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Gun show ‘right’ after mass shootings?

According to the Gun Violence Archive, by Saturday, there have been 160 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2023. Saturday was the 105th day of this year, which means we have had more than one mas...

Yes, danger from gas wells

In response to George Sharpe’s recent guest column, he’s wrong that there is not evidence of oil and gas posing danger to people’s health, and the industry doesn’t need further regulation. ...

‘9 mm handgun’ at Cortez school auction?

It has come to our attention that the Lewis-Arriola Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization has a 9 mm handgun as an item to be auctioned off at the annual Hoedown silent auction. If t...

Poem: Internal Dust

In spring she moves from her old space underground to the stairs curving straight to the attic door. Her path strewn with books, books falling past her and before her, books bearing foreign ...

‘Choice between political parties clear’

On the one hand, Colorado Democrat U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen has recently proposed legislation to understand and stem the import and flow of illicit drugs, such as fentanyl via a multi-ag...

Focus on ‘suitability’ of gun owners

I read the three letters on gun control on Sunday in The Durango Herald. One letter made a very good point, which encouraged me to think about this issue in more detail. Even though my opini...

‘Boebert: Silent about dead kids’

The GOP has become an entirely performative, own-the-libs clown troupe. I give you our own Congressional sad harlequin, Lauren Boebert. In her time in Congress, she hasn’t sponsored a single...

Oppose Boebert’s wolf bill

Over a year ago, local papers welcomed a family of wolves reintroducing themselves in northern Colorado and having pups. Early this year, three were tortured and killed by Wyoming hunters, a...

Consider Russ Andrews for CD3

Carbondale resident Russ Andrews has tossed his hat into the ring as a Republican contender against Lauren Boebert. Andrews is not an “ultra-MAGA” follower. He believes Boebert is a “dividin...

Poem: In The City

See men feeding upon men like so many fevers incubated from concrete. Birds with beaks of filth force through the haze escape. Mind, the Great Mind, and as her lover, cities cleverly, patien...

Poem: Hiking Feet

Toes up, heels down. Toes up, heels down. Dusty ankles left, dusty ankles right. Pesky pebbles, prickly pine needles. Toe stub, heel rub. Frigid wade in mountain creek. Toes down, heels up. ...

‘Dems inching closer to police state’

The Democrats started the game of “lawfare,” as it came to be called, with the serial indictments of Republican Tom DeLay. Basically, if you get a Democrat prosecutor to empanel a bunch of D...
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