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Side Pony plays at Buckley Park

It’s a songwriting and performance partnership that began in Nashville, Tennessee, through ties in Durango. Insurgent country singer-songwriter Caitlin Cannon has kicked around Durango sinc...

DATE: Aug 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Writers on the Range: Wildfire redux – again

Poor Butte County, California, again on fire, its smoke choking the air of states miles away. Nestled in the Northern Sierras, Butte County is home to Chico State University, Sierra Nevada B...

DATE: Aug 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Cholesterol and foods to enjoy

Does talk about cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides make your head spin? If so, you’re not alone, even though millions of Americans are dealing with unhealthy cholesterol numbers that pu...

DATE: Aug 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Wife must seek support for husband’s silent abuse

DEAR ABBY: I have known my husband for eight years. We've been married for four. Abby, my husband rapes me while I'm asleep. I have told him how it makes me feel, because I was molested ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Grandparents ‘mommy’ and ‘daddy’ to toddler

DEAR ABBY: My daughter passed away last year, and we received custody of our grandson, who was 15 months old at the time. He is now nearly 2½ years old. My daughter wanted him to call m...

DATE: Aug 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Retirement hasn’t changed routine

DEAR ABBY: My husband retired a few months ago. I was a stay-at-home mom for most of our married life but have worked part time for several years. I always took care of all the household...

DATE: Aug 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Is Willie Nelson actually Batman when he’s not on tour?

Dear Action Line: Earlier today (July 29) we saw a bright yellow Datsun 280Z with “Batman” license plate in Mancos, heading for Durango. As we were pulling into the gasoline station, we ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Go with the FLOW: Fort Lewis College launches new river education program

Fort Lewis College has established a new signature program at the heart of outdoor education and experiential learning in the Four Corners. The FLOW program, or Fort Lewis on Water, is about...

DATE: Aug 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Finding good employees during the staffing crisis

“It can be like finding a needle in a haystack.” That’s what one business owner said to me recently while trying to fill a vacant position. Hopefully the expiration of the supplemental unemp...

DATE: Aug 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

31 years too long to wait for access

The skies opened, and the heavens shook with thunder. The gutters along Main Avenue in Durango flooded with overwhelming torrents of water. For some, it was a welcome summer afternoon monsoo...

DATE: Aug 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Erik Nordstrom releases ‘Songs from Underground’

The musicians’ version of the phrase “make hay while the sun shines” is “record music while the microphones are set up.” A record or CD in your collection that’s not being heard is just a pi...

DATE: Aug 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Wilderness Crew protects a majestic, powerful landscape

For the last two months, my office has been in the burn zones, alpine vistas, cow-filled meadows and log-strewn trails of the Weminuche Wilderness. As a member of the San Juan Mountains Asso...

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land