Our View: Fair Share changes welcome along with shorter time to measure progress
Housing policy due for recalibrations to produce more stock
DATE: Dec 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Happy holidays, dear readers,
During this time, when wars in Gaza and Ukraine continue to rage, we realize just taking the time to slow down, be warm and share holiday meals and gifts with friends and family under twinkl...
DATE: Dec 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
My View: Musings on job of vice president, better than commander in chief
As U.S. presidential candidates clamor over each other in the race for commander in chief, I can’t help but feel they’re missing the best position in the White House – vice president.
Second...
DATE: Dec 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Editorials
My View: RINO Wall of Shame no help, only hurt
Time for the quiet ones – moderate Republicans – to speak up
DATE: Dec 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Emails between Bosmans, Simpson raise questions on motives
Well, the drama within the city of Durango continues, starring Councilor Olivier Bosmans and Infrastructure Advisory Board member John Simpson. The throughline in this narrative of secreting...
DATE: Dec 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Canceled gun buyback in Farmington short-sighted
In a city struggling with gun violence and its residual anguish, Farmington City Manager Rob Mayes did the wrong thing by residents in canceling a gun buyback program scheduled for last Satu...
DATE: Dec 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Durango taxpayers win in ruling against ‘not reasonable’ attorney fees
Questioning what is reasonable is standard and common in courtrooms. A simple but expansive question. A guidepost to making decisions.
So it’s quite a blow to Durango resident John Simpson, ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: GOP leader Shaw must bring evidence for not certifying election
Perform canvass duties, be accountable or step aside
DATE: Dec 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Coming together in reverence for Sgt. Moran
Our communities are shaken by the death of Cortez Police Sgt. Michael Moran on Nov. 29, after being shot during a traffic stop on South Broadway across from Handy Mart in southwest Cortez.
M...
DATE: Dec 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: CD-3, green jobs in spotlight after Biden’s visit
President Joe Biden’s visit to Pueblo on Wednesday is our new marker in time when national attention on the 3rd Congressional District ramped up the 2024 U.S. House race, along with Biden’s ...
DATE: Dec 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Name street Scott Gallagher Way; rename Ninth to Greg Hoch Street
Durango has a street in need of a name and it got us thinking about who – and why – a person should be immortalized on roads, buildings, parks and more. Between Backcountry Experience and Ri...
DATE: Dec 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion
Our View: Locals will scrutinize how tourists are managed
Mention “mass tourism” and one city that comes to mind is Venice, Italy, with multitudes of tourists walking its narrow streets and riding in gondolas over fragile gray-brown canals. During ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Editorials
