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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

Letter: Don’t lump Cortez Patriots in with Capitol rioters

Amanda McNeil was granted a large section of the Jan. 13 Journal to spew liberal left venom in an attempt to silence and restrict the Patriots’ “freedom of speech and assembly” granted to al...

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

Letter: Article on Independents misses the point

The Herald’s article, Actions by the offices of the attorney general, secretary of state and the local Democratic Party to weaponize politics to financially and politically ruin Independen...

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

Our View: Assembly should pass diaper relief bill

We must admit that at first glance a bill in the Colorado Assembly to provide funding for diapers due to COVID-19 impacts sounded, well, a little odd. The bill would provide $4 m...

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

Letter: Support Neguse’s National Biodiversity Strategy bill

Watching this latest life-giving snowstorm falling outside my window, I’m reminded how tied we are to such gifts of nature. Yes, I’ll gladly shovel the snow. Far better than chok...

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

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Feb 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letter: 30x30 offers conservation for all users

Over the 40 years I have visited and lived in Colorado, it has become apparent to me that most of the people who have chosen to live here or have stayed in the state they were born in absolu...

DATE: Feb 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

Mitch McConnell condemns Trump, but refuses to convict

Editor’s note: Following is a transcript of Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s speech made after McConnell voted not to impeach former President Donald Trump. McConnell went on to say he...

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our View: ‘Caste’ provides lesson in Black history

It’s likely that few Americans living today have been properly educated about African-American history. One of us remembers a college political science lecture on the Civil War i...

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Biden order will undermine women’s sports

Imagine a world without Megan Rapinoe, Serena Williams and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. That is the world President Biden has initiated by signing Executive Order 13988, which states that “Children...

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: McConnell is a hypocrite for failing to vote to convict Trump

Well, it’s bad enough that the Republican members of Congress don’t have enough intestinal fortitude to do what they know is the right thing, and vote to make Trump accountable for his actio...

DATE: Feb 16, 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.