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Durango Events Calendar

Highlight of the Week With the weather warming and events back on track, it’s time to get excited about this year’s Durango Wine Experience, which will be held this weekend in downtown ...

DATE: Apr 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Mother-in-law brings unwelcome gift

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are expecting our second child. Our first pregnancy ended in miscarriage, so we were overjoyed to find out I was pregnant again, this time with a little girl. We’...

DATE: Apr 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Trailing grease and seeps in a record-breaking column

Dear Action Line: How ironic is it that the city of Durango’s recycling truck is leaking oil or hydraulic fluid all over town? I followed a trail for miles up Florida Road (on April 16) ...

DATE: Apr 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Resources address youth mental health

It has been troubling to witness the steep decline in the mental health of Colorado’s youth. It is even more troubling to see the decline intensified by pandemic pressures. Children’s Hospit...

DATE: Apr 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Mental health care a key aspect of pandemic recovery

I’ve been talking and writing recently about the indirect health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past two years, COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virushas had a profound ...

DATE: Apr 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Cannot return to time before Roe v. Wade

Before 1965, married couples in the United States did not have the legal right to use birth control. A wife needed her husband’s permission to purchase any kind of contraception. 1965 was al...

DATE: Apr 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Be aware, recreate with care

Springtime is here. And that means some of the trails are almost dry and ready for hiking, biking, backpacking and more! In preparation for this new outdoor recreation season, Visit Durango ...

DATE: Apr 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Woman faces uncertain future

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 14 years and have two kids. Our youngest is 11. For the last nine years, it has been a loveless marriage. Luckily, he works a lot, but when he’s home, I stay...

DATE: Apr 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friendship derailed over pandemic rules

DEAR ABBY: A dear friend of many years is currently not speaking to me. She recently moved from California to Denver and had invited me to visit. We agreed on the dates, and I took time off ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The Meltdown Sisters one of weekend’s headliners

It’s time for the ladies to lead a bluegrass pick. Not that the ladies haven’t had a fair shake, as it seems its bluegrass is one specialized genre of music that has its share of females pic...

DATE: Apr 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Glib food comment eats at woman

DEAR ABBY: I had weight-loss surgery three years ago and lost 134 pounds. Two years later, I traded addictions and became a problem drinker. During this time I met a man, but my drinking cam...

DATE: Apr 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

‘Liars dominate’ in faux wildlife photography

I’m disgusted with American journalism. It’s boring. I blame editors for assigning uninteresting stories, and people interviewed for being evasive. So, for a modest fee, I provide journalist...

DATE: Apr 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion