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More noise, one less mural on the River Trail

Dear Action Line: Why do people talk so loud on the phone when they are by themselves walking on the Animas River Trail? Why do two people talk so loud walking right next to each other? ...

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

COVID-19 pandemic becomes a tale of vaccines and variants

Summer is upon us, and the COVID-19 pandemic has grown long in the tooth. The coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has been responsible for the worst global pandemic in more than a century. It may yet ...

DATE: Jun 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Visit Durango leadership defines new direction

On June 14, Visit Durango’s 14-member board of directors and staff gathered in the Oak Room at the Strater Hotel for the annual Board Retreat Strategic Planning. It was a full day of strateg...

DATE: Jun 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Teen’s sudden death comes amid fractures friendship

DEAR ABBY: Last year, after a falling out with someone I have been friends with for more than 20 years, I was OK with writing this person off and going on with my life. From my understan...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Library a place to reassemble our community

As we emerge from the pandemic, I am hearing a common thread from our community – the need for connection and access. The Durango Public Library is well-versed in offering services that prov...

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Man’s messiness touches nerve in budding romance

DEAR ABBY: I’ve become involved with a woman I’ve been friends with for some years. We became close over the course of 2020, and more recently have soft-launched dating (although she doe...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Maria’s Bookshop hosts Willy Vlautin and Jonathan Evison book event

Ask authors Willy Vlautin and Jonathan Evison what genre their books fit in and they’ll likely answer, “the genre of life.” The Pacific Northwest-based authors – Vlautin living outside Port...

DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Now underway: An American Renaissance

In 1982, economist Mancur Olson set out to explain a paradox. West Germany and Japan endured widespread devastation during World War II, yet in the years after the war both countries experie...

DATE: Jun 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Shift your focus to gain momentum with your health

Has your determination to lose weight created the perfect storm of guilt, food dissatisfaction and unhealthy body image that follows you around? As a dietitian with a health-driven nutrition...

DATE: Jun 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Study explores memory benefit of nicotine

DEAR ABBY: My patients, like most Americans, believe memory loss is a normal part of aging. But memory loss is never normal. In fact, it can be a symptom of mild cognitive impairment, a ...

DATE: Jun 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Action Line shines light on the brightness

Dear Action Line: There is a BRIGHT light attached to a power pole in the alley behind Starbucks on north Main Avenue that was installed around January. At first, it was pointed directl...

DATE: Jun 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Methane pollution rules make a difference

Congress is poised this week to take final action to restore rules to rein in methane emissions, a powerful contributor to global climate change. The timing is particularly serendipitous as...

DATE: Jun 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green