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David Brooks: Seeing what must be done when a heart is empty

On Dec. 26, 2004, French author Emmanuel Carrère and his girlfriend were vacationing at a cliff-top hotel in Sri Lanka. Their relationship was dying, and, feeling out of sorts, th...

DATE: Sep 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letters: Durango screws up 32nd Street again

Durango city officials have screwed up this 32nd Street property purchase opportunity again (“ This property should have been purchased back in 2009 when the city could have gotten all thre...

DATE: Sep 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Dave Marston: If the water disappears, the desert comes back in

Paonia, a small town in western Colorado with mesas rising above it, wouldn’t green-up without water diverted from a river or mountain springs. The lively water travels through irrigation di...

DATE: Sep 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Endorsements: Let towns have their way on gaming

Let towns have their way on gaming

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letters: 9-R gets an ‘F’ in teaching good hygiene

I live on East 2nd Avenue between 32nd and 24th streets. I do a daily loop walk on the Animas River Trail. All has been well with this all summer. Now, school has begun, and suddenly Durango...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Endorsements: Amendment B makes sense

Amendment B, the so-called Gallagher Repeal, a sensible approach to taxes

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Wolves are just looking for a fair shake

Marj Perry’s Op-Ed makes a number of unfounded claims about the potential effects of wolves in Colorado (“ Perry also questions whether we should be concerned about the impact of wolves on ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Turns out that Hillary Clinton was right!

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that President Trump referred to my father as a sucker and a loser. My father served on the front lines in Korea and returned 70% disabled. He is very...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Endorsements: A strong broadside against nicotine use

A strong broadside against nicotine use

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Charly Minkler is just trying to trick us

Charly Minkler spent four years on the County Planning Commission drafting the new Land Use Code. He was on the front line writing the code. He spoke many times in support of the code and th...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Commission candidate proposes truce

Let’s keep it about issues. With all of the recent discussions and labeling about partisanship, I propose a truce to my fellow county commissioner candidates. There are many impor...

DATE: Sep 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor