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Democrats’ choice of former state Sen. Gail Schwartz promises good contest

Democrats’ choice of former state senator promises a good contest

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Barking dogs ordinance reflects changing neighborhoods

As La Plata County’s population has steadily grown in recent years, the concurrent challenges of adding more people – and their dogs – to the community’s rural areas require attention from p...

DATE: Apr 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

State lawmakers right to ensure clarity of medical facilities’ costs

The lack of transparency in health care delivery in the U.S. continues to cause confusion on many fronts, and in response to this, the Colorado Legislature is considering playing a role. The...

DATE: Apr 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Whitewater Park

Project revisions and consequencesput the city of Durango on the hook

DATE: Apr 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Congress’ beating up of EPA no substitute for real fix

Wednesday, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a subpoena ordering Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy or Assistant Administrator Mathy Stanislaus to testify a...

DATE: Apr 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Focus on prevention, restoration a positive shift for 9-R

Adolescence is a tumultuous time for all involved. Individuals going through the transition from childhood to adulthood test boundaries – their own, those of their parents and those imposed ...

DATE: Apr 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Service animal bill was flawed, but abuse is real

Bill killed in committee Monday was flawed, but the problem of abuse is real

DATE: Apr 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Hawk Tank: Entrepreneurs, innovation central to boosting Southwest Colorado’s economy

Fort Lewis College concluded its Hawk Tank competition Saturday and it looks like a great success. Moreover, it exemplified and encouraged the kind of economic development that could best he...

DATE: Apr 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

EPA, Superfund

Agency proposes listing for Bonita Peak, setting the course for action

DATE: Apr 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Clean air: State Senate’s partisan grandstanding based soley on opposition to Obama

The flap in the Colorado Senate over funding for implementing aspects of the Clean Power Plan can be explained in one word: Obama. The state of American politics – and worse, governance – ha...

DATE: Apr 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Industry should notify local governments of planned wells

When Gov. John Hickenlooper convened the Task Force on State and Local Regulation of Oil and Gas Operations in 2014, the intent was to improve the sometimes fraught relationship between loca...

DATE: Apr 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Misnamed laws protect only ability of hateful to discriminate

Tuesday, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law a bill with the Orwellian title “Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act.” It is the most egregious of a ser...

DATE: Apr 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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