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The legacy of Orion’s belt

Collectively they have been known, among other things, as the Three Kings, the Three Marys and the String of Pearls.

DATE: Dec 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Stewart’s 2026 legislative priorities: EMS pay, jail safety, health care subsidies

We have less than six weeks to go before the 2026 legislative session, so I’d like to give an overview of my bills for the coming year. These policy proposals may look different by the time ...

DATE: Dec 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Congressman Hurd, it’s time to introduce the Dolores River National Conservation Area bill

As County commissioners from Montezuma and La Plata counties with multigenerational histories in the Dolores River Basin, we have spent nearly two decades working together to address the com...

DATE: Dec 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Tim’s top 10 for 2025

Another trip around the sun is almost over, and what a year it was. There are lots of things to celebrate and remember in 2025. Here is my top 10 list. The Durango Business District Improvem...

DATE: Dec 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Kudos to all those who kept San Juan Mountains Association going in 2025

It’s a busy time of year for families, retailers, shipping companies and, certainly, for nonprofits focused on successful fourth quarters. But it’s also time to reflect, and there are certai...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Getting up to steam

The 25th Anniversary of the Durango Railroad Historical Society

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

When neighbors know where to turn, communities grow stronger

In rural communities like ours, we pride ourselves on looking out for one another. Yet, when it comes to navigating health and social services – especially for people living with limited res...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Effort to be good grandfather fails

DEAR ABBY: Ten years ago, I connected with “Christi,” a daughter I fathered with a woman I was in a relationship with for a short time decades ago. We split before Christi was born. My ex-gi...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Family’s collective mental health declining

DEAR ABBY: As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions. It has increasingly gotten on my mom’s nerves (she has also become more impatient an...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Take the stress out of gift giving by adding meaning

Perhaps, like me, you have mixed feelings about gift-giving. It’s a joy to stumble across something and know instantly that thing or experience will be meaningful to someone. Conversely, whe...

DATE: Dec 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Tis the season for sweets … and smart choices

It’s the most wonderful time of the year … When loads of sweet treats and desserts make their way to our plates. Despite us all “knowing better,” the average American still is consuming too ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

The hazards of homelessness show ‘Housing First’ is practical, humane and cost-effective

I’d like to offer a bit of consolation and clarification. While I believe a majority of the public holds genuine sympathy for the hardship of homelessness, there remain those who are put of...

DATE: Dec 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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