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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

Father’s Day: ‘Show young men what it means to be a healthy man’

June is Men’s Health Month and also Father’s Day. These observances are an opportunity to open up conversations about the connection between physical and mental well-being. As part of overal...

DATE: Jun 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Women’s sports in spotlight ‘only 52 years after Title IX’

Girls and Women’s sport is having a moment. Attendance records are being set. New stars are emerging. Participation is up. And it’s only 52 years after Title IX, the federal civil rights law...

DATE: Jun 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

McCrackin has a close eye on how federal government ‘spent our money’

Curtis McCrackin of Cedaredge, a former general contractor now in real estate, said some guys read the sports page. He prefers economic and political news, particularly how the federal gover...

DATE: Jun 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Webb says U.S. economy being ‘destroyed intentionally’ by government

Lew Webb of Durango calls himself a “common sense patriot” and uses the words of the Founding Fathers, “we the people,” often. Webb, who sold a family auto dealership in California that empl...

DATE: Jun 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Study after study, same message: Protect the Dolores’

On Jan. 3, 1975, then President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 93-621 that amended the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to include an accelerated study of 100 rivers across the nation, and make rec...

DATE: Jun 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Beauty lies with people’s capacity to understand need for reform’

“A night in jail should straighten you out. A few nights.” This was the last comment I heard while being placed into the back of a police cruiser, blood dripping from just below my left eye,...

DATE: Jun 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Let’s agree on ‘one rule, learned on the playground’

Since you’re reading this in a newspaper, you don’t need to be reminded that we are living in a particularly polarized time in our nation. Not that long ago, Republicans and Democrats would ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

BLM’s Public Lands Rule protects ‘quality of life, wildlife, the future’

As an owner of an outdoor small business and a dad who spends as much time as I can with my family outdoors, I know how important our public lands are and how important it is that we do all ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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

Osprey supports ‘protections for Dolores River Canyons’

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

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

Father’s Day: ‘Show young men what it means to be a healthy man’

Women’s sports in spotlight ‘only 52 years after Title IX’

McCrackin has a close eye on how federal government ‘spent our money’

Webb says U.S. economy being ‘destroyed intentionally’ by government

‘Study after study, same message: Protect the Dolores’

‘Beauty lies with people’s capacity to understand need for reform’

Let’s agree on ‘one rule, learned on the playground’

BLM’s Public Lands Rule protects ‘quality of life, wildlife, the future’

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