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4-H members develop many skills through animal projects

Spring is in the air, which means we, at La Plata County 4-H, are gearing up for our spring and summer activities. This month, our members have and will participate in a variety of education...

DATE: Mar 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Protect Medicare: Fight plan to code high, treat low

Medicare was enacted in 1965 after a fierce fight with doctors and the health industry. The same fears of socialized medicine and rationed care were shouted in 1965 as they are today. Fifty...

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Depth of affection unspoken until too late

DEAR ABBY: My longtime boyfriend passed away after an extended illness, and I’d like to offer a suggestion to your readers I wish I had thought of before his passing. After the funeral, I wa...

DATE: Mar 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Santa Rita history filled with pride and anguish

Dear Action Line: As a child in Durango during the 1960s, I recall what basically amounted to a shantytown, called Santa Rita, located where today’s Santa Rita Park sits. We drove throug...

DATE: Mar 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Let’s not squander the miracle of Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park turns 150 years old this month – a milestone truly worth celebrating. When Westerners think of Yellowstone, probably what comes to mind are its grizzlies, exploding...

DATE: Mar 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Well-wishes have become burdensome

DEAR ABBY: I am blessed to have a wonderfully supportive family, which includes my and my husband’s siblings. I was recently scheduled for major abdominal surgery. For the weeks leading up t...

DATE: Mar 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Amache concentration camp commencement: Honoring internee Marion Konishi

In protest of racism in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus. Twelve years earlier, Marion Konishi gave a speech. Who was Marion Konishi and why is...

DATE: Mar 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Now is the time to attempt a Messier Marathon

Greetings, stargazers. This is a milestone column for me, as it is the 10th anniversary of my first What’s Up in Durango Skies. I always try to come up with some new astronomical topic to di...

DATE: Mar 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

How to shop for heart healthy oil

I recently got this question from a client: “Why is vegetable oil bad if it’s made from vegetables?” Great, great question. The simple answer is any healthy oil can be turned unhealthy for t...

DATE: Mar 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Spring Rewards program and parking

The Durango Business Improvement District is pleased to announce our next promotion to support businesses downtown and in the North Main District. The Spring Rewards Program, presented by Al...

DATE: Mar 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

We can do better by women with disabilities

In honor of Women’s History Month, let’s look at a group of people who too often remain invisible: women with disabilities. Disability has a higher prevalence in women than men. In fact, the...

DATE: Mar 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Dana Ariel makes new record

Three days is a short amount of time taken to make a record. Or maybe it’s the perfect amount of time. Watch enough of that old VH1 television program “Behind the Music,” and you’ll learn m...

DATE: Mar 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown