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Editorial cartoon: Will take that bet

DATE: Sep 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

3 approaches to community values

Three recent articles in The Journal shared three approaches to community issues. Pleasant View neighbors don't want to see solar panels on their neighbor's property because they'd rather se...

DATE: Aug 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: Each transaction says yes or no to inflation

Inflation is front and center in the midterm elections. But don’t fall under the sway of candidates who claim the superpower of inflicting real-time effects on inflation. They don’t have it....

DATE: Aug 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Editorial cartoon: Student debt

DATE: Aug 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: D&SNGR: To wave or not to wave

Lately, letters about the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s train whistle have taken up real estate in our Opinion section. One letter-writer steered the conversation toward a new ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Wes Rowell: Dr. Fauci says goodbye

DATE: Aug 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Our View: 4-day school weeks poised to be Southwest standard

Historians are at odds over why school calendars begin in the fall and summer is the season for breaks. Some say children helped on farms in summer. Others says cities were sweltering in Jun...

DATE: Aug 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Editorial cartoon: Report card

DATE: Aug 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Leo’s character pillar of his life’s work’

What is broadly known about Leo Lloyd’s tragically condensed life are his heroic and legendary international level mountaineering search, and rescue skills and saves. What I hope to add – i...

DATE: Aug 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Homeownership: ‘We feel like our dreams are slipping away’

Roberta Villalobos and her husband, whose real names I’m concealing for questions of privacy, began looking for a house to buy in Durango over two years ago. But so far, they’ve struck out. ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Editorial cartoon: Trump’s mementos

DATE: Aug 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Bill Roberts: Lack of home does not justify parks, alleys as toilets

It speaks well of Durango and La Plata County that people here recognize both the rights and the humanity of the homeless. But there are limits to everything. And it seems clear that if aske...

DATE: Aug 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.