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Letter: COVID-19 is calling us to change our lifestyles

These times are different and challenging, demanding change. Calling us to change. Presently, the bodies we inhabit are challenging us. Our present condition now hosts a virus tha...

DATE: Dec 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Dugald Owen: The reasoned view, acceptance of uncertainties mark maturity

Editor’s note: Fort Lewis College held its second virtual commencement on Dec. 4, when 150 students gathered online to hear recorded speeches. Professor Dugald Owen gave the commencement...

DATE: Dec 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Dustin Bleizeffer: One state still craves coal

As the rest of the West rushes to meet increasingly ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions, one state is moving in exactly the opposite direction. It’s Wyoming, which even wa...

DATE: Dec 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Paul Krugman: Learn to stop worrying and embrace debt

Amid all the wild swings in U.S. politics over the past decade, one thing has remained constant: the GOP position on government debt. The party considers high levels of debt an existential t...

DATE: Dec 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our View: 5-Star program may offer hope for indoor dining ... eventually

5-Star Certification Program may offer a path to indoor dining ... eventually

DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Charles Blow: How Black people learned not to trust government and medical systems

It would appear that the people in American hit hardest by COVID-19 – Black people – are also the group most leery about the prospects of a vaccine. As a Pew Research report publi...

DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Our View: Balancing profit and passion in stewardship of beloved sites

Finding the balance to protect our region’s beloved outdoor public sites

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: Trump defeated himself and GOP

Thank you, President Trump, for costing us the election. Fair or not, you did not win. It was all in your hands. Despite being attacked by the Dems every day of your presidency, you could ha...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Editorial cartoons

DATE: Dec 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

Letter: First Peoples are very cautiously hopeful for future

The First Peoples of the Western Hemisphere continue to suffer the heavy tribulation of “different people hatred” and being the expendable in the enrichment of white imperialism that began i...

DATE: Dec 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Our View: Let baking rescue the holiday spirit

Making and sharing cookies can light up your spirits during the holidays

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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.