Grossman: Shootings are a terrible way to reduce our population

“… I call on President Trump and the Republican controlled House and Senate and Executive Branch to work together, get some bills passed and stop taking money from the NRA because children a...

Ornstein: This major challenge to local news has gone almost unnoticed

The foundations of the U.S. political system have recently come under unprecedented threat, centered on manipulation by foreign powers – notably, the insidious role of Russian interference i...

Just when we have life’s actors figured out

I had it all figured out. As an adolescent watching TV I saw the cops beating people at the Selma bridge, in my twenties a few of my friends were hurt during the police riot in Lincoln Park,...

Ag Expo: A great way to spend a day or two with the region’s many faces of agriculture

If you haven’t attended the Four States Agricultural Exposition in recent years, you’re likely to be surprised at the breadth of agriculture in the region. It goes far beyond cattle, hay and...

Mazur: Bayfield basketball gets its day

Some weary boys stepped off the school bus on Sunday, but they were holding the ultimate prize, a long-sought state championship for Bayfield...in basketball. This small school ha...

Davidson: Sunshine Week is turbid under Trump

WASHINGTON — If sunshine is the best disinfectant, President Donald Trump must pray for rain. He and his administration have a gloomy record when it comes to transparency, a parti...

Editorial cartoon

Harrop: Middle America must lead on guns

America desperately needed a new kind of citizen leader to force political change. She found it in the students, parents and teachers scarred by the massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high sch...

Brooks: With a rising populist wave, what comes after Trump?

What happens to U.S. politics after Donald Trump? Do we snap back to normal, or do things spin ever more widely out of control? The best indicator we have so far is the example of...

Transit cuts, climate groups miss mark

Do the citizens of Durango have a clear picture of the repercussions of the drastic transit cuts? I think not. Cutting Route #4 means no service to the entire west side of Durang...

Outdoor Pursuits: Outdoor offerings and natural setting, FLC recruitment should leverage both

Outdoor offerings and natural setting, FLC recruitment should leverage both

Joffe: Never argue with someone holding a gun

My longevity is due to this policy: “Never argue with someone holding a gun.” So, how will students be able to question what their gun-tottin’ teachers say, in safety? What happens if a disr...