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Our view: Why are we still in Afghanistan?

U.S. may have more pressing matters than its longest war, but not forever

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Support businesses that enforce masks

Why support businesses, like some big box stores and those locally owned, that donâ€™t enforce mask-wearing and social distancing? Whose customer dollar is more important to them?...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: You cannot see me smile as we pass

Thanks to all the locals and guests in town who wear masks! We appreciate your maturity and care for both the health of others and the viability of businesses by wearing masks. Pa...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: Shop local, for city managers like Blake

Finally, a light of wisdom, community and common sense illuminates our recent spiritual darkness! In cosmic sync with Comet Neowise, Interim City Manager Amber Blake announced her bid to run...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: I went to a BLM rally at Buckley Park

Recently, I attended a Black Lives Matter rally at Buckley Park. I want to congratulate the citizens of Durango for behaving appropriately. Although I quietly disagreed...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our view: The Washington Post should disclose settlement

The Kentucky student notches another quiet win against American journalism

DATE: Jul 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Sue Dorsey: Colorado’s overlooked small businesses still have time to grab a lifeline

We heard panic from our community lending partners almost immediately as the COVID-19 pandemic began forcing closures. The smallest local businesses were falling through the crack...

DATE: Jul 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our view: Can you hear me now? The great Atlantic crossing

After a painfully slow start, toward the end of the 1840s, on both sides of the Atlantic, the growth of the telegraph was explosive. “No schedule of telegraphic lines can now be r...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letters: Trump does just what he says he’ll do

I am writing to advertise my support of President Trump and to induce others to vote for him, too. Joe Biden has been in politics a long time and what has he done? Enrich his son?...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: It may seem bureaucratic but it’s good

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission was created to oversee oil and gas development in the state of Colorado. Recently, the commission was charged with prioritizing public health...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letters: The right wing adores an egotistical liar

I read a letter to the editor that continues haunting my thoughts (“ Jeff Bleecker begins his letter on a humorous note, “We have a national outbreak of leftism sweeping our country.” Don’t...

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