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The far-reaching effects of light, day and night

Greetings, stargazers. I rarely get such a quick response to my monthly column. Two days after it came out last month, a group of politicians voted without discussion or opposition to instit...

DATE: Apr 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

A shift from autism awareness to autism acceptance

April is national Autism Acceptance Month. The 30-day period that was previously known as Autism Awareness Month began in 1970. Ironically, specific criteria for diagnosing autism were not a...

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Rewards, events and summer ambassadors

The Durango Business Improvement District is pleased to announce that the Spring Rewards Program is now underway. The program is presented by Alpine Bank, and proudly sponsored by Morehart M...

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Aging dog’s care becomes obstacle

DEAR ABBY: I’m in a seven-year relationship with a beautiful woman I love and would do anything in the world for. I feel she would do the same for me. She has a dog, “Preston,” who she loves...

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sparks fly when couple reconnect

DEAR ABBY: I reconnected with an old flame, “Ollie,” eight years ago. We would see each other and catch up during a weekly event he hosted. We’re both married with kids. We kept it non-physi...

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Nature Center reopens to public this month

The spring wind rushes across a plateau of rabbitbrush and Gambel oak as the gently flowing Florida River chatters over shallow rocks below. To the north, the monumental, snowy 14,090-foot p...

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Transgender athletes: Solution balances fairness, inclusion

Perhaps the most controversial issue in sport today is that of the inclusion or exclusion of transgender athletes. Transgender athletes are not new. One of the earliest high-profile transgen...

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Oklahoma musician Ben Brock opens for Elder Grown

Ben Brock was a late bloomer. Many people start their music lessons in single-digit ages with piano lessons, a forced ritualistic activity that for some results in tears, wasted money, and u...

DATE: Apr 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Riding the Iron Horse? It’s time to train your metabolism

The countdown has begun for those of you training for the 50th annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. You have seven weeks before you pedal your little heart out, ascending and descending two m...

DATE: Apr 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Tax credits mean better health for families

The connection between public health and tax returns may not be obvious at first. In 2021, through the passage of the American Rescue Plan, the Biden administration expanded the Child Tax Cr...

DATE: Apr 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Rural Colorado needs more livestock support

Many Coloradans will recall November 2020 when just over half of voters approved the reintroduction of gray wolves west of the Continental Divide. While many who voted in favor of this topic...

DATE: Apr 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Eating from your gut

Have you heard that kale is “super healthy,” but you really, really don’t like it? Or that sugar is bad and should be extricated from your diet completely? What if there was another way t...

DATE: Apr 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Nourishing Morsels