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Veteran feels used by friend demanding her discount

DEAR ABBY: While shopping with a friend recently, I was put in an awkward situation in regard to a store discount. Having served in the military, I qualify for a discount at that particu...

Contrails send Durangoans into a whirl

Dear Action Line: I was out walking on Sunday (May 2) and saw this interesting curving flight pattern in the sky above Missionary Ridge. I am used to seeing a linear flight pattern, so I...

Polis is failing to deliver on campaign promises on renewables and climate change

Gov. Jared Polis last week told the Colorado Springs Gazette that he would veto Senate Bill 200 — a major bill to fight climate change and help Colorado’s Indigenous, Black, and communities ...

Elder grown back on stage

It’s not the greatest idea to live with your co-workers. Spending up to eight hours a day with certain personalities while on the clock can be challenging, but then to be by that person’s si...

We often do not see ableism

I imagine that if you are reading this column, you probably consider yourself a kind, caring person who would never insult people with disabilities. Yet I guarantee you have. Ableism is so ...

Al and Betty: Citizen scientists

Botanists discover Four Corners plants

Slow down and smell the roses

The Durango Business Improvement District encourages you to slow down and smell the roses the next time you are downtown. There is a lot to see and do downtown, whether you are a local, jus...

Don Coram: Let’s better fund public schools

When I wrote my last column, we had concluded the budget in the Senate and the House had concurred on several amendments. The Joint Budget Committee kept some of those amendments but change...

Pepper Trail: We blame the trees, but whose fault is it?

Just like you, I live with the fear of wildfire. My southern Oregon town of Ashland nestles against the foothills of the Siskiyou Mountains, the forests of which become tinder in our hot, d...

Marcie Carter: No more gold mines

As a citizen of the Nez Perce, or Nimíipuu, which means “The People,” I look at gold mining as a symbol of broken promises. In 1855, when my ancestors entered into a treaty with the United S...

San Juan Mountains Association steps up efforts to protect public lands this summer

San Juan Mountains Association is comprised of an amazing team of people working on issues involving access to our public lands through education and outreach. Over the past year, the SJMA ...

Half-sister obsesses over newfound brother

DEAR ABBY: Six months ago, my husband, “Lee,” met his long-lost sister, his father’s daughter from a previous marriage. Lee’s father died when he was 6; he is now 30. Since he and his fo...