Writers on the Range

A slippery slope: As e-bikes overtake analog bikes, where is the stopping point?; By Marjorie "Slim" Woodruff

Bursting bubbles: Americans face a test of community and citizenship; By Stephen Trimble

Revisionist history: Trump is attempting to erase America’s dark past, one park at a time; By Ernie Atencio / Writers on the Range

Owl-on-owl smackdown: The ethical and ecological dilemma of killing one species to save another; By Mitch Friedman

A punch in the gut: Latest federal cuts drop protections for those who protect us; By Riva Duncan / Writers on the Range

Radically wrong: Trump’s latest energy policy goes against majority of Westerners’ wishes; By Barbara Vasquez / Writers on the Range

Gasoholics: For waste and inefficiency, you can’t beat corn ethanol; By Ted Williams / Writers on the Range

Ripple effect: Trade war uncertainty continues to plague farmers, businesses; By by Crista V. Worthy

Stopping the steal

Think public lands will never be sold? Think again ...

By Tracy Stone-Manning

A fool's errand: Answer to extinction is not high-tech “franken-animals” but better protections; By Pepper Trail / Writers on the Range

Eroding the rule of law: Increasingly more militaristic ICE disregards basic human rights; By Benjamin James Waddell

Net gains: Net metering, solar battery storage win-win for offsetting costs, unplanned outages; By Andrew Carpenter

People, get ready: La Plata County hosts Emergency Preparedness Week to get residents wildfire-ready; By Dave Marston / Writers on the Range

Digging in: When environmental reality weighs us down, action is the antidote; By Richard Knight / Writers on the Range

Crying wolf: When it comes to elk and CWD, wolves are our allies, not enemies; By Ted Williams / Writers on the Range

How the West was lost: Despite anti-fed sentiment, rural areas depend on government presence; By Stephen Trimble / Writers on the Range

At the precipice: Alarming signs of climate change everywhere in New Mexico; By Laura Paskus / Writers on the Range

The blame game: Mountain lions deserve protections, not scapegoating; By Wendy Keefover / Writers on the Range

The ripple effect: Mass federal worker firings cut the muscle, not the fat; By Riva Duncan / Writers on the Range

Stagflation nation: How Trump’s disastrous policies could bring us to the economic breaking point; By Dave Marston / Writers on the Range

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Getting gassed

06/04/2026

Gas prices are once again giving America something to complain about. And while the local beer meisters at Ska Brewing can’t fix the price at the pump, the brewery is offering one small bit of relief: a new light beer that costs one cent less than the price of a gallon of unleaded gas.

Introducing Ska’s newest brew: West’s Easy Light Lager, because “everything else is so hard.”

Short legs, big party: 05/28/2026; On most days, Tracy Harwood spends her time as a court clerk for the City of Durango. But next Thurs., June 4 – International Corgi Day – she hopes to bring something entirely different to town: short legs, wiggly butts and oversized personalities.

River cowboy: 05/21/2026; It’s a mash-up made in Westernwear heaven. Sort of. Seems Chaco, the purveyor of the iconic strappy dirtbag river rat footwear, has joined forces with Wrangler, as in tight jeans, big belt buckles, bull riding and snap shirt fame.

Making plans: 05/14/2026; Wondering what’s up with the old 9-R Admin building at the end of E. 2nd Avenue that was going to be a fire department, then wasn’t going to be a fire department and is now going to be City Hall and the Police Department?The City of Durango will demystify plans for the historic building during a public session Wed., May 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Durango Recreation Center.

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