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Trumpâ€™s war on Iran will be ugly first

If Trump draws America into a war with Iran, I hope our military leaders will ignore this command. This will not be a just war but a war he will wage to support his murderous frie...

DATE: Jul 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Lake Nighthorse is a splendid thing – but the city might want to fix the mud

Lake Nighthorse is a splendid thing but the city might want to fix the mud

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Climate change is just a buzz word

I am getting sick and tired of everyone just believing there is climate change because those are the current buzz words. Climate change would be directly reflected by a rise in gl...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Howl once for yes

Should putting wolves back in Colorado be a 2020 ballot question?

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

‘Cancel culture’ of left is a lot like Trump’s politics

For several years I had a regular lunch with an Iranian diplomat – I suspect his real profession was otherwise – who worked out of the Islamic Republic’s mission to the United Nations. ...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Hickenlooper, not own best messenger, stumbles

The Politico headline pretty much says it all: “Hickenlooper campaign in shambles.” Politico reported first that former Gov. John Hickenlooper’s senior staff advised him in May to drop out o...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Oh, to be Ivanka and go on all these adventures!

Any random heiress can sunbathe in the Seychelles, ski in Aspen or ascend the Himalayas. Only Ivanka has keepsakes from the Demilitarized Zone. It must have been wild, ...

DATE: Jul 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

Dem candidates more like students than leaders

WASHINGTON – What struck me about the first debates among 20 candidates for the Democratic nomination for president was how they resembled graduate students. All seemed articulate...

DATE: Jul 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

He has Colorado’s best interests in mind

We send senators to Washington to stand up for the best interests of our state and our country. By that measure, Sen. Cory Gardner has had an enormously successful first term. He ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Conservatives right on homeless, but...

As a flaming ultra-liberal Durango resident, I would like to take a moment and agree with the conservative letter writers who have recently pointed out that throwing money at the homeless pr...

DATE: Jul 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor