Opinion

Our View: SCOTUS went too far with federal legislation in Trump ballot ruling

Longtime Republican politician Norma Anderson, lead plaintiff in the case to remove Donald Trump from the Colorado primary ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s disqualification clause, told ...

Editorial cartoon: Wes Rowell

Editorial cartoon

San Juan River’s ‘ever-moving pile of sediment’ requires new vigilance

When the San Juan River flows out of the San Juan Mountains in Southwestern Colorado, it contributes 15% of Lake Powell’s water. But there’s a problem: The river carries a hefty 55% of the s...

Our View: Native Lens a catalyst for young Indigenous filmmakers

There are moments when we know we’re witnessing something that changes what comes afterward. That was the feeling, sitting in the dark at the Durango Independent Film Festival on Saturday af...

On water compact: ‘Colorado will never get a better deal’

I’ve been a water engineer in Southwest Colorado for 50 years and watched the importance of the Colorado River Compact increase from a background document to front and center as the current ...

$60B ‘chump change’ with Putin war

First, I must applaud a Durango letter writer for her well-written contribution, suggesting $60 billion in Department of Defense funding go toward aid for Ukraine. It is irrefutable, Russian...

‘GOP plans no different than Iran’s Sharia law’

On Feb. 6, in Owasso, Oklahoma, a 16-year-old nonbinary, sophomore was beaten by a gang of girls in a school bathroom and died the next day. Who is to blame? The girls? Yes. The Oklahoma edu...

‘Total disregard for foundational principles’

Having been a member of this community for more than 50 years, and having taught multiple generations (middle school, high school, college) for 43 years, I feel certain that my friends, acqu...

‘Wind, wakes the common problem’

In response to an editorial on Feb. 23, citing reasons to further reduce power boat times, some statements were misleading. Comparing Lake Nighthorse usage figures, from Durango Parks and R...

Editorial cartoon

‘Opens door for Council to silence us’

City Council is creating policy that would prevent future resolutions regarding “religious or international politics.” Because it’s internal policy, Council members could pass it without tak...
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