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Privacy? There’s no such thing while on the road

Recent revelations of the National Security Agency’s sweeping domestic surveillance programs may have angered many Americans, but for most travelers, it was nothing new. Surrender...

Durango Welcome Center marks first year

The Durango Welcome Center just celebrated its first anniversary. With foot traffic averaging 15,000 people per month, it has proved to be quite the resource for our visitors and locals. ...

Independents Week

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Daddy Fest! sparks curiosity

Moms get chocolates, flowers, meals out and mushy cards on their big day, but most dads are happy to receive some grilling equipment or perhaps a nice tie on theirs. The folk at t...

Halfway through the year in music

We’re six months into 2013 and I’ve already exceeded this year’s music budget. Like most music geeks who also are writers, I’m compiling what will be my Top 10 list throughout the...

At farmers market, learn about food

Even though I would never consider myself a “social butterfly,” I am not short on the gift of gab. If you get me talking about broad topics such as farming, gardening, landscapin...

Manure containing herbicides may damage garden

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears every other week during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggest...

A climate for change about climate change?

“Do reasonable, responsible and compassionate people have a ‘duty to warn’ of looming threats to future human well-being and environmental health, and then to sensibly help one another make ...

Public editorial board meeting

Please join The Durango Herald editorial board for its public session at 3:30 p.m. Thursday on the patio at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. Each of these meetings will consider issues rel...

Saturday in the park with Friends of the Arts

The Durango Friends of the Arts did it again, creating a perfect summer day in the park. On Saturday, the organization held its second annual Artists Market at Santa Rita Park, t...

Get the golf juices flowing with the annual Choker

Before I dive into the results of two major tournaments from last week, I must bring to the forefront a popular tournament mainstay called The Choker, which will be played on Saturday at the...

Stupid is the ‘new smart’ in artisan economy

What’s keeping you from becoming an artisan? Is it the fear of being criticized or called stupid? Is it that you don’t have enough time, experience or money? Artisans are quietly ...