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Soon-to-be-public easement gets a washing

Dear Action Line: While walking the Animas River Trail recently, we noticed that there are some serious problems with the stairs/path (built with GOCO funds?) connecting the trail to the...

DATE: Jan 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Lawmakers should put home equity theft to the curb

Many Coloradans spend a lifetime building up equity in their home, creating a financial cushion that is often the sum of their life savings. Few people know that those savings can be unfairl...

DATE: Jan 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

La La Bones releases ‘Bones Hit the Ground’

Local bluegrass band La La Bones are into saving their earnings. Choosing not to pay themselves post-gig, they don’t invest money in a ton of merch, tour planning or other extracurricular ba...

DATE: Jan 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Terrible dilemma faces the Great Basin

The long drive between Salt Lake City and Reno, Nevada, on Interstate 80 feels endless, the landscape timeless. But these basins and ranges of the Great Basin Desert are changing dramaticall...

DATE: Jan 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Boyfriend’s head in the cloud

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of two years, “Rick,” is addicted to social media – mainly the women on there. I’m not on any of his social media, and it seems like he acts like he’s single there. I...

DATE: Jan 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Pondering the unthinkable shakes foundation

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my wife, “Sandy,” for 40 years. We married as soon as it became possible for us as a gay couple. While our relationship isn’t perfect, we are deeply committed and...

DATE: Jan 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Abused spouse ready to escape

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my abusive husband for almost 30 years. I made several attempts to leave him, which resulted in him stalking me and threatening to seriously harm me and our child...

DATE: Jan 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

‘Talk about Biden’s age is code’

It was never my intention to become an expert on language and I make no claim to be one. But it is hard to spend a quarter of a century reading and editing written opinions without developin...

DATE: Jan 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Changes happened at pace matched by early settlement days’

C.S. Lewis – “Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when we look back everything is different.” The one constant in life is that things change. Times, technology, beliefs, peopl...

DATE: Jan 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Sirius lights up the night

DATE: Jan 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

At red light, is it wrong to not go right?

Dear Action Line: Is a vehicle obligated to make a right turn on red, just because it is permitted in Colorado? I don’t like to turn right on red, especially when the car behind me is la...

DATE: Jan 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Stewardship doesn’t sleep

Although it has been a late start to winter, snowflakes have finally started flying across the San Juan Mountains, and San Juan Mountains Association’s winter stewardship and education progr...

DATE: Jan 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.