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Bernie Sanders, Ralph Nader and the Colorado County Clerks Association make strange bedfellows. What could a Democratic Socialist, Green/Independent, and majority Republican organization possibly...
DATE: Sept. 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
If you build it, they will come is a slight twist on the iconic line from the film “Field of Dreams.” It is also the hopeful motto of resort developers worldwide. That it may turn out to be all...
DATE: Sept. 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
It is curious that our health care system has, until recently, had an almost exclusive focus on physical health. Got the flu, high blood pressure, an ankle sprain? No problem. Though Southwest...
DATE: Sept. 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
Cortez is not a pedestrian-friendly town, and that’s a deficiency worth tackling. The best way to help pedestrians is to make sure drivers stop for them. Even locals have not developed the habit of...
DATE: Aug. 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The presidential election aside, the largest spike on this summer’s political seismograph registered in June when funding to combat the Zika virus ran aground in Congress. Both sides of the aisle...
DATE: Aug. 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
With their proximity to Cortez, Dolores and Mancos, one would think that many parcels of local public lands are city parks. After all, we access these trails via paved roads and run, hike and ride...
DATE: Aug. 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
With the Drug Enforcement Administration’s decision last week to continue to categorize marijuana along with the most addictive and harmful drugs, including heroin, the federal government is...
DATE: Aug. 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
The Wilderness Act turned 50 a few years ago. Middle-aged, not keen on change, it would likely rather approach its golden years without controversy, but last month at the urging of the Sustainable...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
After 40 years, any enterprise – a career, a business or a marriage – has earned some bragging rights. So it is for Ignacio-based KSUT, which went on the air in 1976 as a communications service for...
DATE: Aug. 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
When La Plata County residents are able to receive Denver television stations, it will be that city’s crime stories and cold weather reports rather than Albuquerque’s that will be on the air....
DATE: Aug. 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
We are used to making top 10 lists, usually for an amenity – best biking, hiking, outdoor town – which is why it was disconcerting a few years ago to learn that we made a list of another kind. In...
DATE: July 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
With four locally and nationally organized cycling and running events behind us and the Olympics ahead, there is reason to reflect upon the nature of people and sport. The Durango-Silverton Iron...
DATE: July 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials
