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Who speaks for birds tortured here?

“I don’t know why I’m a prisoner. I committed no crime. I see only bars and hear desperate, confused chatter of prisoners around me. I cry out to my family; not knowing where I am, they cann...

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

Would better elections dodge a 9/11?

All of us know our voting system is lacking, to say the least, with gerrymandering, lobbying, etc. The Mueller report, along with his recent testimony over Russian influence in the 2016 elec...

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

For-profit care is not patient-centered

No wonder 70% of Americans favor a shift to National Improved Medicare for All. All but a handful of us have high premiums, high deductibles and poor coverage – or no coverage at all. We all...

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

Still on that line: Fifty years ago, America turned to a man who needed a small vacation

Fifty years ago, America turned to a man who needed a small vacation

DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Conservatives can’t duck the blame on this one

Connor Betts, the alleged Dayton, Ohio, shooter, believed in socialism, supported Elizabeth Warren’s candidacy, and regularly inveighed on Twitter against various personages on the right (in...

DATE: Aug 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Heading out? Leave your dog at home

The murder of a helpless fawn by someone’s pet dog highlights what I have said for years: dogs do not belong in the wild, and certainly not unleashed dogs. I have noticed for year...

DATE: Aug 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Edgemont Highlands fence is a killer

The families of Edgemont Highlands are dealing with the approval of oversize fencing (7-9 foot high) to keep the deer from eating prize flowers and keep wildlife out. The fencing ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Long may the Harpers blow that whistle

A letter to the editor complained of our local railroad “not giving back but taking all they can” (“ I do not agree. The writer complained of the train using its horn through town. Actually...

DATE: Aug 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

On China and trade, Trump’s reputation sinks

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump sold himself as an expert deal-maker. At the top of his list was a promised trade bargain with China. It isn’t working as planned. The trade war with China is a da...

DATE: Aug 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Centura is squeezing Mercy Hospital

In an effort to pinch pennies for their corporate board, Centura Health is slowing squeezing the life out of Durango’s major hospital. Would you be concerned to know that there is...

DATE: Aug 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Bipartisan effort on climate change

This summer, our Western Slope congressional delegation has been working across the aisle on practical, bipartisan solutions to address climate change. Last week, Rep. Scott Tipto...

DATE: Aug 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor