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Nicholas Kristof: Oregon loggers, environmentalists collaborate

JOHN DAY, Ore. — One of the most venomous battles in our polarized nation is the one that has unfolded between loggers and environmentalists in timber towns like John Day, in the snow-capped...

DATE: Apr 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Paul Krugman: America needs to empower workers again

Labor activists hoped that the unionization vote at Amazon’s Bessemer, Ala., warehouse would be a turning point, a reversal in the decades-long trend of union decline. What the vote showed, ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Apr 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Apr 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our View: Durango’s unsheletered are us

Recently, we received a letter to the editor in which the author claimed that most people who are homeless in Durango are from “somewhere else” and should go back there. We heard the echo of...

DATE: Apr 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Steve Mandell: Western Slope Democrats shouldn’t assume GOP losses are their gains

Three recent events say a lot about where the 3rd Congressional District is heading: Republicans embarrass themselves and shed supporters. Changes in voter registration since the...

DATE: Apr 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Barbara McLachlan: Civics must be taught more thoroughly

If you watch enough national news, it’s easy to think that Democrats and Republicans rarely speak, always argue, refuse to compromise and have nothing in common. Fortunately, in C...

DATE: Apr 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Don’t be a health follower

I remember being a health follower, blindly following vaccine mandates without questioning. Our Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave me affordable vaccines completely r...

DATE: Apr 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: D&SNGR, Rockwood residents should jointly resolve issues

Work together to solve Rockwood issues

DATE: Apr 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Susan Atkinson: Carbon pricing is key to halting climate change

It’s easy to feel helpless, depressed and overwhelmed about the recent news of climate-related disasters affecting Colorado. Increased temperatures and drought intensify our vulnerability to...

DATE: Apr 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Support victims of child sexual abuse

On behalf of Durango’s sexual assault survivors, Sexual Assault Services Organization (SASO) must thank our state legislators who voted “yes” on Senate Bill 73 to eliminate the civil statute...

DATE: Apr 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Apr 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

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.