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‘Learned the hard way clinical depression needs medical care’

Maybe I’m destined for cycles of deep depression. I’ve just come out of another that left me drained of any hope. The new drug cocktail I’m taking now might be the magic bullet. I pray so. T...

DATE: Jun 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘By almost any measure, charter schools succeeding’

With all the challenges we face in Colorado, it was truly astonishing to see several Denver-area politicians introduce a bill this past legislative session attempting to tear down one of the...

DATE: Jun 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Truth in West: ‘Many wetlands result of irrigated agriculture’

Imagine Westerners waking up one morning only to discover that many of their most cherished wetlands have dried up, gone. This is not fiction during these times of determining the true value...

DATE: Jun 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Cannot cut our way to better care on backs of hospitals’

Coloradans are proudly among the healthiest and most active people in the nation. But that’s not to say that access to health care, a foundation of community health and wellness, always come...

DATE: Jun 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Rather than age, ‘pay attention to what old men have to say’

As you watch tomorrow’s presidential debate, here’s something we all should remember – the issue here is not, repeat not, about a candidate’s age. That’s especially true when both candidates...

DATE: Jun 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

On wolves: ‘Boebert’s bill short-circuits scientific process’

In November 2020, Colorado voters decided to restore gray wolves to their former home in Colorado. That vote, and the state-led restoration process now underway is a historic event in wildli...

DATE: Jun 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Crucial that left look at future, respond in relevant’ manner

Immigration is indeed a problem; all Americans agree on that. The right is largely opposed to any immigration, and the left understands that the tolerance of the American people on this iss...

DATE: Jun 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Proposed blinking tower at Bears Ears would ‘defile, dishonor’

My Navajo homeland is the great expanse of land between four sacred mountains in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. It is our place of origin and Navajo spiritual traditions are rooted ...

DATE: Jun 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Juneteenth ‘a moment in long-running struggle to realize freedom’

Last week at a Juneteenth concert on the south lawn of the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris said that on June 19, 1865, after Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, “The enslaved...

DATE: Jun 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Osprey supports ‘protections for Dolores River Canyons’

Since 1974, Osprey has provided hikers, backpackers, bikers and everyday travelers with innovative and long-lasting carry solutions, each thoughtfully designed to reflect a passion for explo...

DATE: Jun 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Beneficial fire helps restore ecological balance, understory, pollinator diversity’

Last month’s Spruce Creek Wildfire on Haycamp Mesa was a promising example of a new era of wildfire management. The Spruce Creek Fire started by lighting ignition May 14 in an area that was ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Without red-flashing lights, motorists come too close to a bike’

Before moving to Durango a few years ago, I had done a number of road-bike tours in California, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Minnesota. Some wonderful rides and most without Colorado’s mount...

DATE: Jun 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion