• Burt Baldwin – Regular contributor to this fine paper, published author and poet, longtime educator in the Ignacio School District as well as Fort Lewis College. He is a recipient of the Governor’s ...

Recognized as a "climate saver" by the EPA and a "climate innovator" by Time magazine, Schendler’s work for the planet has ...

To the next District 59 representative, good luck. Remember who you represent, laugh so you don’t cry, work on both sides of the aisle, take advantage of every opportunity, join every committee you ...

A yes vote on Proposition 127 will protect bobcats, lynx and mountain lions from hunting and trapping in Colorado. It will allow the killing of these animals under certain circumstances, such as ...

During my time working at Colorado Parks & Wildlife, the mission was to promote, protect, enhance and manage wildlife resources on behalf of citizens and future generations. We accomplished this using ...

To those who lament “the parties are the same” – what are you thinking? Compare their plans! First, read Project2025.org or Rep. Barbara McLachlan’s excellent summary of it published here (Oct. 3, ...

I attended the Planning Commission meeting regarding the proposed RV park at the south end of San Juan County. My husband and I are homeowners and taxpayers at Cascade Village and are opposed to this ...

Durango School District 9-R could learn a lesson in courage from Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish student activist who was awarded Time magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year. Ms. Thunberg, who has ...

Hidden beneath subalpine meadows in Colorado’s Flattop Mountains lies a subterranean wonderland, the true extent of which has yet to be realized. Of the area’s numerous caverns, Groaning Cave stands ...

The two candidates running for La Plata County Commissioner present starkly different backgrounds and visions. Incumbent Matt Salka brings extensive experience as an IT professional and former Mayor ...

Please consider voting no on the City of Durango ballot issue 2A $200 million tax increase. There are other avenues that the city can explore to fund infrastructure and capital improvements that they ...

I wish to assure the frazzled mountain biker quoted in the July 27 “Ear to the Ground” that my great-great grandfather, the honorable James Harvey Pinkerton, was not some kind of asshole. The intrepid ...