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Sharing responsibility

Punitive approach is wrong way to address wildfire risk

Cliff’s Poochapalooza inspires tail-wagging

The rule of thumb for birthday celebrations when it comes to children, I’ve heard, is to invite as many guests as the age of the child. But Darla Cliff threw that rule out the win...

Sullivan invites his friends for Stillwater benefit

You don’t need to be a household-name musician to be a hit-maker. There are thousands of songwriters in big music cities worldwide who pen the hits for the big-time vocalists. Tal...

First-timers meet challenge of Imogene Pass

Indiana transplant Tami Hanson offers some motivational advice for anyone considering doing the Imogene Pass Run for the first time. “Signing up is 25 percent of the battle,” Han...

Can or freeze your excess tomatoes

For many of us, gardens produce abundant quantities of tomatoes. There can be too much to eat, and when we start getting sores in our mouths, we know it’s time to stop. But what ...

BLM owes public greater clarity on drilling rules

The long-awaited new Resource Management Plan for the Tres Rios Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which covers the lands of Southwest Colorado, finally has been released. ...

Aspens shed their green to reveal gold blazing beneath

“For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.” – Khalil Gibran My father died last week after a short illness, and the loss is still in the forefr...

The Green Side of Life

Bill Corwin of Durango is excelling in the 98th percentile of the Gridiron Green. He’s scored no less than nine points a week, has three scores in the double digits and has a hig...

Problems With Recreational Marijuana

Despite a November 2012 vote of majority approval for the legalization and regulation of recreational marijuana, not everyone is convinced the measure is such a good idea. One local resident...

Federal shutdown puts the hurting on U.S. economy

Well, after a short “sabbatical” from writing this column, it’s time to put to paper recent follies. While it may be tempting to, once again, berate our fearless leaders over rece...

Community clinic reaches out to serve all

While the health care debate rages on and on and on, a group of concerned residents saw a health-care hole in La Plata County and found a way to fill it. Supporters of the La Plat...

Guest of honor is all about collaboration

More than 100 local opera fans attended Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” at The MET Live in HD on Saturday. If you were spellbound by “Lenski’s Aria,” you can hear it again Friday at...