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232 years ago this week, it happened

They are only 52 words, but I actually get chills when I read them: “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility...

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Support students in their climate strike

Why is it so difficult for President Trump and today’s Republican Party to admit that the burning of fossil fuels causes global warming? Climate change science is more than 100 years old. Oi...

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The paper of record shoots itself in both feet

Missteps at The New York Times infuriate and invigorate Democrats

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Train a reason I love living in Durango

I would like to thank all those that have written letters to the editor supporting the train. I especially commend the letter sent by Melissa Strand where she points out how littl...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Let’s debate: Are Democrats doomed to lose?

WASHINGTON – He’s in our heads. Even more than we knew. It isn’t just that he hovered over the Democratic debate last week. It’s more profound than that. Don...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Maureen Dowd

Getting the county land use code right is critical

Don’t look now, but summer suddenly disappeared on us. With cool mornings and evenings beckoning the coming fall foliage, jumping in leaf piles and sipping apple cider are replacing summer t...

DATE: Sep 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

Join us for the Climate Strike at City Hall

As a 23-year-old in Southwest Colorado, I am incredibly concerned about the climate crisis. Every time I check the news, I see glaciers melting, species going extinct, and people dying as a ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

County drops ball on disgusting mess

A tractor-trailer overturned and burned on the evening of Aug. 22 on Highway 550 at the hairpin turn over Cascade Creek. The fire department and hazmat teams responded very quickl...

DATE: Sep 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The time has come to stop calling Trump a racist

WASHINGTON – President Trump is a horrendous racist. And it’s time for Democrats to stop calling him one. Substantial evidence shows that labeling Trump “racist” backfires against...

DATE: Sep 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Sep 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Governor can keep his fake-meat poison

Well folks, here you go, the ingredients in the “Impossible Burger” that is promoted by Gov. Polis: Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, 2%...

DATE: Sep 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor