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Manaugh like a ’55 Chevrolet Bel Air: Too tough to retrofit

Manaugh Elementary School was built in 1955. With its new red brick and sizable windows, it was a beauty for its time. It had gleaming asbestos tile and single-pane windows that opened. The ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

NFL team ownership ‘a can’t-miss business venture’

The recent sale of the Denver Broncos is unique for several reasons. It is a record $4.65 billion transaction. The former record sale was for the New York Mets in 2020 at a price of $2.4 bil...

DATE: Sep 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Superintendent explains attendance, discipline, cellphone policies

I worked for the Montezuma-Cortez School District from 1997 until 2008, with the first six of these years at the middle school, then central office. Attendance and discipline were main issue...

DATE: Sep 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Purple Cliffs ‘inherent to who we have become as a nation’

JoVonna Miller, a fourth-year student at Fort Lewis College, never envisioned herself living at Purple Cliffs. But for three weeks this summer, it was the only place she and her 13-year-old ...

DATE: Sep 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

There’s more to fly fishing than catching

Just getting out can be rewarding

DATE: Sep 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Apples beckon in fall

Trees planted in autumn will root in before cold weather arrives

DATE: Sep 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Tragedy of the commons’ explains fake news crisis

Fake news, disinformation and conspiracy theories abound. If you want to understand the crazy, mixed-up, 21st century information ecosystem, think about it as what is called a “tragedy of th...

DATE: Sep 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Politicizing public safety makes no one safer’

In the race for attorney general, voters deserve an honest conversation about public safety. A recent opinion piece by the Republican Chair Kristi Burton Brown strayed far from that standard...

DATE: Aug 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Stakeholders object to Next Step design, want smaller upgrades

Small businesses are the backbone of Durango’s economy. Surviving the Gold King Spill, the 416 Fire, the 2020 pandemic, and now the 2022 labor and supply chain shortages. Businesses are aski...

DATE: Aug 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Leo’s character pillar of his life’s work’

What is broadly known about Leo Lloyd’s tragically condensed life are his heroic and legendary international level mountaineering search, and rescue skills and saves. What I hope to add – i...

DATE: Aug 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Homeownership: ‘We feel like our dreams are slipping away’

Roberta Villalobos and her husband, whose real names I’m concealing for questions of privacy, began looking for a house to buy in Durango over two years ago. But so far, they’ve struck out. ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Time to rethink impact of constant growth’

Tune to any news channel and you’re bound to hear the question: Is the United States in a recession? Two consecutive quarters of a negative gross domestic product is, by definition, a recess...

DATE: Aug 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Manaugh like a ’55 Chevrolet Bel Air: Too tough to retrofit

NFL team ownership ‘a can’t-miss business venture’

Superintendent explains attendance, discipline, cellphone policies

Purple Cliffs ‘inherent to who we have become as a nation’

There’s more to fly fishing than catching

Apples beckon in fall

‘Tragedy of the commons’ explains fake news crisis

‘Politicizing public safety makes no one safer’

Stakeholders object to Next Step design, want smaller upgrades

‘Leo’s character pillar of his life’s work’

Homeownership: ‘We feel like our dreams are slipping away’

‘Time to rethink impact of constant growth’

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