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Editorials

Abolish it

The time has come for liberals to use legislative majorities for one big thing

We hate hate: La Plata County ranks high for political intolerance

We hate hate: La Plata County ranks high for political intolerance

County-by-county listings of partisan ill-will show intriguing disparities

Electoral alarm: No one is stealing your vote yet

Electoral alarm: No one is stealing your vote yet

National Popular Vote has Democrats and Republicans shooting from the hip

Colorado’s two-term governor kicks off presidential campaign

Colorado’s two-term governor kicks off presidential campaign

John Hickenlooper makes it official

The main chance: progressive Democrats introduce sweeping health care reform

The main chance: progressive Democrats introduce sweeping health care reform

Last Wednesday, the U.S. House also got a new dream bill on Medicare for all

In bed with Fred: A long-departed dog could tell you about dissent

In bed with Fred: A long-departed dog could tell you about dissent

E.B. White has much to teach us still about dachshunds and convictions

We the lobby

As more Democrats embrace health care reform, the empire strikes back

February 28, 2019

There be monsters

There be monsters

In the case of R&B artist R. Kelly, the alleged perp was hiding in plain sight

February 26, 2019

Downy sweep

A morning walk in fresh snowfall can say more than the best poetry or prose

February 25, 2019

Hear Churchill roar

Hear Churchill roar

New biography fleshes out the mercurial and irreplaceable Winston Churchill

February 22, 2019

To the barricades: Blue states, including ours, take on Trump

To the barricades: Blue states, including ours, take on Trump

Colorado has joined 15 states in a suit against the president. Is it a gimmick?

February 21, 2019

Nice work: City, county find prudent flight path

Nice work: City, county find prudent flight path

Using ticket fees to expand the airport is a wise and responsible endeavor

February 19, 2019

Dry erase: What else will the city remove so it can roust the homeless?

Dry erase: What else will the city remove so it can roust the homeless?

City Council is foolishly angling to remove our downtown signs

February 17, 2019

We’ll take Amazon: And we’ll even throw in some tax breaks

We’ll take Amazon: And we’ll even throw in some tax breaks

Forget all that hassle in New York, Jeff – Durango is calling your name

February 15, 2019

Get that lion: The 26th president’s cougar fixation

Get that lion: The 26th president’s cougar fixation

Teddy Roosevelt hunted in Colorado and the world was never the same

February 14, 2019

Mountain home: How our original human inhabitants got meat and life

Mountain home: How our original human inhabitants got meat and life

The first people to live in the Rockies hunted super-bison with darts

February 12, 2019

Read her lips: No free stuff

Read her lips: No free stuff

Just when Democrats are primed for single-payer, Pelosi lets them down

February 11, 2019

Maybe nukes: A bold plan to get to zero emissions

Maybe nukes: A bold plan to get to zero emissions

Has the time come to consider reactors as a substitute for burning all this coal?

February 8, 2019

Angry birds: Is Twitter making us useless?

Angry birds: Is Twitter making us useless?

Somewhere there’s a better world – it might not be on social media

February 7, 2019

Heaven is a place: big-budget commercials flatter the West

Heaven is a place: big-budget commercials flatter the West

Some of the Super Bowl ads made us feel lucky to be just where we are

February 5, 2019

Say my name: Scandinavian countries have abandoned socialist policies

Say my name: Scandinavian countries have abandoned socialist policies

Socialists claim the U.S. should be more like Norway and Sweden. Oh really?

February 4, 2019

And they’re back:

And they’re back:

It could be a one-year fluke, but for now, butterflies have returned to Mexico

February 1, 2019

Are we a state: Denver looks for national alignment

Are we a state: Denver looks for national alignment

Democratic Senate majority moves quickly to abandon Electoral College

January 30, 2019

Short circuit

The road to a greener tomorrow could have some profound speed bumps

January 29, 2019