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Here in Moab, Utah, where we can watch railcars carry off the radioactive uranium waste that was stored right next to the Colorado River, many locals are steeling themselves for the return of yet...
DATE: March 10, 2012 | COLUMN: Writers on the Range
It is no secret that Montezuma and Dolores counties are blessed with incredible natural beauty, fertile soils and a rich history. Any driver passing through on the way to Telluride, Durango or...
DATE: March 6, 2012 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The recent column by Larry Tradlener (Feb. 2) makes several statements regarding science and global warming that are erroneous.He claims consensus among world scientists about global warming,...
DATE: March 3, 2012 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
I would like to thank Margaret Ransom for her letter to the Cortez Journal on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, and on behalf of Southwest Memorial Hospital apologize for any past misinformation that she...
DATE: March 1, 2012 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Wolves stir passion. Unfortunately, that passion is often accompanied by incomplete or inaccurate information, as has been the case in several recent letters to The Durango Herald.Wolves are not as...
DATE: Feb. 25, 2012 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Something has gone astray in this country. The issues have to do with money, government, and values, and have become clearer with the recent economic downturn. The rich are getting much richer, the...
DATE: Feb. 18, 2012 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The woman behind the counter asked where I lived. It turns out she grew up in the very same small town, population 300. She said she had to leave it to find a job, moving to the nearest place with...
DATE: Feb. 16, 2012 | COLUMN: Writers on the Range
Three points in response to Mr. Tradleners Maggies Drawers column:Scientists never say its just a theory. A scientific theory requires masses of supportive data, yet is never a statement of...
DATE: Feb. 14, 2012 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
The most important point regarding the Supreme Courts decision in the Citizens United case stands within the fact that this ruling opened up the floodgates for the legitimated abuse on the part of...
DATE: Feb. 11, 2012 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Heres a dramatic way we might break through the partisan gridlock and mutual demonization that dominate our politics these days: President Barack Obama, the top Democrat, should ditch his vice...
DATE: Jan. 21, 2012 | COLUMN: Cagle Cartoons
We must crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to bid defiance to the laws of our country.Thomas Jefferson, 1812When our Founding Fathers laid the...
DATE: Jan. 17, 2012 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
Because I so deeply appreciate our lives here in beautiful Montezuma County, as Im sure you do, I want to make sure that you all are aware of the fact that the Bureau of Land Management will be...
DATE: Jan. 14, 2012 | COLUMN: Guest Columns
