Dear friends, how is your heart? It’s a question worth asking often, as every week takes us into a deeper darkness. And honestly, if I had to answer, no words could properly measure the weight of this ...

• 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 ...

Author Attica Locke is a Black woman born and raised in Houston who was drawn to the arts at an early age and had published three books before dazzling the world in 2014 with “Bluebird, Bluebird.” I ...

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 ...