Opinion

Editorials

What is torture: Immigration protesters might give it some thought

It impoverishes the meaning to say it is any form of detention

April 25, 2019

Opinion

Assaults on central banks will leave us naked

NEW YORK – Around the democratic world, there is a struggle taking place that might end up the most damaging…

April 25, 2019

Letters to the Editor

It’s not about you and not about Walmart

To Mr. Ortego and all Walmart customers, you are all valued (“ Yet times have changed, we have TSA at…

April 25, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Sterilize the idiots at Parks and Wildlife

Let me get this right. They needed to kill 400 walleye in Narraguinnep Reservoir to prove a point? I wonder…

April 25, 2019

Editorials

Walrus down: It’s time to care about pinnipeds

On 9/11 we asked, ‘Why do they hate us?’ Now it’s time to ask, ‘Why do we?’

April 22, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Democrats are hypocrites on immigration

President Donald Trump is generously considering moving thousands of asylum-seekers to “sanctuary cities.” I’ve listened to speech after speech by…

April 22, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Scott Tipton must get tough with Trump

I hope Rep. Scott Tipton has spent the hours I have today reading for himself the Mueller Report. No reasonable…

April 22, 2019

Opinion

Beautiful landscapes – without hogging water

Several months ago the City of Cortez convened elected officials, citizens and staff to work on a plan to raise…

April 22, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Give commissioners time to ruin county

du1-i-syn Our commissioners are exactly right in proposing to extend their term limits. Having failed to stem the declines in…

April 18, 2019

Letters to the Editor

I prefer businesses that think I’m honest

I don’t see any local businesses putting in turnstiles in order to make sure our neighbors are forced to pass…

April 18, 2019

Opinion

Julian Assange is a fishy-smelling cypher-punk

WASHINGTON – They say that guests are like fish; after three days they smell. By this measure, WikiLeaks founder Julian…

April 18, 2019

Editorials

No do-overs: There’s always the next election

Efforts to recall Democrats in Colorado are circular, impractical and lame

April 18, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Monica Lewinsky wants a word with you

If you’re over 30, chances are the name Monica Lewinsky brings on a flood memories about presidential scandals, inappropriate behavior…

April 15, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Don’t be fooled about Medicare for all

Let’s put public health above corporate wealth and get behind the improved Medicare for All Act just introduced in the…

April 15, 2019

Opinion

On the border, for Trump, the Pottery Barn rule

WASHINGTON – President Trump is right. There’s a crisis on the southern border. The existence of the crisis is as…

April 15, 2019

Editorials

Kinds of mayor: How strong should she be?

Durango and Cortez have what once were progressive forms of government

April 15, 2019

Letters to the Editor

For Earth Day, learn about carbon act

Earth Day, April 22, is a reminder of the power inherent in grassroots movements to make dramatic changes that improve…

April 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

I might as well just get the Denver Post

The recent changes in the funnies are terrible. You have taken out longtime classics and replaced them with junk. It…

April 11, 2019

Opinion

Federal control of education has failed. Next?

WASHINGTON – You can count on one familiar refrain in the 2020 presidential campaign: Fix the schools. Faith in education…

April 11, 2019

Editorials

Net neutrality: Colorado gets it

Colorado Legislature acts to do what the federal government forgot

April 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Big idea behind National Popular Vote

du1-i-syn Opponents of the National Popular Vote bill, recently signed into law in Colorado, fail to explain their defense of…

April 11, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Less meat means a better you and Earth

As Earth Day 2019 approaches, the threat of climate change looms large. Can individuals really make a difference in our…

April 9, 2019

Letters to the Editor

Oil and gas industry is crying wolf again

The oil patch is at it again. More propaganda commercials to convince you that complying with health, safety and environmental…

April 8, 2019

Editorials

The Great Gatsby at 94

The novella, born of hope, flopped. You can guess what happened next.

April 8, 2019