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Dan Navarro: ‘It’s all meant to be fun’

The music business is still fun for singer-songwriter Dan Navarro. That’s likely because he’s done things his own way. He had the chance to be part of the songwriting machine, and even dance...

DATE: Oct 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Ballots and balloons on tap for downtown

The Durango Business Improvement District is funded by a small property tax levied on about 400 commercial properties in the Central Business District and in the North Main District. This ta...

DATE: Oct 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

The Columbia Icefield: Dispatch from a warming world

What is a column about Canadian glaciers doing in a newspaper section titled Southwest Life? Well, we were southwest of the Arctic Circle. Understanding climate change is important wherever ...

DATE: Oct 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

2 full-time jobs a remote-work myth

A boogeyman is lurking behind corporate America’s push to bring workers back to the office: the remote employee who is secretly working a second full-time job, not by working 80-hour weeks, ...

DATE: Oct 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Suspicions linger about ‘niece’s’ paternity

DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I have been together nine years. During that time, we have had our ups and downs. Eight years ago, after a year of dating, we decided to move in together. The next y...

DATE: Oct 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Young adult won’t pay for health care

DEAR ABBY: When my husband and I married a year ago, I dropped my health insurance plan and joined his family plan, because he also provides coverage for his children, including one who is a...

DATE: Oct 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The sound of silence

If everything is right, the sound of silence should be present.

DATE: Oct 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Family member’s insects bug relative

DEAR ABBY: One of my family members is a loner. I’m the closest relative to them. They invite my children and me over for holiday dinners, but the house is dirty with roaches galore. The bug...

DATE: Oct 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

A Gold Rush tale grounded in fact

Durango author Eilene Lyon’s new book, “Fortune’s Frenzy: A California Gold Rush Odyssey,” examines the California Gold Rush from the perspective of a struggling Indiana farm family. On the ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

iAM MUSIC building community

A music community builds community. That built community comes via the social contribution from its members; you’ve got a band that sits down and writes songs, ultimately playing out. Peopl...

DATE: Oct 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Mindfulness, leadership and community excellence

In September, we hosted a Coffee and Connections event with Fort Lewis College professor Amoneeta Beckstein. The presentation and discussion focused on maximizing leadership potential throug...

DATE: Oct 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Go for the gold

The weather is turning, inviting us to slow down a bit more and savor the moment – the way the light hits the trees, the hint of autumn on the breeze, the days that are officially shorter th...

DATE: Oct 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Nourishing Morsels