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DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Common sense: May our state legislators continue to embrace what’s missing nationally

May our state legislators continue to embrace what’s missing nationally

DATE: Jan 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Cooking again: The return of a culinary program proves popular with all kinds of DHS students

The return of a culinary program proves popular with all kinds of DHS students

DATE: Jan 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

2018: Slow and significant progress expected, with revenue a continued uncertainty

If there is one thing we know to be true about any new year, it is that there is no shortage of issues to address. With as active and engaged a community as ours, one has reason t...

DATE: Jan 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Durango Chamber: Chamber should be a role model, add housing, or better yet, locate elsewhere

Durango’s Chamber of Commerce has begun the planning for a new location and building between 22th and 24nd streets on Main Avenue, adjacent to Brookside Park across from the high school. The...

DATE: Jan 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

A livable wage: Pathways from poverty tied to wages, living costs and, for now, outside support

Colorado’s minimum wage quietly went up on Jan. 1, as planned by the passage of Amendment 70 in November 2016 with 55.4 percent of the vote. The second of four stepped increases the ballot m...

DATE: Jan 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

A fresh start: Proud GED grads face the new year, eager to put their degrees to work

There is no better example of the promise the New Year can bring than the mid-December ceremony for GED graduates of the Durango Adult Education Center. On the evening of Dec. 19,...

DATE: Jan 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Call for submissions: Headlines we would like to see in 2018

The new year is nearly upon us. It is time to start crafting resolutions and think about things we would like to see happen, or not, in 2018. “Bridge to nowhere connects to som...

DATE: Dec 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

2017: Our review of a surprising year in which politics often eclipsed good judgment

The beginning of 2017 delivered a lot – a lot of snow, for one – snow that residents and tourists are missing now like a dear, old friend. We all watched the inauguration of an unconventiona...

DATE: Dec 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

A smart step: Bayfield decides to find out if town might benefit from legal pot sales

It was just a first step, but it was significant, especially for a small Southwest Colorado town well known for its traditional attitudes. And for its view on the sale of pot. At ...

DATE: Dec 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Tax reform: GOP wager bets on business-aided economic benefits that time will tell

Tax legislation passed by the Republicans last week does not significantly simplify tax filing, nor does it provide tax reductions for everyone. Lower- and moderate-income payers will have a...

DATE: Dec 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Christmas: This holiday season, there is reason to celebrate all that is good in the world

In the United States of America, Christmas has come to encompass a great variety of activities and ideas, and peace and goodwill are the goal of most. The religious emphasis remai...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday

Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

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

Editorial update

Common sense: May our state legislators continue to embrace what’s missing nationally

Cooking again: The return of a culinary program proves popular with all kinds of DHS students

2018: Slow and significant progress expected, with revenue a continued uncertainty

Durango Chamber: Chamber should be a role model, add housing, or better yet, locate elsewhere

A livable wage: Pathways from poverty tied to wages, living costs and, for now, outside support

A fresh start: Proud GED grads face the new year, eager to put their degrees to work

Call for submissions: Headlines we would like to see in 2018

2017: Our review of a surprising year in which politics often eclipsed good judgment

A smart step: Bayfield decides to find out if town might benefit from legal pot sales

Tax reform: GOP wager bets on business-aided economic benefits that time will tell

Christmas: This holiday season, there is reason to celebrate all that is good in the world

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