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Free land ‘came at great cost to Lakota’

There’s a place in South Dakota, about 25 miles north of Wall Drug, that some locals still call “Jew Flats.” More than 100 years ago, the U.S. gave my great-great grandparents and their chil...

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Free land ‘came at great cost to Lakota’

There’s a place in South Dakota, about 25 miles north of Wall Drug, that some locals still call “Jew Flats.” More than 100 years ago, the U.S. gave my great-great grandparents and their chil...

‘Same forces’ at papers, family ski areas

Another part of what made Southwest Colorado special, affordable skiing in our backyard, will soon be no more. Hesperus Ski Area will remain closed through the 2024 to 2025 season. Our paper...

Our View: Disinformation dogs Dolores River monument proposal

Grievance politics tend to attract people who feel left out. By Tuesday afternoon, that could be more than 5,000 people, most likely in Mesa and Montrose counties. They signed an online peti...

‘Hunters, anglers lost a strong advocate’

As a lifelong hunter and angler, and a wildlife biologist who worked for 23 years for the Colorado Division of Wildlife, I was honored to be appointed to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Comm...

‘National monument would not take lands away’

The news story on March 4 regarding the proposed national monument for the Dolores motivated me to share my thoughts on this important issue. Our shared public lands are a great asset to our...

‘Nobody in charge’ at Durango Post Office

I’ve recently found that the U.S. Postal Service takes no responsibility for any of its actions. My package disappeared prior to being delivered to my mailbox and the powers that run the Dur...

‘Former Party of Personal Responsibility has fallen’

One recent letter writer carries on the great GOP tradition of – ahem – “misspeaking” when defending his Mango Messiah from the natural consequences of his actions. He blames Democrats for “...

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