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DATE: Apr 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

North Main construction delays are inconvenient, but the results should benefit all

Yes, right now north Main Avenue is a mess. There is an ongoing CDOT project to rehabilitate the roadway, and an unexpected but necessary repair to the bridge over Junction Creek....

DATE: Apr 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Loss of hospital provider fee would further complicate healthcare funding

Colorado legislature’s budget decisions threaten to put the state’s small, rural hospitals at risk by pulling a funding source on which they depend. Paying for health care for ind...

DATE: Apr 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Gains made, with room to grow dual enrollment program that improves college performance

Gains made with room to grow program that improves college performance

DATE: Apr 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

City residents turn out in strength to elect councilors and keep fluoride

Congratulations to Melissa Youssef, Dean Brookie and Chris Bettin for their victories on Tuesday. Brookie returns to Durango City Council for a second term, while Youssef and Bettin take the...

DATE: Apr 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

4CORE’s ‘group buy program’ a novel, affordable way to break gasoline habit

Common sense reminds us that when a deal sounds too good to be true, there’s probably a catch. But in the case of 4CORE’s “group buy program” for electric vehicles (EV), there mig...

DATE: Apr 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Biannual ritual rolls community recycling and beautification into one

Nothing marks spring in Durango like warm temperatures, a swelling river, budding leaves, an occasional snow flurry – and Spring Cleanup. The citywide cleanup, that jump-starts sp...

DATE: Apr 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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Local singing competition brought out the best in performers, and in us all

DATE: Apr 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Charter school participation in mill levy overrides should be a local decision

Mill levy overrides have been the salvation of many a Colorado school district. Coming with voter approval, they have added precious dollars to school budgets at a time of limited or no incr...

DATE: Apr 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Student loan repayment burden is tough on those who want to live in rural communities

In Colorado, more than two-thirds of the students who graduate from college have substantial student-loan debt, averaging more than $30,000. At Fort Lewis, the total is somewhat lower, just ...

DATE: Apr 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Vote for Brookie, Youssef and Bettin for city council, and against ballot issue 1A

Durango’s 2017 municipal election for three open seats on the City Council, when seen against the backdrop of our national political scene, has been notably civil, and that is refreshing. We...

DATE: Apr 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials