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In a drier climate, why not consider hemp?

Our environment is important to all of us in Southwest Colorado, water being one of the most important and having…

March 22, 2018

Public opinion: Elected officials and agency staff need to care what their constituents think

Elected officials and agency staff need to care what their constituents think

March 22, 2018

Littwin: With layoffs, Post owners are looting the public trust

Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independentdu1-i-syn I’ve been lamenting the news of the latest devastating round of layoffs at the already-decimated…

March 19, 2018

Dolores, Mancos: Dolores voters must look past one-issue, Mancos must select board to boost town

du1-i-syn In Dolores, 11 candidates each want one of just four seats on the town board, and two more are…

March 19, 2018

Sheek: Get informed! 2018 is the year of the mid-term elections

Karen Sheekdu1-i-syn It’s the mid-term elections. The cycle begins with city/town elections on April 3, primaries in June, and the…

March 15, 2018

A Westerner with working family roots

My name is Root Routledge, an independent Progressive Democrat. I’m one of the four candidates in the race for Congress,…

March 15, 2018

Local elections: There are many reasons to vote “Yes” on 2A and for a forward-thinking council

Jerry McBride/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn The City of Cortez is asking its voters to do something unusual: renew an existing sales tax…

March 15, 2018

Ag Expo: A great way to spend a day or two with the region’s many faces of agriculture

du1-i-syn If you haven’t attended the Four States Agricultural Exposition in recent years, you’re likely to be surprised at the…

March 15, 2018

Guest Columns

The Utah Headliners: FOIA is the speedometer, not the cop writing tickets

du1-i-syn The Utah Headliners Sunshine Week is here, and we who value government transparency are again celebrating the laws that…

March 12, 2018

Editorials

Sunshine week: A yearly celebration of public and press access to government information

The belief that good government flourishes when it is well-supervised by citizens has been deeply held in this country since…

March 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Land and water are Rep. Tipton’s expertise

I am writing in response to Neill Smith’s letter ( Tipton does represent all constituents, and it is a fact…

March 12, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Trouble in Tweeterville and for our republic

Pending conclusion to the Mueller investigation, why hasn’t the Republican Congress at least censured President Donald Trump for failing to…

March 12, 2018

Editorials

Colorado women: “We can do it!” 125 years leading the way on women’s suffrage, equal rights

du1-i-syn It is during the month of March, designated as Women’s History Month, that women’s achievements are commemorated across the…

March 8, 2018

Letters to the Editor

Patsy Brown’s legacy of service to Cortez

Words always feel so inadequate when I try to express what someone means to me. So, forgive this feeble attempt.…

March 8, 2018

Kent: Let’s have a conversation about gun control

Gaylon Kentdu1-i-syn Friends, the time has come for our country to have a sane, reasonable conversation about gun control and…

March 8, 2018

How to make, not break, sage-grouse recovery

If you’ve farmed, ranched or owned land in the West, you’ve probably participated in a few discussions about the greater…

March 5, 2018

James: When luck is just luck

Tom Jamesdu1-i-syn Do you ever think about luck? Man, I do. It’s always there, mashed somewhere between love, snuff, horses…

March 5, 2018

Caucus!

Shape the future of your party, get in on the ground floor of the political process

March 5, 2018

Tipton, the GOP must act on gun control

Last year, I had the opportunity to hear Scott Tipton speak and answer questions at a town hall meeting in…

March 5, 2018

Cooke: Transportation fix hits partisan speedbump

Sen. John ookedu1-i-syn On the opening day of the current legislative session, Senate Republicans introduced a $3.5 billion state transportation…

March 1, 2018

Rankin: Common core standards, are we ready for a change?

Joyce Rankindu1-i-syn Remember “Common Core”? That term first appeared in 2010. It referred, at that time, to the controversial math…

March 1, 2018

DOI reorganization: The public, elected officials needs more information on Secretary Zinke’s goals

The public, elected officials needs more information on Secretary Zinke’s goals

March 1, 2018

Editorials

Listen to them: Brave young people with bold ideas were treated reprehensively

Aztec High School students arrive at McGee Park in Farmington to be reunited with family. Three people were killed in…

February 26, 2018

Guest Columns

Gerson: Billy Graham was consumed by grace and gratitude

Michael Gerson, Washington Post Columnistdu1-i-syn WASHINGTON – He was easily the most influential evangelical Christian of the 20th century –…

February 26, 2018