Editorials

Public hearing airs sensible changes to Durango’s marijuana laws

City staff members are proposing that both retail marijuana store and medical marijuana center possible hours be extended four hours…

July 17, 2016

Editorials

Solution to student absenteeism must be a cooperative effort

According to the U.S. Department of Education, the national chronic absenteeism rate during the 2013-14 school year was 13 percent,…

July 16, 2016

Editorials

Cascade Creek should be considered closed to trespassing and jumping

A better way to think of Cascade Creek may be found in legal terminology, because the falls are akin to…

July 14, 2016

Editorials

2016 Music in the Mountains well underway with highlights to come

Music in the Mountains came about in the mid-1980s with the help of arts fans, musicians and lovers of Durango.…

July 13, 2016

Editorials

Bears Ears may finally get the protection it so clearly deserves

Bounded to the west by the Green and Colorado rivers, to the east by Highway 191 from Moab to Bluff,…

July 11, 2016

Editorials

Cure for political pessimism is more, better involvement with democracy

But that outlook ignores the fact that 2016 has already produced a string of events that have rocked the status…

July 11, 2016

Editorials

Former U.S. Sen. Bill Armstrong remembered for approachability, civility

Armstrong died last week at 79. Armstrong was unusual in attending but not graduating from college, and he grew up…

July 10, 2016

Editorials

FBI: Investigation found no basis for charges against Clinton

The pronouncement came as no surprise. There is no way the FBI would bring charges against the presumptive presidential nominee…

July 4, 2016

Editorials

Elie Wiesel’s life, goal should not be forgotten

Of far more importance, however, is that we keep alive the memory he lived to perpetuate. For as Wiesel said,…

July 4, 2016

Editorials

Independence Day a fitting time to celebrate being American

Independence Day is not tied to any faith, ethnicity or racial group. And it lacks the somber quality of Memorial…

July 3, 2016

Editorials

Panic presumes that Brexit is a done deal

That is not the case. England, its United Kingdom neighbors and the European Union all have options. So, too, do…

June 28, 2016

Editorials

Supreme Court ruling bolsters women’s right to choose

This 5-3 ruling stands in direct opposition to the broadest and most effective efforts to restrict abortion. As such it…

June 27, 2016

Editorials

GOP health plan recognizes costs of providing health care

Republicans have roundly criticized the ACA since its inception in 2008, but this is the first time they have proposed…

June 26, 2016

Editorials

Supreme Court case erodes rights fundamental to American liberty

Americans dearly love their holidays, and attention is often focused more on the celebratory aspects of Independence Day than on…

June 25, 2016

Editorials

Lack of redundancy of fiber-optic system must be quickly remedied

With the cable cut, it became apparent that the redundancy local officials thought had been built into the system did…

June 22, 2016

Editorials

No surprise that marijuana use among Colorado teens has not increased

Colorado legalized recreational marijuana by way of Amendment 64, an initiated constitutional amendment approved by the voters in 2012. (Medical…

June 20, 2016

Editorials

Scott Tipton deserves to be on November ballot

Beinstein, who is 27, deserves credit for wanting to enter the political fray. But he is aiming high with his…

June 20, 2016

Editorials

Ban of Russia’s track and field Olympians appropriate

After a chemist attached to the team confessed his involvement in the doping and how it went on, and at…

June 19, 2016

Editorials

Champagne for district attorney, Frazier for GOP Senate nominee

With no Republican running, the winner of the primary will be the next district attorney. This race, which should be…

June 18, 2016

Editorials

Rather than rehashing gun control arguments, first get facts

Before enacting or rejecting any of the measures suggested, Congress should repeal the 1996 law that essentially prohibits the Centers…

June 15, 2016

Editorials

D.C. appeals court hands consumers a victory in ensuring net neutrality

Those rules are meant to enforce what is called net neutrality. Central to that is the idea that internet access…

June 14, 2016

Editorials

Condolences to the victims of the Orlando shooting

Before weighing in on all or parts of what transpired, and why, this editorial board will let a few days…

June 12, 2016

Editorials

Maybe a version of Buffett’s lunches would fund nonprofits here

A productive ally for one organization that supports the homeless in San Francisco is Warren Buffett, who raised $3.4 million…

June 12, 2016

Editorials

Christian Champagne’s balanced approach represents future of American legal system

Candidate for 6th District DA edges other contender

June 11, 2016