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Krugman: Justice Kavanaugh will destroy the Constitution

At a fundamental level, the attempt to jam Brett Kavanaugh onto the Supreme Court closely resembles the way Republicans passed a tax cut last year. Once again, we see a rushed, nakedly parti...

BP’s sale of its San Juan assets is notable

But there is no reason to panic about whatever comes next, or when

Trump doesn’t know the meaning of R-E-S-P-E-C-T

My son Lucas has learning disabilities and is very successful in our community. I just heard that Trump called Jeff Sessions mentally retarded! What is wrong with the president? The most awf...

About those oil and gas setbacks: Think

Why do you think the oil and gas industry has directional drilling? The setbacks will not affect anyone. They can drill from thousands of yards away and not affect anyone. Who is fooling who...

Tipton and Gardner are shamefully silent

President Trump’s authoritarian and autocratic tendencies, long obvious, are only becoming more clear. He wants to pick economic winners – coal and steel, for instance – by using ill-conside...

Medicaid is a boon that must be saved

When most people think of Medicaid, their first thoughts are of medical insurance for those with low income or the unemployed. In a lot of circumstances, though, Medicaid is much more than t...

Sheriff inconsistent on law enforcement

On Aug. 16, 2014, Sean Smith sent the Durango Gun Club a letter. In this letter, he stated: “With that said, the sheriff’s job is to enforce laws! So, until the court or the Legislature make...

We’re at out best with Unger for senate

Well, I’ve made up my mind. And just in time, too, because the election is only about two months away. I’m going to give Guinn Unger, Democratic candidate for the Colorado State Senate, my v...

Come home, little senator, all is not forgiven

Jon Kyl has just been sworn in to take John McCain’s empty seat in the Senate. Two ways of looking at this. The normal way is to shrug and move on. That’s certainly understandable...

Divorced: America and the homeless. Local solutions need to consider reconciliation on fair terms

Panhandlers aggressively accosting befuddled citizens and tourists. Drunken fire hazards stumbling through our precious forests late at night. Scruffy, dusty, downtown bums with coated tongu...

Will the next financial crisis come as a stranger?

WASHINGTON – The news is better than you might think. A decade after the onset of the 2008-09 global financial crisis – an event usually dated to the bankruptcy of Lehman Bros. – ...

Thanks for coming to Secret Garden

The Durango Arts Center’s staff and board wish to express our tremendous gratitude to all who attended the Aug. 29 concert in the Rochester Hotel’s luscious Secret Garden! Sponsor...