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Abraham Lincoln had a history with Roger B. Taney stretching well back from May 27, 1861, the Monday Taney rebuked him. Taney, scion of a wealthy, slave-holding family in Maryland, was a lawyer and...
DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials
As we start to venture out, let’s welcome our neighbors who are wearing masks. They may be more vulnerable, have a preexisting condition, maybe they are a medical worker or an essential worker, or...
DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
On the topic of COVID-19, we all remember President Trump telling us “It’s totally under control” and “It’ll go away by April like magic.” I’m guessing these assurances ring a bit hollow to the...
DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
We must go to Durango once a year to see our doctor/surgeon. He made it very clear he does not like our supplement to Social Security! That’s all we can afford. So very hateful, he said to write...
DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor
The hallways were mostly empty. The lawmakers were mostly masked. The interactions were mostly awkward. The General Assembly’s return to the state Capitol after a two-month coronavirus pause...
DATE: May 26, 2020 | UPDATED: 39 minutes ago | CATEGORY: Local News
A heat wave is expected to hit Southwest Colorado on Wednesday, which will likely exacerbate already high fire danger conditions. Megan Stackhouse, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service...
DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Nobody knew how the coronavirus, with its historic stay-at-home order from the governor, would influence and inspire crime across Colorado . No previous period, no critical incident, offered much...
DATE: May 26, 2020 | UPDATED: 6 hours 54 minutes ago | CATEGORY: Local News
Gun sales in Colorado are up more than 80 percent in April, compared to the same time last year, indicating that the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a run on firearms. The Colorado Bureau of...
DATE: May 26, 2020 | UPDATED: 6 hours 54 minutes ago | CATEGORY: Local News
Andy Starrett’s teenage daughter was murdered in a hotel room almost three years ago. The man accused of the crime, his daughter’s ex-boyfriend, fled to Mexico. It took more than a year to...
DATE: May 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durango’s restaurants can reopen for dine-in service Wednesday. Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday restaurants across the state can reopen after being closed for more than two months to in-person...
DATE: May 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
