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No endgame for rivalry with nefarious China

“My idea of American policy toward the Soviet Union is simple, and some would say simplistic,” Ronald Reagan told his adviser Richard Allen in January 1977, four years before he became presi...

DATE: May 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Carbon dividend bill is what’s needed

Appreciation to all who have made changes to reduce their carbon footprint, addressing climate change. Problem is, individual actions are not enough. We need industry a...

DATE: May 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

When possible, U.S. must fight one war at a time

Sometimes you need to write about something you’re pretty sure isn’t going to happen. That thing is war with Iran, which Donald Trump doesn’t want, and which he will probably avoi...

DATE: May 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Welcome to logic in the age of Trump

The Trump/Barr/Republican leadership position is that: A president cannot be indicted while he’s in office; The attorney general’s decision to exonerate the president i...

DATE: May 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Dems will lose again if they run against prosperity

For more than two years, Democrats have confidently insisted the U.S. economy under President Donald Trump (a) would crash and burn; or (b) benefits only the few; or (c) was fake; or, failin...

DATE: May 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

There are no conspiracies in this county!

I would like to respond to the letter from Ms. Yarina (“ Colorado requires all county assessors to re-value the property in their county every two years. For tax years 2020 and 2021, values...

DATE: May 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Mysteries of Kamala Harris

She could be the best candidate to take on Trump – but will America listen?

DATE: May 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

There is just no way to avoid a county tax increase

In coming months, the La Plata County commissioners will be struggling to solve a difficult problem: how to put the county’s finances on a sustainable basis. The Long Term Finance Committee ...

DATE: May 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Editorial cartoons

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

The citizens are letting the county down

A letter to the editor accuses our elected county commission and employees of the county of hoodwinks and high jinks with regard to property tax assessments (“ The citizens of La Plata Coun...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

And then they came for the victim’s dad

I didn’t know how things could possibly get worse for Colorado Republicans after their disastrous showing in the 2018 midterms, but I guess I underestimated them. All it took was ...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin