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Instead of banning ‘Maus,’ take opportunity to learn from it

A lot of talk and action has been going on in the United States recently about banning “inappropriate” books. The graphic novel “Maus” by Art Spiegleman, first published in book form in 1986...

DATE: Apr 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Southwest readers and authors converge on Tucson

Annual Festival of Books features familiar names

DATE: Mar 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Books

New book chronicles hiking Colorado Trail

‘Uphill Both Ways’ examines the ultimate family field trip

DATE: Mar 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Cormac McCarthy has 2 novels coming out in the fall

NEW YORK – Cormac McCarthy has two novels coming out this fall, his first fiction releases since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Road” in 2006. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday t...

DATE: Mar 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Durangoan’s book has international reach

Janet Jones’ ‘Horse Brain, Human Brain’ awarded Japan’s Equine Culture Award

DATE: Feb 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Spider-Man comic page sells for record $3.36M at auction

DALLAS – A single page of artwork from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book sold at auction Thursday for a record $3.36 million. Mike Zeck’s artwork for page 25 from Marvel Comics’ “Secret Wars No....

DATE: Jan 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Pagosa Springs resident releases book about American Pika

Deirdre Rosenburg, a resident of Pagosa Springs, released a book about her work with the American Pika, an animal she researches in the San Juan Mountains. The small rodent-like mammals are ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

The gift of reading: Suggestions for the young readers on your holiday shopping list

From picture books to young adult, here are some stories to check out

DATE: Dec 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

Author Alice Sebold apologizes to man cleared in 1981 rape

NEW YORK – Author Alice Sebold publicly apologized Tuesday to the man who was exonerated last week in the 1981 rape that was the basis for her memoir “Lucky” and said she was struggling with...

DATE: Nov 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Books

New book a guide to where movies filmed in Land of Enchantment

Plan a road trip to check out movie locations in New Mexico

DATE: Nov 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Longmire series returns with ‘Daughter of the Morning Star’

In “Daughter of the Morning Star,” the 17th book in Craig Johnson’s well-loved Longmire series, Walt and Henry Standing Bear, otherwise known as the Cheyenne Nation, are out of Walt’s distr...

DATE: Oct 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Canyonlands Carnage’ a tense, dangerous outing

Durango author Scott Graham will discuss book Thursday

DATE: Sep 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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Photos: Parade launches 2024 Connie Mack World Series in FarmingtonFans line street as players march on Main Damp, overcast weather cooled off the crowd lining Main Street on Friday morning for the 2024 Connie Mack World Series Parade. The hourlong parade began shortly after 10 a.m. in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

Fans line street as players march on Main

Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Durango Police Department Deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Instead of banning ‘Maus,’ take opportunity to learn from it

Southwest readers and authors converge on Tucson

New book chronicles hiking Colorado Trail

Cormac McCarthy has 2 novels coming out in the fall

Durangoan’s book has international reach

Spider-Man comic page sells for record $3.36M at auction

Pagosa Springs resident releases book about American Pika

The gift of reading: Suggestions for the young readers on your holiday shopping list

Author Alice Sebold apologizes to man cleared in 1981 rape

New book a guide to where movies filmed in Land of Enchantment

Longmire series returns with ‘Daughter of the Morning Star’

‘Canyonlands Carnage’ a tense, dangerous outing

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