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Action on climate change needed now

We are in the middle of the most drought-stricken area in the U.S. Our rivers are dry, forests are burning, recreational opportunities are diminished and our rural and agricultura...

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

My best books of 2018 are only indirectly about Trump

As we bid goodbye to 2018, the year of the oh-so-many Trump books, I proudly admit I have read exactly none of them. Not the Wolff book (although I did read the excerpts), not the...

DATE: Jan 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Soaking the very rich makes good economic sense

I have no idea how well Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will perform as a member of Congress. But her election is already serving a valuable purpose. The thought of having a young, teleg...

DATE: Jan 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Paul Krugman

I hope state legislators remember bipartisanship

I recently ran unsuccessfully as the independent candidate for the state House here in House District 59. I’ve been asked why I’ve taken so long to write about my campaign. For me...

DATE: Jan 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

County’s district planning process is just a sham

Volunteering is usually a good thing. It helps other people and it helps you. There are so many needs in this area and if you have the expertise to help, why shouldn’t you volunte...

DATE: Jan 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Place, not party, defines my service

The 2019 session of the Colorado General Assembly has begun. I am in my ninth year in this body. I have spent my first years and years six through eight in the majority. In that t...

DATE: Jan 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the State House

Half a loaf: State will defend Masterpiece Cake suit

Colorado may be in a worse jam with the second baker case – is there a fix?

DATE: Jan 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials

This is one caring (and delicious) town

What do first-time visitors wonder about Durango as they wander about town? They ask or say “It’s just a cowboy town.” But what about the cowboy poets? As visitors become better a...

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

Democrats have golden choices now for president

A few years ago, when I was self-employed and had recently had my second child, my husband went combing through my credit card statements, looking for tax deductions that I’d missed. ...

DATE: Jan 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Homeless, immigration debates similar

The editorial on Jan. 1 (“ There are many similarities. Both groups stir up quite a debate. Supporters of either feel an obligation to help. Opponents see them as a problem. Providing assis...

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

Our crisis in early child care in Durango

I am completely flabbergasted at the way this city sets its priorities. Our early childhood care is at a minimum, and there are numerous families that are struggling to balance work and chil...

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