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Ragged Oak to play iAM MUSIC

Joshua Mendrala is a storyteller. His method of storytelling is through writing, something he’s wanted to do since he was a kid. After banging out poems, short stories and books, he wanted ...

DATE: Sep 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Man’s past troubles wife

DEAR ABBY: Two years before he met me, my husband of four years did something I feel was morally repugnant: He solicited a prostitute. When he committed this act, he was going through a dark...

DATE: Sep 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Months of constant contrasts

Aug. 16, 2023: If you’ve seen me in the last few weeks, you may have noticed a little spark that I’ve been missing for the past year. I’m coming out of my grief and sorrow. I know this ...

DATE: Sep 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

New tipping trend hurts those who need gratuities most

You know a trend has attained critical momentum when it is assigned an easily recognizable moniker. Chances are this one has recently worked itself into your vocabulary: Tip creep. It descri...

DATE: Sep 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Return-to-office mandates pit spouse against spouse

The return-to-office tug of war is playing out not only between bosses and employees but between spouses. Corporate insistence that workers show up at the office sets up a conflict between t...

DATE: Sep 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Thrips can wreak havoc on your plants

Just over a week ago, we hosted – alongside Manna soup kitchen – the 14th annual Tour de Farms. The tour was a leisurely bike ride through the neighborhoods of Durango, where we visited a sc...

DATE: Sep 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Choosing our disposal

What do we do with our bodies when we die? Who, what, where ... here are some details of what’s available here in Southwest Colorado. There are so many more choices now, in our more environm...

DATE: Sep 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Comments push mom to plastic surgery

DEAR ABBY: I had my daughter later in life. I was almost 41. I am no beauty queen, but now, 12 years later, I have been asked by two different people if I am my daughter’s grandmother. It wa...

DATE: Sep 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Action Line investigates a not-so-sticky situation

Dear Action Line: I have lived in Durango for over four years now and have always been a purchaser of Honeyville honey. It just came to my attention that this honey is NOT all local. Onl...

DATE: Sep 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Fishing in feeder streams

It’s a win-win situation in my book

DATE: Sep 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Townies bringing punk to Anarchy

Trinidad’s Townies are a punk rock band with one eye on the past and another on the future. This is music for those aging skateboarders who discovered classic punk rock via the “Repo Man” so...

DATE: Aug 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Husband’s wandering eye no secret

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 18 years. It’s a second marriage for both of us. He cheated on his ex with me. Soon after we were married, he told me that, given the chance...

DATE: Aug 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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.