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Who was the moped rider in the storm?

Did anybody see the person on the moped Saturday (Feb. 23) headed south down the mountain on 550, right where the train crosses under the tracks, about 8:30 a.m. during the snow storm? ...

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

Sen. Cory Gardner leads on environment

Sen. Cory Gardner announced at the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference that he is co-founding the bicameral Roosevelt Conservation Caucus to develop market-based solutions to envir...

DATE: Mar 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Not the fun kind of feminist

The work of radical Andrea Dworkin enjoys a rebirth

DATE: Mar 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Why is county finance director not here?

From what I know, the La Plata County has a standard practice of allowing its high-paid leadership to work remotely, thousands of miles from the office. So it is understandable that newly-el...

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

City is threatening to not fix our streets

City officials have abdicated their obligation to the taxpayers of Durango to be fiscally responsible stewards of public monies and take care of the basic needs of our community. ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Hickenlooper: Can he really pull this off?

Now that John Hickenlooper has officially joined the presidential race, he has, let us say, just a few challenges to overcome. 1. Money. It should be noted that several candidates...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Mar 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

City sales tax increase actually a bargain

So now the city has proposed a new half-cent tax for 10 years. Why? With sales tax revenue threatened by increasing online sales, decreasing oil and gas tax revenue, increasing construction ...

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

Ilhan Omar knew exactly what she was doing

There’s an old joke about upper-class British anti-Semitism: It means someone who hates Jews more than is strictly necessary. Ilhan Omar, the freshman representative from Minnesot...

DATE: Mar 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

We hate hate: La Plata County ranks high for political intolerance

County-by-county listings of partisan ill-will show intriguing disparities

DATE: Mar 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

If D.C. can go green, America can do it

Washington, D.C. became the only jurisdiction in North America that has enacted a concrete, mandatory, detailed, comprehensive law to reduce emissions at a pace compatible with keeping globa...

DATE: Mar 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Take a bow, local snowplow drivers!

Glad to see some thanks from Suzanne Parker’s letter entitled “ Having lived here 20 years, this year was the most snow we have seen since February, 2008. I have had four plow trucks. I am ...

DATE: Mar 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor