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Letter: How did Rep. Lauren Boebert get elected?

I love the Western Slope of Colorado and was a Colorado resident many years ago. Love the people, the culture, the beauty of the state. My question to the people of the 3rd Congr...

DATE: Feb 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Get avalanche education before going off piste

Since late January, there have been 22 avalanche deaths in America across 16 incidents in nine states, including many in Colorado. It’s been one of the most deadly periods in recorded histor...

DATE: Feb 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Boebert fails to protect self, others from COVID-19

Feb. 19 I received an email from our Congressional representative, Lauren Boebert. Six photos were attached from a recent visit to southwest Colorado, including images of Boebert...

DATE: Feb 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Feb 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our View: Congress should pass Colorado conservation bills

Wilderness, CORE acts will preserve Colorado for future generations

DATE: Feb 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Letting transgender women play women’s sports is a good thing

This is my perspective as a young female athlete who plays a multitude of sports including rugby, hockey, soccer, and martial arts, against both men and women: The argument that banning tran...

DATE: Feb 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Let’s abandon our silos for connection

It was too much to expect David Brooks to hand us a solution to the terrible polarization in our community and country. But the New York Times columnist – a longtime regular visitor to Color...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Duane “Chili” Yazzie: Energy corporations need to meet ‘Indigenous mind’

The energy development interest is mired in a mindset that says there is nothing wrong with how they do business. The first impulse is to oppose any suggestions that energy development could...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Allowing uphill skiing could stem avalanche deaths

In the past two years, avalanches claimed the following lives: Peter (dear friend), Bert (my fitness student), Jeff and Olivia (locals). Add 28 others over the past three years in Colorado a...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Paul Krugman: A Plot to Help America’s Children

Democrats seem ready to enact major economic relief legislation. The package will be big, with a price tag probably close to the Biden administration’s proposed $1.9 trillion. But the bulk o...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Don Coram: Could Gov. Polis be wearing one blue, one red shoe?

The second round of the 73rd General Assembly is underway. We met for three days starting on Jan. 13, then recessed until Feb. 16. It is great to get back to something that slightly resemble...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Ask LPEA to provide fiber broadband access

Fiber to the premises is the best way to receive quality internet, unlike wireless services. It’s faster (1 Gbps), safe (wireless radiation is making one-third of the population sick and dis...

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.