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‘Will protect election infrastructure’

People like me don’t usually run for office. I grew up in the mountains of Estes Park and, at times, my family relied on food stamps and food banks. I was the first person in my family to at...

DATE: Sep 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Food-truck ban a smokescreen for Denver cops’ mistake

When powerful people make mistakes, they tend to blame less powerful people. The Denver Police Department is powerful. Denver’s food-truck owners, not so much. This power dynamic – not publi...

DATE: Sep 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Shared values: ‘Free, fair elections’

The race for Colorado’s secretary of state has never been more important. We as Coloradans and Americans face a voter confidence challenge. As the former Jefferson County clerk and recorder ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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

‘Will protect election infrastructure’

Food-truck ban a smokescreen for Denver cops’ mistake

Shared values: ‘Free, fair elections’

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

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