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Bret Stephens: This Biden blunder alone could sink his chances

If Joe Biden isn’t careful, Donald Trump might have a new nickname for him: “Shutdown Joe” – after the former vice president’s biggest blunder in the campaign thus far. I’m referr...

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our view: How can the state fight anarchists?

The legitimate state’s monopoly on force meets leftist agitators and antifa

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Karen Kedrowski: Carrie Chapman Catt and the 19th Amendment

The Aug. 14 editorial in Carrie Chapman Catt was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association from 1900-1904 and 1915-1920. She is the author of the “winning plan” that le...

DATE: Aug 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letters: Jettison Durango Democrats’ entitlement

I want to congratulate the This scam ensures Durango’s liberal voting bloc decides the outcome of every commissioner election. So why in “blue” blazes would you be surprised the Republican...

DATE: Aug 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: You’ve done much wrong, Mayor Brookie

Cronyism: the appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, without regard to their qualifications. This almost happened, Durango. But thanks to the transparent...

DATE: Aug 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Why does the treatment plant still stink?

We are hearing the Durango sewage treatment plant is completed. Why does it still smell like the old one? After $65 million, it still smells like sewage. Didn’t they pr...

DATE: Aug 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Librarian shows how to address racism

Shelly Walchack has provided personal guidance for dealing with institutional racism. First, she asked the question “What can I do?” She conducted a systemic audit of h...

DATE: Aug 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Silence on Black lives is deafening in Cortez

A small band of Montezuma County residents has been marching on Main Street every Saturday for months, bearing signs that say Black Lives Matter and calling for justice and peace. They organ...

DATE: Aug 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Too many in U.S. prioritize their freedoms

Responses to coronavirus restrictions run the gamut, from the fear of venturing outside to retrieve mail without a mask to the bizarre “It’s a hoax.” Nonbelievers challenge restrictions inte...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: De Gaulle and the liberation of Paris

One cannot talk long about the liberation of Paris, which culminated on Aug. 25, 1944, without stumbling over the gargantuan figure of Charles de Gaulle, who would go on from that day to bec...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Trump’s idea of how democracy works

If you are the president of the United States, and the election is approaching, and you are aware that you will not likely be re-elected, you must act decisively. First, state pub...

DATE: Aug 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor