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Opinion/Editorials

Roads, bridges: ‘Yes’ on 1A

La Plata County’s Road and Bridge Division has been doing a lot with a little for too long. It is time we invest in quality, safe roads with a “yes” vote on Ballot Issue 1A. Doin...

DATE: Oct 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Passing of Arnold Palmer casts a shadow over Ryder Cup victory

Golf fans and patriots savored the home win in the 41st Ryder Cup on the second day of October. Winning the biennial match-play competition between the U.S. and Europe for the fir...

DATE: Oct 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Ballot madness

A grand and nine friends is no way to populate a presidential ballot

DATE: Oct 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Vast public lands position rural communities for wind and solar

Towering 308 feet high with 187-foot blades, it is hard not to notice the 27 wind turbines climbing up the ridge of the Abajo Mountains just outside Monticello in southeast Utah. Decades in ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Survey says trout, aquatic insects, anglers have all survived Gold King Mine spill

The late John Voelker was a noted trial lawyer who eventually attained a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court. In addition, he was an author, writing under the pen name Robert Trave...

DATE: Oct 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

New labeling requirement another step in learning curve of legal marijuana

Colorado continues to sort out its ongoing experiment with legal marijuana. And with each step it becomes apparent that, while it cannot be treated exactly the same as alcohol, there are ste...

DATE: Oct 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

BLM could benefit from consistency, transparency in actions at all levels

The Bureau of Land Management got it right in deciding last week to pursue a Master Leasing Plan in Montezuma and western La Plata counties. That call reflects responsiveness to the majority...

DATE: Oct 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Paths to Mesa Verde trail an ancient idea that is just right for our times

It was a striking picture published last week. The lieutenant governor of Colorado was captured riding a bicycle at Phil’s World, the popular trail system that winds among the sage, piñon an...

DATE: Sep 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Be there Saturday for taste of Old West, or at least how it should have been

The Durango Cowboy Gathering’s Saturday morning parade is always a highlight of the annual four-day poetry, music and art fest. Expect plenty of horses with riders in Western garb, and burro...

DATE: Sep 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Bizarre presidential contest, crowded ballot could lead to high voter turnout

Bad things can sometimes produce good effects. Those who remember World War II, for example, speak warmly of the shared sense of purpose and national unity that horrific conflict engendered....

DATE: Sep 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

It was great to see Durango-Bayfield clash for first time since 1936

A good rivalry can be one of the best aspects of sports. Rivalries increase anticipation. They turn up the volume on pregame trash talk and statistical comparisons. A rivalry can ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

While confusing to the uninitiated, our direct democracy is highly structured

Like many Western states, Colorado has a process whereby its voters can enact or amend state laws and even the state’s constitution. And do we ever love to use it. To those unfamiliar with i...

DATE: Sep 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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