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Opinion/Editorials

Labor Day: Holiday arrives in time of uncertainties over healthcare, housing, immigration

Holiday arrives in time of uncertainties over healthcare, housing, immigration

DATE: Sep 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Monuments review: Secrecy is the wrong way to approach public land discussions and decisions

The public has not seen Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s draft recommendations to President Donald Trump about changing the size and use of several national monuments. Since the topic is publ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Bear proof: Emergency ordinance needed to effect change in human and bear behavior

Bears are following their noses (and using their memories) and dining in Durango seemingly like never before. They have entered a couple of automobiles and done a lot of damage looking for t...

DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Arts economy: Creative district a positive step toward supporting arts, culture and community

The arts mean business in the city of Durango. That was the message delivered earlier this month by Americans for the Arts in a report, “Arts & Economic Prosperity,” partly commissioned by t...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Epic rides: On trails and roads, local riders continue to make Durango proud

It was the stuff of legends, a classic Western confrontation: Two men in a duel in the sun. No rifles or six-shooters involved in this 21st century clash, but riders on saddles st...

DATE: Aug 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Civility: Demand, model decency and dignity to help bring order to our messy democracy

Most Americans have little reluctance to state firmly that race-based superiority is wrong. At the same time, too many fall into the belief that their political opponents are inhe...

DATE: Aug 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Parks pass: At new price, Senior Pass will still be worth far more than it costs

On Monday, the price for a lifetime national park pass for senior citizens will jump from $10 to $80. If you’re 62 or older, now is the time to get yours because that’s a huge pr...

DATE: Aug 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Float to work: Celebrating the Animas, commuting alternatives and our boating culture

Reactions to Durango’s first ever Float to Work Day, taking place on Friday from 7–9 a.m., have been positive, ours among them. Individuals who reside outside of Durango, whether ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Eclipse 2017: Be sure to see the celestial event, but make sure you view it safely

By the degree of interest in today’s eclipse of the sun, you would think that this is a very rare event. It is for the United States, where a band of totality 70 miles wide is crossing from ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Ewing Mesa: Plans for multi-use event center should be sized to fit the projected demand

Enriched by dozens of suggestions from current fairgrounds users and horse owners, the Durango firm DHM Design has come up with a large and functional development plan for a multi-use event ...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Right to know

Notice of public meetings, and access to records, essential to open governance

DATE: Aug 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Back to school

We need to ‘get back to basics’ in creating a supportive community

DATE: Aug 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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