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Kudos to Rep. Scott Tipton for recommending that a good government program be made permanent. The Every Kid Outdoors Act, introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, asks the Department of the...
DATE: July 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Manuel Gallegos of Albuquerque was just looking for a fun way to cool off. A Sunday afternoon tubing trip down the Animas River was the ticket, until Gallegos fell off his tube below Smelter Rapid...
DATE: July 22, 2017 | UPDATED: 2 days 38 minutes ago | CATEGORY: Editorials
Conservation Colorado’s grade of D-minus for the Lower Dolores River must be put into context. Conservation Colorado is an environmental organization, and the score is not based on how well the...
DATE: July 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Five weeks from now, a 70-mile wide strip across the U.S. will turn dark during daylight hours. It will be what is being called the Great American Eclipse (never mind that the eclipse will travel...
DATE: July 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
As many as 3,400 Coloradans, along with voters in other states, have canceled their voter registration rather than have the information on their registration forms be shared with President Donald...
DATE: July 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Colorado has gained the Outdoor Retailer trade show that Salt Lake City let get away. That’s a big win for Colorado, a big nod to outdoor recreation’s ever-increasing economic clout and a big...
DATE: July 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
As fascinating as it is to watch the monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery patiently construct a “Buddha of Wisdom” mandala in the small gallery room at the rear of Sorrel Sky Gallery, it is just...
DATE: July 14, 2017 | UPDATED: 5 days 1 hour ago | CATEGORY: Editorials
At some point, doesn’t the perception need to change? The marijuana business is still a new one on the local retail scene. Compared to more venerable, traditional Durango businesses, it is more...
DATE: July 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Good representatives, at every level of government, are willing to go the extra mile. In mid-June, Durango City Councilor Dean Brookie, La Plata County Commissioner Brad Blake and San Juan County...
DATE: July 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Rosa Sabido, now receiving sanctuary in a Mancos church since her last application to stay in the country was denied, is not an example of problems caused by uncontrolled immigration. For the past...
DATE: July 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
We have a complex relationship with our neighboring black bears. We love to see them, whether it is a solo male spotted near a trail at Junction Creek, or a mother with cubs under an apple tree at...
DATE: July 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Last week’s fire in Lightner Creek, just west of downtown, gave us all a front-row seat on the blaze, which started as a structure fire but quickly spread due to gusty winds and dry conditions....
DATE: July 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials
