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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

Call the ‘word police’: Lost art of using correct language

Time was when there were English word/language gurus. No they didn’t reside at universities, where professors focused their attention on literature, not on the language itself. Rather, they ...

DATE: Jun 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Power of voters will matter more’

Does the majority still rule? Half of Colorado is now independent, not registered with either major political party, but somehow the two parties have all the control over who gets elected. T...

DATE: Jun 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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DATE: Jun 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Editorial Cartoons

‘Status of’ trail from Durango to Three Springs?

Is anyone else curious as to the status of the Future Animas River Trail connecting Durango proper to the Three Springs community? As an avid cyclist and runner, I know this project will be ...

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

Are ‘American citizens aware of dire situation?’

Recently, Russian President Vladmir Putin warned the West is pushing him “to the point of no return” over starting a nuclear war.“ (www.mirror.co.uk) Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons are ab...

DATE: Jun 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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

Our View: Need presidential debate moderator like Denver anchor Kyle Clark

Televised political debates can go in any number of directions. Sometimes wacky or even out of this world. For former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, it was the lone question about UFOs duri...

DATE: Jun 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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DATE: Jun 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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DATE: Jun 21, 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

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

Call the ‘word police’: Lost art of using correct language

‘Power of voters will matter more’

Editorial cartoon

‘Status of’ trail from Durango to Three Springs?

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

Are ‘American citizens aware of dire situation?’

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

Our View: Need presidential debate moderator like Denver anchor Kyle Clark

Editorial cartoon

Editorial cartoon

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

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