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DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Mike Littwin: Thanks, Trump, for All-Star game

Even though Coloradans overwhelmingly rejected Donald Trump on the 2020 ballot — he lost by the greatest margin in the state since Reagan crushed Mondale in 1984 — we should offer him a bela...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Rep. Joe Neguse, Sen. Ron Wyden: Why American needs a new Civilian Conservation Corps

The 2020 wildfires brought America to a once-in-a-generation moment. For years, most Americans have viewed forestry policy as reserved only for rural areas. Now, as the climate cr...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our View: FLC’s Grub Hub models how to help others

Students helping students at FLC

DATE: Apr 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Durango Mesa Park will enhance business, town as a whole

I am writing to express my full and complete support for the newly proposed bicycle/multiuse facility to be located at Ewing Mesa, now Durango Mesa Park. I was fortunate to...

DATE: Apr 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Return train departures to downtown Durango

For anyone who participated in the April 2 meeting with the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNGR) representatives, La Plata County Manager Chuck Stevens, Colorado Department of ...

DATE: Apr 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Wildfire fund will help mitigate the inevitable

Thank you for your story about the Southwest Wildfire Impact Fund (SWIF) (March 25,”Durango, La Plata County look to new funding model for fire mitigation”). In 2020, Colorado bro...

DATE: Apr 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Fifth-grader conducts survey about Toh-Atin sign

I’m Julia and I’m 10, writing as a fifth-grade student. I have recently been interested in the Toh-Atin statue downtown as a project we have done in school. I made a ...

DATE: Apr 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Support media literacy bill for schools

Many of us learned to decipher media in much simpler times. We had a limited number of news outlets, most of which adhered to the same standards of reporting. Our teachers and librarians mer...

DATE: Apr 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Would you want the train in your neighborhood?

I have one question for officials Jeff Johnson and John Harper of Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad: How would they like it if their neighborhood was invaded by hundreds of speeding ...

DATE: Apr 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Lodgers tax will equal ‘paradise lost’

We’re all for a lodgers tax, but be careful what you wish for. My husband and I moved to Durango recently from what used to be “paradise” on the Gulf coast of Florida, near some ...

DATE: Apr 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Columnist justifies ‘Republican depravity’

Dennis Pierce’s piece (April 4, “Democrats have promised, failed on border security”) is a work of Republican propaganda that seeks to hold Democrats responsible for our nation’s immigra...

DATE: Apr 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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.