For most of the country, Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and Durango is no exception. Here, though, there is a parallel iconic event that kicks off the season: the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.
The weekend of events, anchored by the road race against the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, is in its...
From its start, the recall effort against Rep. Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, was reactionary and disorganized. A small group of gun-rights puritans targeted the lawmaker for his votes in favor of a series of reasonable measures that aim to counter gun violence in Colorado and launched a hastily drawn recall campaign. Their rationale for removing...
The American people were horrified watching coverage of the devastation caused by the massive tornado that struck Moore, Okla., on Monday. And as in all such episodes, the primary response is a desire to help those affected by this tragedy.
That is a healthy and welcome reaction, one that speaks well of our society. We can only hope it is...
If Colorado sheriffs get to decide which laws they will enforce, do the rest of us get to choose which ones we will obey? If not, what makes 54 Colorado sheriffs think they should be able to overrule the state Legislature?
That is essentially what is happening as the sheriffs of all but 10 Colorado counties signed on to sue Gov. John...
Mesa Verde National Park is a treasure trove of archaeological and natural resources, abounding with sites and artifacts that divulge a rich history of the region’s former inhabitants. Until recently, though, it was easy to drive by the landmark without a hint of what lay down the park’s road. With the opening of the long-awaited...
Striking the balance between a free press and protecting national security is a long-established tension in the United States, and one that frequently puts the media at odds with the administrations they cover. As much as the notion of a free press is held sacred, both culturally and institutionally through the First Amendment, those charged with...
Colorado has long established itself as a resource-rich state that is host to a robust natural-gas industry. As that industry has grown, so have the state and its localities in addressing the effects that gas and oil production brings to communities where the activity occurs. The evolution has not necessarily been wholly smooth, nor is it...
Critics of President Barack Obama have long sought a scandal with which to tar his administration and with revelations of the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups they have a legitimate complaint. That it will probably not lead to the Oval Office itself should not deter them from fully investigating and exposing what...
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 200 on Monday, and with that, an estimated 189,000 more Coloradans will be eligible for Medicaid. Enacting that expansion of government health care was the right thing to do on a number of levels.
Not that critics of Obamacare would agree. The expansion of government health care SB 200...
Any question as to what direction La Plata Electric Association is headed were laid to rest Saturday with the results of this year’s board election. Alternative energy sources and conservation are where things are headed. The co-op’s membership has made that clear.
LPEA provides electricity primarily for La Plata and...
While the Affordable Health Care Act that will begin to be implemented at the beginning of 2014 is producing plenty of criticism about what is known and unknown about its mandated insurance coverage, a topic that is certain to loom large soon after has been with this country for decades: wildly disparate hospital charges with no transparency or...
No one can say Colorado lawmakers did not earn their pay this year. Whether positively progressive or dangerously liberal, the just-concluded session of the state Legislature accomplished more than any in memory. And on balance, Coloradans probably approve.
The contrast with our dysfunctional Congress is stark. And our bet is Colorado...
The warm season has had a slow start this year with a series of cool, windy days interspersed with some warm sun followed by this week’s spate of much-needed moisture. But summer will come, and there is no surer sign of its arrival each year than the season’s first Durango Farmers Market, which will take place Saturday morning in the...
Members of the armed services in the last two years have seen sexual assault in their midst increase at an alarming rate. More than 26,000 military members reported having been sexually assaulted in the last year, up from 19,600 in 2010. That amounts to a 35 percent increase and demands immediate action. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel responded...
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