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Mike Littwin: Will vaccines forestall doom in Colorado?

If you’re not confused by the latest news/recommendations on the coronavirus, I have to confess that you’re way ahead of me. In his news conference Monday, Jared Polis announced —...

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Our View: In wake of shootings, grief

The recent mass shootings in the Atlanta area and in Boulder, where so many Durangoans went to college and have spent time, have sparked grief among us. It’s the kind of grief th...

Rep. Barbara McLachlan: Bills are moving forward

We’re seeing a lot of action at the Capitol these days, as legislators present their final bills while we collectively prepare to work on what’s known as the Long Bill, Colorado’s budget. ...

Marsha Porter-Norton: Spring has sprung, COVID-19 is waning

Spring has arrived in La Plata County, and it has brought with it much-needed snow along with the much-anticipated longer days. It is, as always, a time of renewal, and this year is proving ...

Dennis Pierce: Democrats have promised, failed on border security

What’s old is new again when it comes to migrant farm workers. President Franklin Roosevelt signed an agreement in August 1942 with Mexico that created the bracero program, which allowed far...

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Letter: Realtors’ group supports lodgers tax increase

The Durango Area Association of Realtors understands that tourism and tourism impacts make up nearly a third of our economy in the Durango area. DAAR also acknowledges tourists u...

Letter: Don’t blame students; look for solutions

The city of Durango’s economy relies heavily on student involvement and engagement with local vendors, shops and restaurants. College students are citizens of Durango as well! Wh...

Letter: Lodgers tax should fund locals’ needs

By suggesting that many of the lodgers tax opponents “probably came here as tourists,” Sweetie Marbury (March 30, “Lodgers tax proposal is a win-win for Durango”) alludes to one of the bigge...

Letter: Lodgers tax increase is long overdue

Increasing Durango’s lodgers tax is long overdue. The increase will help support a year-round tourism economy, which in turn supports and sustains local businesses. The tax is no...