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Tipton, Gardner enable President Trump

Do you believe we should support the men and women serving in the U.S. military – the people Rep. Scott Tipton and Sen. Cory Gardner are now showering with praise in their campaign letters a...

Frank Bruni: Why impeaching Trump is necessary – and should scare you

President Donald Trump deserves to be impeached. But the prospect terrifies me, and it should terrify you, too. That’s not to say that it’s the wrong move. Arguably, it’s the only...

We need Denver, not Albuquerque, TV

As important as seeing Broncos football games is to many living in Southwest Colorado’s “Orphan Counties,” our need to receive Denver TV broadcasts is important on so many other levels, incl...

Cracks are showing in Mercy’s facade

We are fortunate to have Mercy hospital here in our rural area. I have received good care when I’ve needed it, particularly from the infectious disease physicians. But these days, I wonder i...

Where’s the fix?

Colorado mobile home park residents await creative action by government

Adieu to Mr. LeBlanc

Council did the expedient thing by terminating city manager’s contract

Firearm training must include firearms

As a nation unique to the human experience, the United States was blessed with men who were gifted with a knowledge of the classics and the history of nations to that point; a history which,...

Why doesn’t Forest Service sue itself?

The 416 Fire could not have gone better than it did. Fire probability was through the roof. Extensive resources allocated to the fire, with no reports of structures lost, and no deaths. Dura...

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A brief history of the Elizabeth Warren presidency

From 2050, a look back at our political evolution: A crisis of legitimacy swept across American politics in the second decade of the 21st century. Many people had the general conv...

That mess isn’t even in La Plata County

Garrett Quinn needs to refer to a map (“ The accident on 550 North near Cascade Creek is in San Juan County, not La Plata. So, it’s not up to our county to clean the mess, no mat...

Don’t drink Durango’s fluoridated water

A recent landmark study examines the association between fluoride exposure during pregnancy and IQ scores of children. In this study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Associa...