-i-syn Start with the ducks, which we think are Green-winged Teals, and which arrive to claim or reclaim their preserves…

May 4, 2020

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Plague Journal: Looking into the future, we see ‘ask again later.’ That may be a good thing.

When we try to see the future now, we get a message that says ‘ask again later’

May 1, 2020

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Our view: A puppy across the Florida Straits

The tale of Elián González 20 years on remembered from a Cuban perspective

April 30, 2020

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Our view: Not the year for state lawmakers and initiatives

We won’t miss a full legislative session – and all those crazy ballot questions

April 28, 2020

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Our view: Like peanut butter and chocolate, ‘Lay Down’ just works

du1-i-syn Gimme a little kiss, will ya huh? What are you gonna miss, will ya huh? It went well enough…

April 27, 2020

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Our view: LPEA endorsements

In this year’s LPEA board elections, we recommend sticking with what works

April 24, 2020

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Our view: Move along, flatlanders

Keep-out orders in mountain towns may be rightful but they leave a bitter taste

April 23, 2020

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Our view: State shouldn’t stymie information requests now

This is not time for state government to roadblock pandemic information

April 22, 2020

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Our view: What a year for Durango’s leader

Mayor Melissa Youssef leaves office after managing unprecedented events

April 21, 2020

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Our view: Allen Ginsberg and America talking to itself

du1-i-syn Ginsberg had a unique and uniquely American voice; no other nation, being inevitably smaller, could have inspired or ultimately…

April 20, 2020