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Theodore Roosevelt was a force of nature, an accidental leader fitted to his times, a bred-in-the-bone Eastern elite whose heart was in an egalitarian West; a Republican radical feared by his...
DATE: March 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
In 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. It wasn’t the first theme park, but it was the first connected to a movie studio; it was state of the art and it was a success. In 1957, a...
DATE: March 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
We read a shocking story on The Intercept the other day, “Top Nancy Pelosi aide privately tells insurance executives not to worry about Democrats pushing ‘Medicare for All.’” It is a long piece of...
DATE: Feb. 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
A book was recently published with a tantalizing title: “A Bright Future : How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow.” Upon reflection, we realized the title of the...
DATE: Feb. 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
We read an article recently in Colorado Politics that caught our eye. It was about Ready Colorado , a conservative reform group that advocates for school choice – “public, private, charter,...
DATE: Feb. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Socialism is fashionable. We hear from progressives there is no reason why the U.S. could not ape countries such as Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and the U.K., and build a bigger state where...
DATE: Feb. 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
You may have grown accustomed, as we have, to hearing sad news about the animals with whom we share the planet. It sometimes seems we are all on the brink of extinction, owing to human activities...
DATE: Feb. 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Before the 2018 midterm elections, Colorado was thought to be a purple state, with divided party control of the governorship and the two branches of the Legislature. After, it became one of 14...
DATE: Feb. 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
There is a battle brewing in Wisconsin that could have lessons for anyone who cares about the future of renewable energy and combating climate change. Until now, much of the discussion about these...
DATE: Feb. 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
One must have a heart of stone to have heard Michael Bennet on the floor of the Senate two weeks ago without wondering whether this, at last, could be the kind of leadership the country has been...
DATE: Feb. 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Weather forecasting got worse because of the government shutdown, from Durango to Dallas, Cortez to Cincinnati. You might have noticed that already, although the connection has been purposefully...
DATE: Jan. 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The 2019 Trump State of the Union takes place at the Clemson University stadium in South Carolina, on a stage in the end zone. Isn’t this terrific? This is terrific. I would so much prefer to be...
DATE: Jan. 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Thousands of tons of rock, mud and trees came down crossing East Animas Road (County Road 250) as a result of snowmelt at the rockfall area on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The mudslide is up to 10 feet deep in the 2700 block of East Animas Road, which has been closed since Friday.
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