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‘Tax the daylights’ out of some ammunition

Had you been caught, said the Border Patrol officer, your behavior would have been treated as an armed invasion of the Republic of Mexico. He was addressing me and some friends after finding...

DATE: Aug 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Vigorous standards’ needed to govern pipelines

An estimated 3 million miles of gas pipelines crisscross the U.S. When these pipelines leak, harmful pollutants are released that threaten our communities’ safety, exacerbate the climate cri...

DATE: Aug 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Reducing trees by logging won’t preclude wildfire spread’

The Lahaina fire on the Hawaiian island of Maui offers some insights into why the current U.S. Forest Service policy of focusing on fuel reduction is misguided. The wildfire began in grassla...

DATE: Aug 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Need conservative voices at climate solution table

Discussion about climate change from conservative voices has been all over the map. On one edge of the conversation, we have former President Donald Trump saying: “I think global warming is...

DATE: Aug 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

When loved one becomes ‘someone I never knew’

Kim Martin and Chuck Carson described their experiences as caregiver and patient living with Alzheimer’s or related dementias on Aug. 13 in The Durango Herald. Every one of the 6 million Ame...

DATE: Aug 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Apathy or outrage is truly your call

The state of college and professional sports is changing right in front of you

DATE: Aug 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

‘Oppenheimer’ and an eel man with an emu

J. Robert Oppenheimer’s creation led to the Duck and Cover era. We who grew up during the Cuban missile crisis and the Cold War had our own childhood worries. Thank goodness, we didn’t have ...

DATE: Aug 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

A reunion on the Hermosa River

Some favorite spots are still in the altered Middle Fork

DATE: Aug 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

‘Protect entire Dolores River Canyon Country as national monument’

As our rivers begin to recede, it is time to look back on the incredible spring runoff season. An above-average snowpack ushered in high flows with ample opportunities for river recreation a...

DATE: Aug 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Connie Mack World Series featured a bit of everything

From great baseball to touching stories, the World Series more than delivered

DATE: Jul 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Call on Boebert: ‘Do better for seniors, protect Medicare’

Signed into law 58 years ago, Medicare revolutionized health care for America’s seniors. It cut the number of uninsured older Americans to near zero. It lowered costs, improved the quality o...

DATE: Jul 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Celebrating Colorado Day

On Aug. 1, 1876, Colorado became a state. As a territory, we had tried to get Congress to agree before, but President Andrew Johnson vetoed the legislation. A hard man to get along with, Joh...