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Our View: Bipartisanship

State Sen. Don Coram stubbornly models how to avoid polarization, work with others

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Our View: Orphan wells

Bennet advances pollution solutions

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

As Lake Powell dwindles, wonders open up for visitors

On May 9, protected by neoprene, I bobbed around in a flooded canyon in Utah’s Lake Powell. The reservoir had fallen below 35% full, which gave me the unique opportunity to free-dive through...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Op-Ed

Housing prices are over the moon

One hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. That’s what it takes for a down payment to buy an average-priced home in Durango. Then an aspiring homeowner must fork out another $2,900 each month...

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Mike Littwin: If you missed Biden, you missed something important

According to the folks at Nielsen, Joe Biden’s big speech Wednesday night – his first, if unofficial, State of the Union – was a ratings flop. But if those who skipped the speech ...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Timothy Egan: Some Statues Tell Lies. This One Tells the Truth.

The United States is in a muddle over how to tell our history, stuck between an aggressive revisionism that would leave few commemorative statues standing, and a stubborn clinging to all the...

DATE: May 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Ezra Klein: Let’s launch a moonshot for meatless meat

I’m a vegan, but I’m also a realist. There’s no chance humanity is going to give up meat, en masse, anytime soon. That said, we can’t just wish away the risks of industrial animal agricultur...

DATE: May 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Support the $15 minimum wage

This letter recognizes the struggles with low-paying jobs and the factors of increasing unemployment and taxes. According to the Economic Policy Institute, “A majority (59%) of w...

DATE: May 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: We’ll take those cocktails to go, please

To-go, delivery drinks help restaurants

DATE: May 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Tracy Jones: Guilty verdict for Chauvin is relief, not victory

The guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial is a relief, but not a victory. A victory is when we no longer need a witness to record the murder of a Black man in order to reciev...

DATE: May 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Keep up COVID-19 safety protocols

Summer is coming, but that doesn’t mean COVID-19 is leaving. As of April 25, data from the CDC states that only 28.5% of the United States population is fully vaccinated, with an extra 8% of...

DATE: May 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: May 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

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