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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

John Simpson: School board veils intent, cost of bonds approved in recent election

While I am pleased that the School District 9-R bond issue passed in the November election, I am concerned with the subterfuge planned for the next step of the process. The school board told...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Letter: Press are leftist partisans

A very mediocre man, Joe Biden, has tentatively won the U.S. presidential election, not because of his platforms or positions, polls tell us, but because enough of the public was daily expos...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Charges against WikiLeaks founder should be dropped

On Jan. 4, 2021, a London magistrate will hand down her decision on whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange – an Australian citizen – to the United States. The U....

DATE: Dec 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Mercy should share data on COVID care with public

It is the first week of December 2020 and the COVID-19 outlook in the United States for the next several months is looking very grim pending widespread vaccinations. Overall, the number of h...

DATE: Dec 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Michelle Goldberg: The MAGA Revolution Devours Its Own

Gabriel Sterling, a Georgia election official and longtime Republican, held a news conference this week in which he excoriated Donald Trump’s lies about voter fraud and the threats of violen...

DATE: Dec 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our View: Despite district’s best efforts, some students are falling behind

Despite district’s best efforts, some students need more help to catch up

DATE: Dec 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Biden needs to rollback the rollbacks on the environment

In early 2017, not long after President Donald Trump moved into the White House, his chief adviser, Steve Bannon, said the administration’s aim was the “deconstruction of the administrative ...

DATE: Dec 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Thomas Friedman: Dear Joe, Iran is not about the nukes anymore

With the assassination by Israel of Iran’s top nuclear warhead designer, the Middle East is promising to complicate Joe Biden’s job from Day One. President-elect Biden knows the region well,...

DATE: Dec 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our View: Good reasons to celebrate (safely) in Durango this weekend

Demons football, Polar Express provide two good reasons to make merry (safely)

DATE: Dec 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Letter: COVID-19 vaccines should be free

We’ve heard a lot of good news about coronavirus vaccines lately. From the Moderna vaccine to the Pfizer vaccine to the Oxford vaccine, science is working, and help is on the way. ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2020 | 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.