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Titan sub entered our closest alien, hostile world

There’s an underwater mini-volcano of sorts – a conical vent that spurts steaming hot water – at the bottom of a waterway in northern Iceland. I had heard about the geological anomaly on a t...

DATE: Jun 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Nordfest to celebrate local musician, teacher

If you know him, you love him. Local musician and Durango School District 9-R teacher Erik Nordstrom is one of those people you gravitate toward, a dude whom you’re glad you met and glad you...

DATE: Jun 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Going farther, deeper, higher for backcountry rescues

When I led groups into the Wyoming wilderness in the 1990s, once we left a trailhead, we were on our own. If somebody got hurt, we could walk or carry the injured person out or send runners ...

DATE: Jun 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Friend isn’t shy about lending helping hand

DEAR ABBY: I need advice regarding my husband’s friend and how I should handle a delicate situation. My husband has a woman friend. (She has a boyfriend.) They recently helped us move, which...

DATE: Jun 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The art of mindful eating: Savoring every bite

Have you ever noticed that sometimes you eat without really paying attention to what you’re doing? You might be watching TV or scrolling through your phone while gobbling down a meal. But wh...

DATE: Jun 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

For Durango, what is the proper (over)exposure?

Dear Action Line: Last fall, while my wife and I were bicycling the Portuguese route of the Camino de Santiago, I stopped to get my bearings. I leaned my bike up against a utility pole a...

DATE: Jun 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Don’t treat dads like ‘dopes, emotional icebergs’

“What did the buffalo say to his son when he dropped him off at school?” “Bison.” That’s one of the gags in the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse archive of Dad Jokes. But father...

DATE: Jun 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Four days of fun for the 4th

The 4th of July is nearly upon us. What do you normally do for the 4th? Many locals head of out town, but this year, I want you to stay in town because there will be an amazing amount of fun...

DATE: Jun 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Unhinged behavior burns family bridge

DEAR ABBY: I’m hoping you can help with an ongoing issue I’m having with my sister-in-law. She has verbally assaulted me four times, each time acting like she doesn’t remember what she said ...

DATE: Jun 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Chaco gains reprieve from new drilling

A cherished landscape gained a measure of new protection this month when Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order creating a 10-mile buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Historica...

DATE: Jun 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Student frets about boyfriend’s social life

DEAR ABBY: My partner, “Josh,” and I (we’re both male) have been together for two years. We met while living in Los Angeles and were fortunate to be accepted to grad schools in NYC. We’re no...

DATE: Jun 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The Monkberries play Burro Fest

Denton has always been one of the hipper music towns in Texas. Bring up the words “music” and “Texas” in one sentence, and the conversation will likely include “Austin” as the place to be w...

DATE: Jun 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown