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You can’t treat a baby turtle this way!

In case you don’t know, If you have a light turned on that causes a turtle hatchling to die, you can be charged with causing a death. But of course, it’s a different story when somebody stic...

DATE: Feb 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

These wild land protections are good for business

Colorado’s iconic mountains are the very fabric of what makes our state unique and offer something for everyone. That’s why Osprey Packs strongly supports the Colorado Outdoor Rec...

DATE: Feb 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Say my name: Scandinavian countries have abandoned socialist policies

Socialists claim the U.S. should be more like Norway and Sweden. Oh really?

DATE: Feb 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Brake for car braking ahead of you

Hey, news flash! When a person brakes on a highway while traveling allotted speeds, there is usually a good reason. Maybe there are deer on the road. Maybe the vehicles following ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Second homeowners deserve a break

A recent transplant, Diane Goodchild, proposed that second homeowners in the area should have a higher tax rate than full-time residents (“ I wonder if she stopped to consider that second h...

DATE: Feb 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

More schools, fewer tanks

What the Mideast needs from the U.S. now is not force but education

DATE: Feb 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

City should answer these five questions

Good infrastructure – roads, sidewalks, facilities – is an essential foundation of any great community. And every city has a responsibility to its community members to be transparent, accoun...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Before Hamlet, we did know our minds

In your most commendable editorial of Jan. 28 concerning Sen. Bennet (“ Linguists have long known that the best indication of an author attributing inner life to a character is in making th...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Why are we being gouged for propane?

As larger suppliers buy up our local propane services, the price goes up. On Jan. 29, I was quoted $2.734 per gallon from “big fish” propane who bought up my former supplier. They...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Major Powell’s big brain needs another adventure

This year is the 150th anniversary of Major John Wesley Powell’s epic Colorado River trip. He was first through the Grand Canyon in 1869. There are many celebrations an...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Shutdown’s effects hit too close to home

I met a woman from Durango last week whose story said a lot about how the federal shutdown affected the people in District 59. She was serving hors d’oeuvres at a party. A federal...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the State House