Next Step would permanently change downtown Durango. Perhaps for better, perhaps for worse. Such a consequential, and a controversial, decision should not rest solely with five city councilors or a ...

We keep hearing cries of “protect our democracy” from the Democrats and our news media does little to shed light on the silliness. The Democrats have refused to enforce the democratically enacted ...

A recent editor letter invited readers to explain how countywide voting for commissioners is protecting democracy. To begin, La Plata County elects three commissioners, all three representing all La ...

Haiti creates provisional electoral council as country prepares to hold elections for the first time since 2016.

There’s an analogy that says democracy is like two wolves and a lamb voting on what’s for dinner. This is especially true for sin taxes. The public believes it’s a good thing if we can raise taxes ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sex crime charge in New York.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Delta Air Lines flight leaving Salt Lake City last weekend ...

The title of Mike Littwin’s Opinion page article in Sept. 8’s paper includes this startling statement: “Too bad your vote doesn't count.” He raises a question that should finally be answered in ...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined Wednesday to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president, saying ...

About the only thing that doesn’t come easy for Travis Hunter on the football field is choosing sides. “Equal,” Colorado’s ...

It all started with the bass for Tracy Wiebeck. The local musician, who moved to Durango in April 2021, grew up an Air Force brat, moving around in his youth so much that he’s kept moving as an ...

In a duplex in a quiet neighborhood of the Hungarian capital is the headquarters of a company that is linked to the ...