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Why impeach? Delegates to the Constitutional Convention had some distinct ideas about that.

The framers mulled heavy questions

DATE: Oct 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Ellen Stein has it wrong. And tourists don’t come for volleyball.

I must disagree with Ellen Stein (“ The goal of City Council should be to uphold the will of its constituents. In this regard, I believe the slow, methodical consideration of a $94 million ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Kristin Smith for 9-R school board â€“ because we need change

I have been looking closely at the race for the 9-R school board. I have been on a school board, taught at the university level, am the parent of a child with special needs and am a substitu...

DATE: Oct 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Jamelle Bouie: Andrew Johnson’s violent language – and Trump’s

In a rage over impeachment, President Donald Trump recently accused Rep. Adam Schiff of “treason,” promised “Big Consequences” for the whistleblower who sounded the alarm about his phone cal...

DATE: Oct 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Boy are we ever going to miss Ed Zink

I didn’t know Ed Zink well, but like many another denizen of these parts, I’ve been well acquainted with Ed and his good works for decades. Like so many others, I have closely wit...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Greta Thunberg wants you to stop counting tweets

We were reading the Washington Post energy newsletter last week when we were arrested by this: “Sunrise Movement to score 2020 candidates on Green New Deal – and yes, tweets count.” ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Mercy staff not the problem; Centura is

Recently, there have been a number of letters concerning the current state of Mercy Regional Medical Center. Mercy is an important part of our community and region to deliver qual...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Kathleen Parker: One thing’s for sure, China won’t die laughing

WASHINGTON – Dictators. Always so humorous. Take China’s communist officialdom. You’ve probably heard about the “South Park” episode last week that the Chinese government didn’t f...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

The ACLU leads Durango Herald into fake news

The Herald received the ACLU’s Larry Tajiri Media Award (“ The ACLU is hardly the nonpartisan organization it purports to be. Today it is strictly a partisan political organization protecti...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Not so fast on claimed fluoride danger

Regarding the letter “ 1. The range of error for the WPSI (IQ test used for the 3-4 year olds) is ± 6, invalidating the findings. 2. Why were only boys (girls showed no influence...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Sen. Michael Bennet: Colorado honors immigrants even as Trump administration disgraces us

Since coming to office, President Trump has waged an all-out assault on America’s immigrant tradition. From separating children at the border to seizing parents in school parking lots to con...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Vote Yes on 6A for the Pine River Library

I appreciate the Pine River Library for the materials, services and programs it makes available when I want or need them. The library staff is clearly dedicated to serving the com...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor