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Michelle Goldberg: The Scary Power of the Companies That Finally Shut Trump Up

In the days after Donald Trump whipped up a mob to overrun the U.S. Capitol in a desperate attempt to stop the certification of his defeat, many conservatives have voiced their outrage about...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Reader is misguided in Durango boycott

I wonder why Corey Hopkins is singling out Durango in a West Slope boycott (Jan. 12, “ La Plata County and Durango, like most of the resort areas in the district, did not support Boebert in...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Rep. Lauren Boebert is dangerous and must resign

Lauren Boebert, newly elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, should resign. She has definitely shown her ignorance and is not there to work for the people of the 3rd Distr...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Where are the real freedom-loving patriots?

I donâ€™t recognize the United States shown on the news this past week. The images were so troubling it makes me question if the United States is what I have always believed it to be, or if ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Public health workers deserve accolades, not blame

On Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, managers at San Juan Basin Public Health gathered to discuss how they might prepare for the coming COVID-19 pandemic. They had no idea what to expect. And like the ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Reader is ‘disturbed, disgusted’ with Boebert’s behavior

As are we all, I am deeply disturbed by the events which took place last Wednesday in Washington, D.C. I am even more deeply disturbed, not to mention disgusted, that the newly e...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Climate change, drought demand national legislation

Southwest Colorado is in a drought of exceptional level, the most severe level of drought intensity categories, according to a map released Jan. 7 by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Dro...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Rep. Lauren Boebert is a national security risk

“Today is 1776!” is what Lauren Boebert tweeted hours before armed insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, killing Officer Brian Sicknick of the Capitol Police, and injuring nearly a...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Reader will boycott Durango as long as Boebertâ€™s in office

As a Colorado resident living in the Denver metro area I have spent many vacations in beautiful Durango and the Western Slope. To know that Boebert represents this area is sad and dishearten...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: ‘The Donald’ managed to ‘make America great’

It is hard for me to say this, but The Donald did it! He actually did it!! That tyrannical orange thing made America great! The House of Representatives, the Senate, and the pres...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Get real: Election was fair, ‘protestors’ were rioters, news is not fake

Please stop with the verbal attacks on the election. It will not always be the result you may desire, but that doesn’t mean it’s rigged! It wasn’t “a few” rioters who stormed and...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Boebert is a disgrace to Colorado

Lauren Boebert is a disgrace to Colorado and should not be re-elected as a representative to the house. She supported the attack on the Capitol along with the president, and does not represe...

DATE: Jan 12, 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.