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Opportunities abound for engagement on climate change

A friend recently lamented the apparent disappearance of Colorado’s trademark cobalt blue skies, those piercingly clear summer days in the mountains when you can see almost forever. Instead,...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Fall in love with Durango again

As summer fades away, the nights become cooler, the aspens transform into gold and everything that can will be pumpkin flavored. Fall is sometimes also known as “secret summer.” This nicknam...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Couple needn’t agree of after-death wishes

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I disagree about our arrangements after we die. I would like to be cremated and scattered at a location with wonderful memories, like where we honeymooned. He ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Former drug user looks for way out of toxic relationship

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 39-year-old woman in a toxic relationship with my boyfriend of almost seven years. We had a child together but lost custody because of drug use during my pregnancy. Even...

DATE: Aug 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Everybody’s doing it

PlayFest, Durango’s contribution to developing new American plays, has just concluded. Two similar festivals are scheduled nearby in August. Words Cubed is Utah Shakespeare Festival’s annual...

DATE: Aug 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

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

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