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Tips on starting a new business

Steve Jobs once said, “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” We all spend most of our waking hours working, so we better enjoy what we do. The Durango Chamber is often asked...

DATE: Jun 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Wedding planning leads to showdown

DEAR ABBY: I am engaged to be married, and I’m over-the-moon excited. My grown daughter will be my maid of honor, and I had all my bridesmaids picked out. My sister is the issue. Her new boy...

DATE: Jun 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Chad MacCluskey on guitar

Local musician Chad MacCluskey has been inundated with music his entire life. His father, the late Tom MacCluskey, known around Durango as a piano player at various spots throughout the augh...

DATE: Jun 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Busy June for 4-H features fundraiser for Ukraine

June has been a busy and fun month for our 4-H members. We have had at least one event happening every day this month. Last week, our 4-H members participated in our Adventure Day Camp. Thir...

DATE: Jun 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Lonely widow considers offer

DEAR ABBY: My husband died recently. I have been approached by a much younger man for a sexual relationship. I want to, but I feel he is too young. I’m 61, and he’s 37, the same age as my so...

DATE: Jun 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

What fat is good fat?

If you’re like me when it comes to fat and our diet, you probably hear conflicting information on a daily basis about whether it is good for us and which ones we should consume or if we shou...

DATE: Jun 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Identifying red flags prevents school violence

Recently, public discourse has begun to emphasize mental health challenges as the source of mass shootings. Prevention science specifies interventions, and identifying red flags and signific...

DATE: Jun 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Jumps, thrills, spills coming to north Main?

Dear Action Line: When are they going to open up the jumps on north Main? How clever to design this so a driver can hit the takeoff whether driving north or south. Go for max speed to cl...

DATE: Jun 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Make a difference in health care at ballot box

Since the 1980s, Americans have been told that inserting private health insurers as middlemen between patients and physicians will save money and improve care. After 40 years, that theory ha...

DATE: Jun 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Lake Powell’s future: As water recedes, new opportunities for recreation

Lake Powell, the blue-green gem of the Colorado River and one of the 20th century triumphs of the Bureau of Reclamation, is in trouble. Not a lake but a reservoir, its shrinking water level...

DATE: Jun 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Summer Milky Way an impressive sight

Greetings, stargazers. June is the month with the fewest nighttime stargazing hours. Not only are there more daylight hours, but the twilight hours are extra-long at this time of year, too. ...

DATE: Jun 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Woman chimes in about PDA

DEAR ABBY: A few months ago, my daughter told me she was with her boyfriend at the local bowling alley and they were kissing and hugging. When she went to use the ladies’ room, she was follo...

DATE: Jun 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby