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Colorado fast becoming California lite

The editorial in the June 10 edition regarding the Denver mayor’s election is spot-on (“ Colorado is fast becoming California lite as new residents pour in from failing blue states. ...

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

I’m still not a socialist – don’t believe the hype

Once again, Rep. Scott Tipton is labeling me a “Socialist” (“ This has been standard procedure from Republicans for a very long time. Here’s what then-President Harry Truman said about it i...

DATE: Jun 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The waiting game

Sitting in Front Range traffic, life and scenery flash before your eyes

DATE: Jun 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Homeless not a liberal or political issue

I’m responding to Eileen Wright’s letter (“ Homelessness is not a political issue. Try to think logically. Most cities are more liberal than small towns. Ho...

DATE: Jun 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: How they voted

Witches, astrology speak to resistance, disruption

We’re living in the middle of a religious revival; it’s just that the movements are not what we normally call “religion.” The first is astrology. According to a 2018 Pew poll, 29%...

DATE: Jun 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Homeless are result of income inequality

Income inequality and homeless: a coincidence? (“ Is it just a coincidence in Durango and all over America that the more conservative they become, the more major crises they are facing? ...

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

Fewer labels and more compassion help

I found it disappointing to read that homelessness was tied to liberals, without any support for the statement (“ Labels divide, reducing solutions. We could aptly say that since Trump has ...

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

Democratic candidates talk – and talk – about climate change

Democratic candidates are talking plenty about climate change

DATE: Jun 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Look for a CBD company (like ours)

Do you know where your CBD comes from? With all of the buzz around CBD lately, you should! The popularity and incredible growth of cannabidiol products, or CBD, is in a...

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

Civility doesn’t just work, it also makes us noble

WASHINGTON – In his influential 1984 book, “The Naked Public Square,” Richard John Neuhaus recalled attending an event featuring the late Jerry Falwell Sr., who delivered an angry excoriatio...

DATE: Jun 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Insulting Mitsch Bush is just weakness

In a June 3 editorial (“ The Herald also reported the reaction “from the Tipton camp,” which fit perfectly with what we’ve come to expect of Trump and Trump enablers like Tipton: insults wi...

DATE: Jun 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor