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Ron Dickson: Bipartisan support is needed for climate change to work

The first Earth Day — April 22, 1970 — marked the beginning of the modern environmental movement. Its history is instructive in that this day grew out of bipartisan support. Earthday.org rep...

DATE: Apr 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Feeling pandemic fatigue? The end is in sight, stay the course

These days one of the most common questions I get asked is about how and when the COVID-19 pandemic will end. More than a year into the declared public health emergency, so-calle...

DATE: Apr 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Jan and Greg Phillips: Medicare for All, Version 2021

U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., recently reintroduced H.R. 1976, their improved Medicare For All Act of 2021 (M4A) in the House of Representatives...

DATE: Apr 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Leadership comes in many forms

Challenging times call for creativity, and they certainly call for leadership. If nothing else, Durango and its residents are known for the adage, when times get tough, the tough get going. ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Antonia Clark: Op-ed on ‘the Chief’ unfair to owners

I read with interest the recent op-ed by Trennie Collins and want to add some relevant facts. As part owner of Toh-Atin’s parking lot and the Chief Diner sign, I have met with City Councilo...

DATE: Apr 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Allen Best: Can Tri-State pivot to stay afloat?

Once again the question looms, this time prodded by a downgrading by S&P Global Ratings, whether Tri-State Generation & Transmission can pivot rapidly enough to stay afloat in the turbulent ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Don Coram: Budget, greenhouse gas emissions dominate session

The budget is almost finalized. It passed the Colorado Senate with only one “No” vote. Sixteen amendments were passed to Senate Bill 21-205 (the budget bill, also known as “the ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

After a wild year, there’s much to be grateful for

By Wendy Ludgewait La Plata County Humane Society It’s been a heck of a year since COVID-19 shut down large portions of the world. As the board of the La Pl...

DATE: Apr 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Dog-walker gives neighbor the creeps

Dear Abby: I am a 34-year-old woman. I live in a ground floor unit in an apartment complex with my terrier-collie mix, who is a very good judge of character. An elderly neigh...

DATE: Apr 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Comfort Keepers offers emergency preparedness help

With fire season on the horizon, Comfort Keepers In-Home Care is offering emergency preparedness support to seniors through a grant from the Southwest Colorado Healthcare Coalition. ...

DATE: Apr 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community Voices

Manna executive director to speak to Rotary Club of Durango

Manna soup kitchen’s Ann Morse will speak at a virtual meeting of the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Tuesday on Zoom. Morse has been Manna’s executive director since 2018 and w...

DATE: Apr 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community Voices

Comfort Keepers grateful to Alzheimer’s Association

Comfort Keepers In Home Care of Durango would like to thank our local Alzheimer’s Association for providing training on Alzheimer’s and dementia to our caregiving staff. Many of o...

DATE: Apr 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community Voices